Perspectives
Opinions, views, and personal observations from the PTO crew.
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August 31, 2016
Gentrification And Retailing
Benny Gold, founder and designer behind the eponymous cult streetwear brand, recently penned an interesting piece at Hypebeast. He talks…
August 15, 2016
Sandals: Actually Not Terrible
Sandals are tough sell in the menswear community. Along with black suits and cargo shorts (two things often worn poorly,…
August 11, 2016
Special Guest Post: Knock-About Wear
These are my favorite pair of shoes, a pair of “handsewn one-eye mocs” from Lands’ End. Let’s be clear: they’re cheap,…
August 8, 2016
Thinking About Sheen
One of the downsides of shopping online is that you can’t easily tell if something has any sheen. Unlike when…
July 28, 2016
21 Patterns, Ranked
Objectively correct rankings for 2016. See also colors, ranked. 1. University stripe—the only correct pattern for the most correct shirt,…
July 12, 2016
My Favorite Thing: Sid Mashburn
My Favorite Thing is a column where Put This On asks stylish, interesting, and otherwise cool people to name their…
July 9, 2016
Mister Mort’s Favorite Summer Item
Street style photographer Mister Mort recently talked to The New York Times about his favorite thing this summer: LL Bean’s…
July 7, 2016
My Favorite Thing: Ricky Powell
My Favorite Thing is a column where Put This On asks stylish, interesting, and otherwise cool people to name their…
June 30, 2016
If It Ain’t Broke, Maybe Break It: The Art Of Kintsugi
Sometimes I get jazzed about a topic that’s barely tangentially related to clothing (film photography technique, 1990s skate shoes) and…
June 29, 2016
My Favorite Thing: Eric Musgrave
My Favorite Thing is a column where Put This On asks stylish, interesting, and otherwise cool people to name their…
June 3, 2016
Ode On Apprecian’ Weird Sneakers
“Beauty is truth, truth beauty,” wrote a young John Keats, inspired, ostensibly, by an ancient Grecian urn, a masterpiece of…
May 26, 2016
The End Of Office Dress Codes?
The New York Times had an interesting article yesterday on the end – or at least the slow death –…
May 24, 2016
My Favorite Thing: Mark Cho
My Favorite Thing is a column where Put This On asks stylish, interesting, and otherwise cool people to name their…
May 17, 2016
The Worst Compliment You Can Give A Man
I’m sure there are lots of men who would be happy to be called dapper, but if you’re anything like…
May 16, 2016
Playing With Shirt Colors
It’s been said that Italians are more experimental with their jackets, whereas the English are more adventurous with their shirts….