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5.0 out of 5 stars
A timeless guide to timeless style, April 18, 2003
This review is from: Clothes and the Man: The Principles of Fine Men's Dress (Hardcover)
If I say that this book changed my life, I should immediately qualify that by noting that I first read it about the time I graduated from college and was really setting out on my own for the first time. It really defined my sense of classic men's style, and gave me an appreciation, previously lacking, for -- and an ability to recognize -- a truly well-dressed man. Alan Flusser, a dandy to the core, makes a great case for his argument that men's style (as distinct from "men's fashion" -- yuck) changes little over the decades. The "look" that worked for Fred Astaire or Cary Grant still works today. Tab collars, rounded collars, suspenders, monk straps, French cuffs, handkerchiefs (aka "pocket squares") no tassel loafers with suits! ... the man who absorbs "the principles of fine men's dress" presented here will be well armed to do battle with a world where "dressing down" has become the sad and sorry norm. If, as Oscar Wilde said, "A well-tied tie is the first serious step in life," Alan Flusser will help you take a great many paces down that road. Take that step now! It may even change your life too.
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27 of 29 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A pleasure to read, but out of print, February 16, 2000
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This review is from: Clothes and the Man: The Principles of Fine Men's Dress (Hardcover)
It is claimed above that this book ships within 4-6 weeks, but it is actually out of print -- I tried to order it several months ago and was unable to. I eventually bought a copy from an auction site. If you manage to buy this book elsewhere, you'll find it a pleasure to read. It has been adequately summarized in other reviews, so I'll simply relate two features that I especially liked: first, a fold-out section with pictures describing various shirt fabrics; and second, Flusser's tips on quickly discriminating between quality and standard merchandise. If you are interested in reading about fine men's clothing, I recommend Bernhard Roetzel's _Gentlemen: A Timeless Fashion_. It offers much the same information as Flusser's book and features color photographs on every page (Flusser's does not).
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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
One of the Better Books of Men's Style, June 30, 2000
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This review is from: Clothes and the Man: The Principles of Fine Men's Dress (Hardcover)
This is probably one of my two favorite books on Men's style, the other being Gentlemen Style by Bernhard Roetzel. This book has very useful information for male fashion basics and is well illustrated. It is devoted to true male classic style so don't look to it if you want trendy or the lastest. I would say it is a sigificanlty better book than Style and the Man by Flusser, though, the text of the two books is fairly dupliciative - this one is better illustrated and goes into more detail.
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