Dressing the Man is the definitive guide to what men need to know in order to dress well and look stylish without becoming fashion victims.
Alan Flusser’s name is synonymous with taste and style. With his new book, he combines his encyclopedic knowledge of men’s clothes with his signature wit and elegance to address the fundamental paradox of modern men’s fashion: Why, after men today have spent more money on clothes than in any other period of history, are there fewer well-dressed men than at any time ever before?
According to Flusser, dressing well is not all that difficult, the real challenge lies in being able to acquire the right personalized instruction. Dressing well pivots on two pillars — proportion and color. Flusser believes that “Permanent Fashionability,” both his promise and goal for the reader, starts by being accountable to a personal set of physical trademarks and not to any kind of random, seasonally served-up collection of fashion flashes.
Unlike fashion, which is obliged to change each season, the face’s shape, the neck’s height, the shoulder’s width, the arm’s length, the torso’s structure, and the foot’s size remain fairly constant over time. Once a man learns how to adapt the fundamentals of permanent fashion to his physique and complexion, he’s halfway home.
Taking the reader through each major clothing classification step-by-step, this user-friendly guide helps you apply your own specifics to a series of dressing options, from business casual and formalwear to pattern-on-pattern coordination, or how to choose the most flattering clothing silhouette for your body type and shirt collar for your face.
A man’s physical traits represent his individual road map, and the quickest route toward forging an enduring style of dress is through exposure to the legendary practitioners of this rare masculine art. Flusser has assembled the largest andmost diverse collection of stylishly mantled men ever found in one book. Many never-before-seen vintage photographs from the era of Cary Grant, Tyrone Power, and Fred Astaire are employed to help illustrate the range and diversity of authentic men’s fashion. Dressing the Man’s sheer magnitude of options will enable the reader to expand both the grammar and verbiage of his permanent-fashion vocabulary.
For those men hoping to find sartorial fulfillment somewhere down the road, tethering their journey to the mind-set of permanent fashion will deliver them earlier rather than later in life.
Publisher : HarperCollins; First Edition (October 1, 2002)
Language : English
Hardcover : 320 pages
ISBN-10 : 0060191449
ISBN-13 : 978-0060191443
Item Weight : 3.2 pounds
Dimensions : 9.06 x 0.98 x 11.69 inches
Mindi –
Perfect cap
I was looking for the new cap for my father, who is very picky about his caps. This was a great neutral shade, traditional cotton feel â- good weight but not overly heavy. Love that it is adjustable with the metal on the back instead of snaps or such. Great price, too! Would highly recommend it, and will definitely buy again!
Mindi –
John –
Good fit and quality
Comfortable, looks decent, and cheap. Perfect.
John –
Kathy –
Great quality, well made
Shipped in its own carton in great shape, not crushed at all. The color is a neutral khaki, fits good. Very good value, seems quite sturdy, all cotton. Excellent self fabric adjustable strap, no plastic.
Kathy –
Happy Shopper –
Decided to give one of these a try as I burn through hates in Arizona
For the price point, This hat is amazing. A little soft in the material, but its shape is perfect, fit is great and will know in about a week if I hit my goal of at least a 30 working period before it starts to fray from being washed. For the price, it’s amazing. As a purchase you can’t go wrong. As well built as the last one I purchased from 47 for less than 1/3rd the price.
Happy Shopper –
David Morris –
Not the best quality material hat
I was not impressed with the sturdiness of the material they use to manufacture these ball caps. The hat will not stayed formed when wearing it. To make matters even worse, the hat was packaged flattened deforming the hat bill. Now it needs constant rolling to stay formed. It’s okay for a cheap knock around hat, but the Amazon advertisement photo does not depict the hat you will be buying.
David Morris –
Glenn –
Well made
I like the cap. It is low profile, well stitched and not cheap feeling. Canât beat these for the price.
Glenn –
RdJ –
Great quality cap!
I’m just getting ready to replace my red cap that I got back in 2019. I’ve used it mainly when I bike or walk on the beach. It got thrown into the washing machine after almost every use and held up great for 6 years.The adjustable strap in the back makes it easy to adjust on the fly (without needing to take it off) and the cap will stay on my head even when biking in very windy conditions.The visor seems to be made of a sturdy plastic material and it held the bend perfectly after adjusting it to my liking during first use, even after going in the washing machine all those times.Only reason I have to replace it is because the fabric is falling apart at the front of the visor.If I would have liked the rugged used look I could easily get another 6 years out of it.Overall great purchase.
RdJ –
D.E.T –
Very Comfortable
This cap is very comfortable, fits great, and I love this color. It’s a lovely blue shade, but doesn’t stand out too much.
D.E.T –
FJ –
La gorra es enorme y queda mal aunque la ajustes de la correa trasera.No es de perfil bajo, ya que para que se ajuste a la cabeza tienes que bajarla mucho hasta las orejas, si no queda deformada y abombada por arriba.La visera es más grande de lo normal.Los materiales no parecen buenos.Por el precio que tiene es muy mala.
FJ –
chris –
Comfortable cap, nice cotton feel
chris –
marie-michelle –
Le fit est parfait! belle couleur et s’ajuste bien
marie-michelle –
Special K –
Quality prodct, very adjustable and well made. It was better than expected and no issues found.
Special K –
Elle –
I thought it was going to be a brownish green, but itâs definitely just green
Elle –