- Hardcover: 416 pages
- Publisher: HarperCollins; 1 edition (21 Jan 1999)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 006270155X
- ISBN-13: 978-0062701558
- Product Dimensions: 21.1 x 14.7 x 3.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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"Alan is one of the most knowledgeable experts on men's fashion, and has created the ultimate reference for everything you need to know about good taste, great style, and where to find it throughout the world." -- Ralph Lauren"Alan Flusser is knowledgeable, cultivated, and a true gentleman in every sense of the word. The clothes he created for me in "Wall Street elicited the most attention and applause of any costume design done for any of my films." -- Michael Douglas"There is a difference between having nice clothes and wearing clothes that work specifically for you. Alan Flusser gives you the insight to make the best choices for yourself."-- Bob Costas, NBC Sports"Alan Flusser writes about menswear with authority, intelligence, and a healthy dose of his unique personal style that has made him the wardrober of choice for a distinguished cadre of gentlemen worldwide. "Style and the Man"'s historical references, engaging prose, and anecdotal asides make it a great read as well."-- Philip B. Miller, chairman and chief executive officer, Saks Fifth Avenue"No one knows as much about men's clothing as Alan Flusser--he has an encyclopedic knowledge of its history combined with a modern merchant's insight into design, tailoring, and selling. Read him and absorb."-- Bill Blass
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This guide has been designed with the '90s man in mind. The "How to Buy" and "How to Wear" sections of the book show men how they can look stylish and impressive without becoming fashion victims or making costly mistakes. There are chapters on accentuating best features, disguising flaws, buying perfect gifts, and buying and co-ordinating accessories, footwear, formal wear, sportswear and underwear. The guide covers 200 of the world's best stores and shops from New York to Paris, San Francisco to Rome, Montreal to Tokyo. Photographs throughout display the items essential for a well-dressed man. Flusser also profiles his colleagues Giorgio Armani, Ralph Lauren and others in a designer on designers interlude.
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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Alan Flusser's latest book is a must read for any man who wants to look good. Flusser is occasionally insufferably stuffy, but what he has to say about quality and fit in men's tailored clothes is well-reasoned and well-presented. He makes a strong case for a classic but not dowdy wardrobe of high-quality clothes that could make any man look and feel good, and he reviews the various places in major cities around the world where one could go about constructing it. He really doesn't deal with casual/sport clothes very well, but most men probably don't need him to -- there is vastly more confusion about a suit and tie than there is about a polo shirt and chinos.
Format:Hardcover
This book is composed of two parts: a dressing guide and a shop directory.
The first is very basic and actually covers only a very formal and very classic style. No space for creativity here: just a recap of the main rules of formal-business wear, with the mistakes to avoid, with some simple b/w drawings here and there to better illustrate points. Explanations are clear and coincise, if a bit unexciting. This book will surely help the dressing-challenged, but it will never make you shine. Basically, a "Dressing 101" treatise and nothing more.
The second part, which also takes up the bulk of the book, is just a list of shops. There is plenty of names and reviews, but will still they be there in 10 years? (Oh yes, if you can still find them, they should be good at what they do, I suppose). It can be a good reference for the businessmen travelling in Europe, but I'm afraid too much information could be outdated.
In a nutshell, this is a book for those who don't really care about fashion and just want to look good in a business or formal context without too much fuss. A very "do this, don't do that, buy there" approach. Flusser has done better things, at least in my opinion of quasi-fashionista.
The first is very basic and actually covers only a very formal and very classic style. No space for creativity here: just a recap of the main rules of formal-business wear, with the mistakes to avoid, with some simple b/w drawings here and there to better illustrate points. Explanations are clear and coincise, if a bit unexciting. This book will surely help the dressing-challenged, but it will never make you shine. Basically, a "Dressing 101" treatise and nothing more.
The second part, which also takes up the bulk of the book, is just a list of shops. There is plenty of names and reviews, but will still they be there in 10 years? (Oh yes, if you can still find them, they should be good at what they do, I suppose). It can be a good reference for the businessmen travelling in Europe, but I'm afraid too much information could be outdated.
In a nutshell, this is a book for those who don't really care about fashion and just want to look good in a business or formal context without too much fuss. A very "do this, don't do that, buy there" approach. Flusser has done better things, at least in my opinion of quasi-fashionista.
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38 of 39 people found the following review helpful
An ageing shopping guide for dandies
10 Oct 2002
Format:Hardcover
If you're seeking information on how to tell fine menswear from bad, skip this book and go directly to Flusser's new one.
If you're a would-be dandy looking for information on where to buy men's furnishings around the world, buy the book (with a minor caution). Many of the stores in the U.S. have relocated and some have closed.
On the other hand, I've used it to find choices in London and Paris that I would never have known about otherwise. And once you've made the initial investment in the measurements, you can patronize many of these establishments by telephone.
A number of earlier reviews criticise Flusser for focusing on the finest quality and most expensive clothing in the world. It is, and he does. But for people who do or want to play that game, it's still the best source of information.
26 of 27 people found the following review helpful
Dated yet still relevant
2 Jan 2005
Format:Hardcover
As noted by many reviewers, the clothing fact information is first rate.
The second part of the book on shopping and retail establishments is so out of date in 2005 that I really question whether a purchase is worthwhile if retailer information is primary purpose of proposed purchase. A good 60% of the information on establishments in the US and London is totally outdated or the stores have gone out of business.
Try the library or borrowing from a friend to see if any of the desired information is still relevant before purchasing. This book needs a serious update.
The second part of the book on shopping and retail establishments is so out of date in 2005 that I really question whether a purchase is worthwhile if retailer information is primary purpose of proposed purchase. A good 60% of the information on establishments in the US and London is totally outdated or the stores have gone out of business.
Try the library or borrowing from a friend to see if any of the desired information is still relevant before purchasing. This book needs a serious update.
135 of 159 people found the following review helpful
This book is over-rated and misleading
3 Oct 1999
Format:Hardcover
Somehow Flusser has managed to win acclaim for a book that is one-half tourist guide for only the rich and famous (where to buy fine clothes in Milan, etc, which is useless to most of us)and one-half a pompous, overly opinionated instruction-manual on tailored clothing. The instruction in this part is useful, but it's not worth the price of the book. Take away the travel guide and then clip away Flusser's dreadfully affected, ornate writing manner, and the total amount of instruction here on men's clothing boils down to about 50 pages. As for those 50 pages: they are good for providing basic information about tailored clothing, but they are nearly ruined by overly rigid sartorial rules. Flusser, who seems to have an unwarrantedly high opinon of himself, judging from his pronoucements, does not tell the reader that many of his judgments are not shared by everyone. This is a crime against the reader who buys Flusser's book as an objective guide to men's clothing and doesn't realize it's one very opinionated man's view. And some of these views are questionable to say the least. This book should be read with caution, and in conjunction with other, less opinionated books for those who are interested in men's tailored clothing. Also, a lot of this book is historical, and Flusser has no list of reference books in the back to tell the reader where he gets his info. from.
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