itt blogs instruct you how to be a man

double monks make people feet look like action figure feet imo. like plump little torpedos.

Good lord, are monkstraps having a revival?? What fresh hell.

double monkstraps in particular, if you can believe it

http://monroe.ilgenweb.net/lemen/scan0003.jpg

what i don't understand is why no one is talking shit about the put this on guys. especially the main one. the wet eyed fat faced goon. maybe he makes ugly/dumpy internet types feel like they can play too? the guy just skeeves me out.

http://zacxwolf.com/home/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Put-This-On-15.jpg

i guess it's in bad form to make fun of dumpy lookin' ppl for just lookin' as dumpy as god made them -- but holy jesus lol @ this dude's creepstache

omg came here to post that pic, that fkn guy

i feel a little bad making fun of dude for being ugly but i don't think i would even notice if the rest of his steez weren't so ridiculously affected, he always looks like he's in costume

While we can't all have M White's impeccable bone structure, that guy up there does not need to look as droopy and completely ineffectual as he does. Those are carefully considered style choices, is what is amazing.

IMO dude can have either the Charlie Brown hair swirl or the molesterstache, but not both

Does he look like someone who spits when he talks? His lips are probably always wet with spittle.

*shudder*

Jesse Thorn is pretty cool imo. Who cares if he's ugly.

I don't think he's "ugly," I think his style choices are lamentable, and you know they were exceedingly carefully considered, which is even worse. They all work to accentuate his flabby-seeming, overly precious overgroomed-ness. It's like he's running toward his own annihilation with arms wide open.

That PICTURE, gah! The turtle-like head poked forward, everything so affected.

holy crap, that's Jesse? I listen to his podcast, he's great! I pictured him looking more like Ned. So weird.

eh, i'm not familiar with his other work but imho the whole ethos behind Put This On just makes me wanna barf

I think the ethos of trying to convince schlubby internet nerds to dress better is pretty solid, even if the style choices aren't the best.

you mean trying to convince schlubby internet nerds that buying italian luxury brands on ebay will make them stylish

I think the world would be better off if more blogs just convinced schlubby internet nerds to shower regularly

preppy styleblogs are God's revenge for all the people who hated Americana/workwear

i have a lot of love for OTT fancy pants menswear but this whole tumblr dude thing is totally a secret street-level marketing campaign for something called "drake's of london," purveyors of the finest neckwear in the world that i have never seen anyone wear ever anywhere besides the internet.

and telling men to dress better is one thing if the end result is that the aggregate level of well-dressedness is raised so that people say stop wearing flip flops. it's another to make getting dressed into another pointless obsessive snobbish internet thing. fashion magazines at least have this aura of fantasy around them, models prancing around in cucinelli. it's weird irl (or in pictures of irl).

way otm, the cult of quality shit is pretty much the worst

i mean i'd like to think there is a way to instruct men how to improve their style without getting all snobbed up on craftsmanship, quality, privilege, bespoke, heritage, aspiration, class, etc, etc

it kind of starts and ends with "buy clothes that fit you"

i mean please tell me, what the fuck is going on with this:

The Put This On Gentlemen's Association is a very serious members-only organization dedicated to the adornment of the jacket pocket. Every other month, you'll receive via US Mails a pocket square, hand made in Los Angeles exclusively for Association members.

How it works
Each of our fabrics is hand-selected by Put This On's Jesse Thorn - including vintage pieces, prints from the finest mills in the world and everything in between. Squares are cut and their edges rolled by hand in our Los Angeles atelier.

A member for one year can expect to develop a full wardrobe of squares - or to compliment the wardrobe he already has.

As an added benefit, if you join for a full year, you'll receive not just a handsome discount, but also a bonus white linen square, with our compliments.

Are you a man, or a gentleman? Join the Put This On Gentlemen's Association now.

It is a gross but understandable attempt to give people a reason to pay money for videos they could watch for free.

it's a very serious members-only organization, tho. deadly serious.

also they have an atelier, which is way classier and more expensive than a workshop, because it's kinda french.

hahahahaha omg I didn't actually read that before

they have got to be fucking kidding

Assholes like this are why I swore to never wear a suit outside of weddings and funerals.

prints from the finest mills in the world

http://homepages.theonion.com/PersonalPages/sB/images/smoove_b.jpg

but dan, you get to pay $45 every two months for a square of silk you don't even get to see in advance, how can you resist that opportunity

The Put This On Gentlemen's Association is a very serious members-only organization dedicated to the adornment of the jacket pocket.

DEDICATED

For his other show, donors receive cookies that Thorn's wife made. Seems like a better deal.

Are you a man, or a gentleman?

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/81/Atelier_Iris.jpg/252px-Atelier_Iris.jpg

p sure that's a put this on gentlemen's association hand-selected silk pocket square dude's wearing

lol 'hand-selected' is killing me tbh

I just assumed they sent out a robot to get the fabric tbh

and telling men to dress better is one thing if the end result is that the aggregate level of well-dressedness is raised so that people say stop wearing flip flops. it's another to make getting dressed into another pointless obsessive snobbish internet thing

Or is it a wish-fulfillment reaction-formation against the Apatow-years of manchildren. If you look like a grownup from 1955 then maybe you'll act like one? If anything, this movement/marketing campaign just rechannels the nerd consumer obsession from gaming to bespoke tailoring, but there
s a weird cargo cult psychology going on that's bothering me.

also:

The Put This On Inside Track is a special premium service of Put This On, the blog and video series about dressing like a grownup. We're famous for our eBay roundups - selections of fine gentleman's clothing and accessories plucked from obscurity and put on display to the world. Of course, with that notoriety can come many bidders, which is why we created the Inside Track.

How it works
Every week, you'll receive a hand-curated list of eBay auctions not found anywhere else. No more worrying about the hoi polloi sniping away your precious garments. We'll also throw in whatever sales you might be interested in online and around town, and the occasional wise observation. (We're extremely wise.)

For just five dollars a month, you'll get the inside track on dozens of fantastic auctions and sales. It's like we've taken the world's largest clothing bazaar and transformed it into a Greenwich Village boutique.

'hand-curated' ebay links, people

omg

Or is it a wish-fulfillment reaction-formation against the Apatow-years of manchildren.

this is kinda funny given how paul feig's all about "suits" and "looking classy"

this is actually fucking brilliant in terms of extracting money from ppl who don't stop to think things through

brb hand-curating myself

No more worrying about the hoi polloi sniping away your precious garments.

hands of my boglioli, you stinking plebe!

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that guy up there looks like n/a were n/a not handsome and less douchelly dressed.

why are people with popular style blogs so bad at style??