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Japanese Magazines Have the Best Suit Guides

August 28, 2017

Japanese Magazines Have The Best Suit Guides

In all the years I’ve been reading menswear magazines, the Japanese have always made the best suit guides – especially…

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Jackets for Shoulder Seasons

August 23, 2017

Jackets For Shoulder Seasons

Back when he was still writing, Will Boehlke of A Suitable Wardrobe used to talk about “shoulder seasons” – those weeks…

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How to Wear Sport Coats with Jeans

August 7, 2017

How To Wear Sport Coats With Jeans

StyleForum had a good thread recently about how to wear sport coats with jeans. For some, the combination is so…

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Eight Practical Tips for Wearing Tailored Clothes When it’s Burning Hot

June 12, 2017

Eight Practical Tips For Wearing Tailored Clothes When It’s Burning Hot

Dressing for fall and winter comes easy. There’s a whole range of tightly woven and napped materials for suits, such…

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Silk Jackets: Not Just for Sleazeballs

May 3, 2017

Silk Jackets: Not Just For Sleazeballs

Silk isn’t something you’d normally imagine for sport coats. Most us wear wool, linen, and cotton for our jackets, then…

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The Advantage of Simple Colors

October 19, 2016

The Advantage Of Simple Colors

There’s a guy on StyleForum who likes to give me heck for wearing simple colors. According to him, my choices…

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Short Suit Jackets Look Terrible

October 13, 2016

Short Suit Jackets Look Terrible

We mostly write about classic men’s style here at Put This On, but we’re not sticklers about it. Pete likes…

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Stop Wearing Suits Like This

September 15, 2016

Stop Wearing Suits Like This

I’d like to think that I have a reasonably healthy view on rules. Like Pete, I think rules change over…

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A Basic Guide to Sport Coat + Trouser Combinations

August 22, 2016

A Basic Guide To Sport Coat + Trouser Combinations

So you’ve bought a new jacket, or eyeing something on the rack, and you’re wondering what kind of trousers would…

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Affordable DoubleDuty Suits

August 11, 2016

Affordable DoubleDuty Suits

After our post yesterday about the DoubleDuty Suit – a dark, navy suit where the jacket can be worn as…

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What Should You Get for Your First Suit?

August 10, 2016

What Should You Get For Your First Suit?

There are a lot of articles about what you should get for your first suit. Maybe more than the number…

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Breathability > Material

August 4, 2016

Breathability > Material

There are a lot of things to look for in a perfect summer jacket – the weight of the material;…

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Going Shoulder to Shoulder: A Look at Three Different Shoulder Constructions

March 31, 2016

Going Shoulder To Shoulder: A Look At Three Different Shoulder Constructions

Torsten from Journal of Style recently commissioned three different suits from three different tailors. Their basic stylistic points are the…

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How to Wear a Grey Tweed

March 3, 2016

How To Wear A Grey Tweed

Grey sport coats can be tricky. One misstep and your sport coat can easily look like an orphaned suit jacket…

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A Service Directory for Cleaning and Repairing Clothes

February 29, 2016

A Service Directory For Cleaning And Repairing Clothes

There’s no way around it – no matter how expensive or well-made, all clothes are susceptible to staining, tearing, and…

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