Perspectives
Opinions, views, and personal observations from the PTO crew.
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March 4, 2013
Because You Are An Adult, You Need A Sincere Suit
Not every man should wear a suit and tie every day. I myself wear a suit once a month at…
February 27, 2013
Why It’s Hard To Determine Quality
There are probably no fewer than a hundred books about classic men’s clothing, and the majority of them will have…
January 28, 2013
If I Could Speak To My Younger Self
In my time as a man interested in men’s clothing and style, I’ve made many mistakes, some of them very…
September 19, 2012
Classics For The Unsure And Indecisive
I was trying to decide the other day whether I should buy a certain pair of brogues from a Hungarian…
August 22, 2012
The Simple Pleasure Of Wearing Clothes
Many menswear writers like the overload the simple topic of how men should dress with an unnecessary amount of complications….
August 15, 2012
Patterned (and Textured) Shirts
As long time readers may know, I’m a graduate student in his mid-30s, and I teach and study at a…
August 8, 2012
How To Wear A White Dress Shirt
M. Anton, author of The Suit, recently wrote an interesting post at StyleForum about how to properly wear a white…
August 6, 2012
The Navy Sport Coat Of Shoes
There’s no style of footwear more underrated or versatile than the dark brown derby. Derbys are shoes that have their…
July 30, 2012
A Bit Like Dressing A Home
There’s no macho way of saying this, but before becoming interested menswear, I was mostly interested in interior design. I…
October 19, 2011
Scrimp, Save, And Shop Slowly
In the past week, I’ve been reading The Craftsman by Richard Sennett, a wonderful book that Bruce Boyer recommended to me…
August 17, 2011
The Real Value Of Classic Men’s Style
Marisa Zupan recently expressed concern that men are losing touch with the real reason they should be getting dressed up:…
July 29, 2011
On Gay Talese & Limited Budgets
When we visited Gay Talese, Adam, Ben and I admired his home. It’s a beautiful multi-story townhouse in Manhattan. Mr….
November 30, 2009
Shopping Effectively Means Shopping Like My Mom
(me and my mom, 1981) My mom’s current (modest) salary, as a Junior College professor, is the most she’s made…
November 25, 2009
The Pop-Up Flea: Criticisms And Rejoinders
Earlier this week Giuseppe, the proprietor of An Affordable Wardrobe, wrote a thoughtful critique of ACL’s Pop-Up Flea, which took…
November 5, 2009
Crocs Are The Free Plan Of Footwear
In the blog Archinect, Mark Faulkner writes that Crocs, the nightmarishly ugly boating and gardening shoe for children, are “the…