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It’s often said that America has not been this divided since the Civil War, but even these tumultuous times pale in comparison to the social unrest of the 1960s, when post-war America’s cleav...

https://dieworkwear.com/2024/05/03/american-space-cowboys/

According to superstition, good luck comes to those who wear at least one new article of clothing on Easter Sunday, the official start of spring (style-wise). For years, I wrote spring style guid...

https://dieworkwear.com/2024/03/29/excited-to-wear-this-spring-5/

You used to have to muscle your way into stores and stand in long lines to take advantage of Black Friday promotions. Nowadays, everything is online, so you can shop from the comfort of your own ...

https://dieworkwear.com/2023/11/24/a-dozen-great-black-friday-sales/

For the past few years, at the start of every season, I’ve made it a tradition to publish a post about things I’m excited to wear. These posts are a deliberate shift away from the conventiona...

https://dieworkwear.com/2023/10/16/excited-to-wear-this-fall-3/

I envy people who aren’t interested in clothes. Just the sight of a chunky cream sweater or camp collar shirt is enough to send me into a daydreaming tailspin, where I waste hours of my day por...

https://dieworkwear.com/2023/07/01/the-best-of-this-seasons-sales/

For the last few years, I’ve been doing these posts about things I’m excited to wear for the season. They’re a way for me to talk about things I’m excited about without getting into the f...

https://dieworkwear.com/2023/06/01/excited-to-wear-this-spring-4/

In the mid-2000s, I used to take the bus to Kinokuniya, an Asian bookstore in San Francisco that sold Japanese magazines like Men’s Precious, Men’s Ex, and, of course, the famous Free & Easy....

https://dieworkwear.com/2023/04/19/living-legend-an-interview-with-yukio-akamine/

I was having dinner with Nicholas Templeman a few years ago at Besharam, a small Indian restaurant located on the outskirts of San Francisco. Over spicy vegetarian curries and delicate semolin...

https://dieworkwear.com/2023/04/06/sole-survivors-how-the-internet-is-saving-bespoke-shoemaking-pt-2/

When it comes to menswear history, it can be challenging to separate fact from fiction. The two are often intertwined in vanity books and marketing pamphlets, and these stories persist because th...

https://dieworkwear.com/2023/02/25/sole-survivors-how-the-internet-is-saving-bespoke-shoemaking-pt-1/

I rounded up every Black Friday sale for Put This On and will update the list through Cyber Monday. But as I do every year, I’m also highlighting some special sales from that list here. Perhaps...

https://dieworkwear.com/2022/11/26/more-black-friday-sales/