Reviews for Style and the Man: How and Where to Buy the Best Mens' Clothes

The average rating for Style and the Man: How and Where to Buy the Best Mens' Clothes based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2020-05-14 00:00:00 Mark Groubert I'd bet that line in Marriage Story--that Adam Driver's character dresses well, "which is hard for a man"--is mostly true. Most men, including yours truly, would benefit from more advice. Flusser responds with Style and the Man. Although Flusser will note the "sumptuousness" of a silk tie or the luxurious feeling of custom made clothing, I mostly found him a pragmatic mentor. I loved Flusser's comparison of braces and belts. Many men, he reports, feel that women find belt buckles more attractive, but at a certain point belts are just one more thing making a man's belly look bigger. Food for thought. I wouldn't advise against reading Style and the Man, especially if it comes to you when libraries are closed due to pandemic flu, but I wonder if much of its information can be found online or in a subreddit. I further question the return on investment improving men's fashion by focusing on blazers and button downs. Even now there are too many fedora/ vest/ wolves howling at the moon t-shirts combos. Wouldn't we gain more raising the floor? A final note: I once read that the best things most men can do to look stylish are 1) lose weight and 2) grow taller. Style and the Man did not convince me that these are easy hurdles to overcome, even if some exceptionally well dressed men do clear them.

Review # 2 was written on 2020-04-20 00:00:00 Mike Cole I have read Dressing the Man and this was on my Christmas list from years ago. Figured I would read it since I had some time. I didn't really like it that much and finished it to finish. There were a couple of ideas presented that were alright, but overall it was dense and clunky.