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February 23, 2017
Revisiting Military Surplus Cargo Pants
At Put This On, we love military surplus. Vintage, deadstock, or reproduction (sort of cheating), surplus offers interesting and purpose-driven…
April 21, 2016
I Buy The Same Clothes Again And Again And That’s Fine
Last week a received a vintage M43 jacket in the mail, washed it, wore it the next few days, then…
September 11, 2015
Adventures In Waterproofing
A few months ago, I bought a surplus Scandinavian military snow jacket at the flea market. At $20, it was…
August 26, 2014
Bad Haircuts; Good Style: The Kinks, 1968
This photo of the Kinks was taken right around the recording of The Village Green Preservation Society, a concept album…
September 3, 2013
Field Guide To Field Jackets
In the last couple weeks at Put This On we’ve set up midcentury utility- and sportswear as ideal for easy,…
August 15, 2013
Creating A Waxed Cotton Swedish Army Anorak
I enjoyed seeing Reddit user Manoucher’s process in creating a waxed cotton Swedish Army anorak for himself. It cost him,…
June 17, 2013
Real People: Fatigue Pants
Of course, we all read Put This On, so all of our pants are perfectly tailored: Fitted in the waist,…