Dressing the Man: Mastering the Art of Permanent Fashion

Product Information

People who are overly prescriptive about style often fail to consider that there are many lifestyles and identities nowadays.

But just as British English has Received Pronunciation, there are also regional dialects that may be more authentic to you. And he spends time laying the foundation and then he moves into these specifics talking about dress shirts, talking about suits, talking about shoes.

Nowadays, Marco still loves dancing, but he does so in a way that blends various forms — breaking, waacking, and his new obsession, house. This was around 2008, so during the Great Recession and around the time when there were still epic sales. He mostly wears long-sleeved, pique cotton polos and oxford button-downs (including some from our sponsor Proper Cloth), and he favors the more casual suede leather shoes over finer, dressier calfskin. Overall I give it my highest recommendation and although not perfect – it is one of the finest reference texts available for your library.

His navy raw silk sport coat from Eidos, navy double-breasted from Ring jacket , and “modern tweeds” from Eidos and Natalino aren’t as fashion-forward as what you’d get from Thom Browne, but also not as fuddy-duddy as Cordings. Unless you’ve grown up in an environment where such sartorial knowledge was a natural part of your education, this book does provide an insight into sartorial sophistication most of us really have no idea about.And everything he talks about, you know, is timeless fashion in which he's very clear…is not the same. Easily one of the top books written on Men's Style, Dressing the Man was an instant classic when it was released a decade ago because it focused on a timeless style – which makes this book as relevant today as it was in 2003.

Written by the acclaimed menswear critic Alan Flusser, Dressing the Man moves away from trends and focuses on helping you create a timeless wardrobe that will look as stylish today as it will five, 10 or even 30 years from now. Yes, this is a different world from the one we regular chaps inhabit, this is where the serious grownups roam. Yet, even with the subtle echos of hashtag menswear, Mitchell has avoided the worst trends: cutaway collars, skinny clothes, flannel cargo pants, and incongruent layering.Or, if he wants to show you color, of course, or the texture of a fabric, he brings in a large, really just great photo. So, there were two that I can just think of right off the top of my head that would complement this book.