THIS BOOK WEIGHS OVER 1KG WITHOUT PACKING AND EXTRA POST WILL BE REQUIRED FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE AUSTRALIA. Category: Fashion, Fabrics & Style ISBN: 0394546237. Illustrator: Photographic and line Drawings. Please refer to accompanying picture (s).
And the previous owner had protected the book with plastic which they then stuck down to the inside of the dustjacket leaving tape marks on the jacket and on the front and rear boards. small tear top left of the front panel, of the dustjacket. In this book, the author sets out the basic principles involved in fine men's dress. The author is convinced that any man can learn to dress the style of good taste - all that is needed is the proper education. Photographic colour illustrated dust jacket. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs, black-and-white drawings, colour drawings, colour photographs and a four-page foldout colour swatch of dress shirtings. 1.25 kg XIV, 210 pages, includes glossary, index. Photographic and line Drawings (illustrator). Since the 1970s, Alan himself has been perhaps the world’s most prominent avatar and advocate of classic male style, having codified it in several bestselling books including his lavishly illustrated magnum opus Dressing The Man: Mastering the Art of. This book is a timeless masterpiece, fully deserving five stars.Hardcover. After coming aboard at Alan Flusser Custom, I knew that our clothes would be a perfect fit for Michael before we took his first measurement. It is as relevant now as when it was written. I feel it was a mistake to neglect grooming.Ĭlothes and the Man is now 21 years old.
Flusser elected not to cover grooming as essential to the "total package," yet he devoted many areas of the book to items that were not strictly related to clothing. Without these grooming basics in place, no suit is going to make you look good. Hair, beards, moustaches, eyebrows, ears, nose, teeth.all of these must be groomed/maintained properly to accentuate the look of fine clothes.
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Nothing looks worse than looking at a man in fine clothes and seeing he has a thick patch of hair growing out of each ear cavity. Care must be taken to groom the hair inside your nose, so that it does not protrude outward. This is somewhat a digression, but there is more to fine dressing than just the fabric against your body, or the leather upon your feet. The Windsor or Half Windsor should be worn to the office. It is a knot that is to be worn casually to a club or in some other social setting. This knot is asymmetrical and does not belong in the boardroom or office. The only thing I disagreed with in the entire book was his reverence for the four-in-hand necktie knot in all settings. Flusser's point is that if you want a suit that will not be out of date in five or ten years, ensure it is grounded in 1930s - 1950s style, with emphasis on the 1930s. Adolph Menjou and England's Edward, Prince of Wales). This was the Golden Age of Hollywood when men dressed well (Cary Grant Fred Astaire Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. Flusser asserts the lines, look, and feel of all fine mens wear can be traced to the timespan of the 1930s - 1950s. He covers sportswear such as cable-knit pullover sweaters and cardigans very briefly. Flusser covers all the essentials in detail: suit coats suit trousers sport coats blazers dress shirts neckties handkerchiefs hose (socks) shoes hats and jewelery. This is a quick, one-day read, but a lifetime keeper for reference.
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