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New and Emerging Workboot Options

September 3, 2015

New And Emerging Workboot Options

Although the craze for workwear and all things Americana seems to have died down, workboots remain one of the more…

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Designer-y Workwear

May 26, 2015

Designer-y Workwear

The line between the clothing we wear because we want to (fashion) and the clothing we wear because we have…

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British Wabi Sabi

May 18, 2015

British Wabi Sabi

I’ve been really digging the work I’ve seen from Darn & Dusted, a small, one-man custom repair company over in…

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Scenes From the Rose Bowl

April 13, 2015

Scenes From The Rose Bowl

My mother’s in town, and since she’s an antiques dealer, that means a trip to the flea market. One of…

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The (Still) Very Useful Work Boot

November 24, 2014

The (Still) Very Useful Work Boot

The craze for Americana/ workwear clothing seems to have died down, but the trend did leave us with some very…

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What’s my cost per wear?

November 5, 2014

What’s My Cost Per Wear?

If you’ve ever thought “If I buy this coat, and wear it once a week during the winter for, say,…

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Actual Japanese Workwear

August 20, 2014

Actual Japanese Workwear

Check out these absolutely stunning Japanese firemen coats. Known as Hanten coats, these were worn by Japanese firefighters in the…

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Old Town

August 1, 2014

Old Town

One of our readers saw my post on Monty Don yesterday, and wrote in to say that he suspects Don…

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How to Dress for Gardening

July 31, 2014

How To Dress For Gardening

Monty Don, an English TV presenter and writer on horticulture (perhaps best known for presenting the BBC television series Gardener’s World)…

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Real People: Another Take on Workwear

February 5, 2014

Real People: Another Take On Workwear

I can admit it. I suffer from American workwear fatigue. There’ll always be a place in my closet for work…

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Deck Jackets

November 13, 2013

Deck Jackets

I probably should have anticipated this before I started a blog called Die, Workwear!, but as we get closer to…

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The U.S. Supreme Court endeavors to define <em>clothing</em>, unsuccessfully

November 12, 2013

The U.S. Supreme Court Endeavors To Define clothing, Unsuccessfully

The U.S. Supreme Court, in a case regarding compensation of steelworkers for time spent donning protective, er, clothing, endeavors to…

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An indelible clothing image from my childhood: Ben Davis

December 23, 2012

An Indelible Clothing Image From My Childhood: Ben Davis

An indelible clothing image from my childhood: Ben Davis. Union Made. Plenty Tough. They’re not union made anymore, sadly –…

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We Got It For Free: <em>Vintage Menswear</em>

September 20, 2012

We Got It For Free: Vintage Menswear

I spent my after-dinner hours last night flipping through a copy of Vintage Menswear, which was delivered to me courtesy…

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