tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post9110519823071304337..comments2023-10-20T08:27:40.314-04:00Comments on male pattern boldness: Men's Style Books -- Your favorites and mine!Peter Lappinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05109154527996679077noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-59643903371873116602012-03-28T00:27:58.973-04:002012-03-28T00:27:58.973-04:00It's a long story, but I started pursuing this...It's a long story, but I started pursuing this very question a month ago. I found Dressing the Man by Alan Flusser. It's long and authoritarian and 88% about formal / business dress. He writes wonderfully with good wit. It gave me a good start.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-18482005695297700062011-03-14T07:31:04.137-04:002011-03-14T07:31:04.137-04:00Irrelevant? Are you sure you didn't mean &quo...Irrelevant? Are you sure you didn't mean "irreverent?" LOL!Peter Lappinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05109154527996679077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-58237134381341184892011-03-14T03:06:51.052-04:002011-03-14T03:06:51.052-04:00Thanks for braving the elements at the Brooklyn Ba...Thanks for braving the elements at the Brooklyn Bagel Shop to bring us these blissfully irrelevant, charming and entertaining posts. Please drag Michael along. I'm missing him. There is waaaaay too much bad news right not, hooray for Ken at al!Maehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01471643987029247042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-87581628303261434382011-03-13T22:40:24.843-04:002011-03-13T22:40:24.843-04:00You might also enjoy: "Details - Men's St...You might also enjoy: "Details - Men's Style Manual" by Daniel Peres, Editor of "Details" Magazine.Davidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-38107246484775517132011-03-13T14:10:54.903-04:002011-03-13T14:10:54.903-04:00My favorite men's style book is this one about...My favorite men's style book is this one about Cary Grant: http://www.amazon.com/Cary-Grant-Celebration-Richard-Torregrossa/dp/0821257609/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1300039664&sr=1-2<br />The reason I like it (besides the wonderful photos of Grant from his youth as an acrobat through old age) is that this is a tremendous lesson in a guy literally from what passes for 'the sticks' in early 20th Century Britain, with no background to speak of, who literally reinvented himself several times over, all with the help of observation and the judicious choice of clothing. It's also heart warming to know that Cary Grant was very self-conscious about the size of his neck - and all the clever things he did with his clothing to hide it. No excuses for flip flops, khaki pants and golf shirts, boys.Toby Wollinhttp://www.kitchencountereconomics.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-1295398158466271992011-03-13T14:02:31.308-04:002011-03-13T14:02:31.308-04:00Peter-
According to our morning paper(here on the...Peter-<br /><br />According to our morning paper(here on the West Coast), 'the perpetually smooth-chested, all American boy wonder Ken (ne Ken Carson) hit the big 5-0 on March 11th. They have a slide show (?) of Ken through the ages and stages at http://www.parade.com/news/slideshows/editors-pick/ken-doll-history.html<br /><br />I saw this and thought of you! Enjoy!<br /><br />However, I guess this will necessitate another trip to the local bagel shop! Sorry :-(<br /><br />P.S. I like the plain bagels toasted with chream cheese and lox! Yummy!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-21967033460201342352011-03-13T11:39:50.753-04:002011-03-13T11:39:50.753-04:00How to Be a Gentleman: A Timely Guide to Timeless ...How to Be a Gentleman: A Timely Guide to Timeless Manners by John Bridges is a favorite of mine...it obviously only covers dressing in how it is related to Etiquette but it was well worth what I paid for it at a yard sale. I also love Dressing the Man: Mastering the Art of Permanent Fashion by Alan Flusser. There's another book, I think it is The Allure of Men but I can't be sure as I came across it in the library and ended up poking through the whole thing and then forgot the title.Alyssahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204598010453409678noreply@blogger.com