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Put This On Season 2, Episode 2: How It’s Made: Jacket

April 11, 2012

Put This On Season 2, Episode 2: How It’s Made: Jacket

Put This On visits tailor Leonard Logsdail in New York City to see what’s inside a men’s suit jacket, and…

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Q & Answer: Fused vs. Canvassed Jacketing (And Is Fusing Glue?)

March 26, 2012

Q & Answer: Fused Vs. Canvassed Jacketing (And Is Fusing Glue?)

Wes writes: I was checking out a Joseph Abboud blazer at Syd Jerome here in Chicago. I inquired about the…

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How a Suit Jacket or Sport Coat Should Fit

March 26, 2012

How A Suit Jacket Or Sport Coat Should Fit

A couple of weeks ago, I said that there are different schools of thought on how a jacket should fit,…

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Put This On Season 2, Episode 1: The Melting Pot

March 14, 2012

Put This On Season 2, Episode 1: The Melting Pot

Q & Answer: How to Fold and Pack a Suit In our Q & Answer segment, find out how to…

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Country Mouse & City Mouse

February 22, 2012

Country Mouse & City Mouse

Country Mouse & City Mouse Almost all of menswear’s tradition is based in England, and particularly the England of the…

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My Visit to Naples

February 13, 2012

My Visit To Naples

I’ve been traveling a bit, but sometime at the end of last month, I was able to spend a week…

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Q and Answer: The Partially-Lined Blazer

February 9, 2012

Q And Answer: The Partially-Lined Blazer

Layton writes: I recently bought a Paul Stuart tweed blazer on eBay. I’m happy with the way it looks on…

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Quarter for your Thoughts

February 2, 2012

Quarter For Your Thoughts

One of the most important areas to pay attention to when examining the fit of a suit or sport coat…

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Heavy Tweed Jacket

December 24, 2011

Heavy Tweed Jacket

One of my favorite blogs, Heavy Tweed Jacket, has a habit of long hiatuses wherein he takes down his content…

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Understanding a Suit’s Silhouette

December 14, 2011

Understanding A Suit’s Silhouette

It’s common to hear people describe a suit’s silhouette in terms of its nationality. Suits are described as being American,…

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We Got It For Free: SuitSupply Suit

December 12, 2011

We Got It For Free: SuitSupply Suit

In my short time writing about men’s clothing, I’ve been asked no less than a dozen times by readers to…

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Never worry again about  needing something nice to wear on short notice

December 1, 2011

Never Worry Again About Needing Something Nice To Wear On Short Notice

“Get a well-fitting suit, a fitted shirt, a solid pair of leather-soled shoes and a nice necktie — and never…

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Q and Answer: Can I Wear a Tie and a Button-Down Collar?

November 28, 2011

Q And Answer: Can I Wear A Tie And A Button-Down Collar?

Matthew asks: I’ll often wear a knit tie with a button-down collar.  I figure, a casual tie for a casual…

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This is the picture I’m taking to my tailor

November 27, 2011

This Is The Picture I’m Taking To My Tailor

This is the picture I’m taking to my tailor when I get my Donegal tweed made up.

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Keep Good Ratios

November 9, 2011

Keep Good Ratios

Beware of getting side tracked by too many small purchases. They can be like Sirens. Ties are perhaps the best…

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