Dressing the Man

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 Flussers name is synonymous with taste and style. With his new book, he combines his encyclopedic knowledge of mens clothes with his signature wit and elegance to address the fundamental paradox of modern mens 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 faces shape, the necks height, the shoulders width, the arms length, the torsos structure, and the foots size remain fairly constant over time. Once a man learns how to adapt the fundamentals of permanent fashion to his physique and complexion, hes 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 mans physical traits represent his individual road map, and the quickest route toward forging an enduring style of dress is through exposure to the…