Why Are Men's Clothes All Earth Tones

Culture Study Podcast

Anne Helen Petersen

Fashion & Beauty, Society & Culture, Arts

4.6 • 637 Ratings

🗓️ 25 June 2025

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Why do men wear shirts under their shirts? Are you forever doomed to wear the same clothes as your 32-year-old self? Why isn’t male fashion more fun? Why are all these moms still buying clothes for their adult children? WHY IS EVERYTHING IN EARTH TONES? This week we welcome Jason Diamond to the show to answer all these questions — with side trips into slutty dad jorts, aspirational dad fashion, the joys of good tailoring, what it feels like when you put on something and really feel yourself, and just generally figuring out your style as an adult. This one’s very fun and very funny — a perfect summer listen.

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0:00.0	Hey, it's Anne. Just wanted to let you know that we're taking next week off. This is one of only two
0:04.8	weeks that Melody and I take off from the podcast all year. And I'm going to be in grace and
0:11.0	Melody is going to be at the pool recovering from another horrendous Supreme Court term.
0:15.6	That's because she edits strict scrutiny. So everything that the Supreme Court does has direct
0:20.6	effects on everyone, but especially
0:22.2	on Melody. So this is a good chance to catch up on episodes that you might have missed,
0:27.1	and we'll still send out a newsletter with some fun links and prompts for upcoming episodes.
0:31.2	And I can promise you it will feature another photo of Melody's Porch Goose and its special
0:36.2	outfit for July.
0:40.2	Thanks for listening and enjoy today's show.
0:48.8	This is the Culture Study podcast and I'm Anne Helen Peterson.
0:50.7	And I'm Jason Diamond.
0:53.4	I'm a writer who lives in Brooklyn.
0:58.0	Big surprise. You have a beard. I have a beard. I have a lot of clothes. I have a lot of opinions. You write a lot about men's fashion. I mean,
1:04.1	about a lot of things, but that kind of like, to me, is at the core of it, but not in like the, like,
1:10.0	10 sneakers you need now sort of way.
1:13.6	I mean, I do feel like those kinds of lists are an entryway.
1:18.5	Either they're an entryway for some writers into that game or they probably were given
1:24.0	eight pairs of those sneakers for free.
1:26.9	So they have to figure out how to write about it or both.
1:29.4	So part of the reason that I really like your approach to fashion is you've kind of taught
1:34.5	me how to appreciate fashion that sometimes in my mind I'm just like, oh, that's like
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