Dressing the Man：Mastering the Art of Permanent Fashion

图书标准信息

• 作者 Alan Flusser 著
• 出版社 HarperCollins US
• 出版时间 2002-10
• ISBN 9780060191443
• 定价 420.20元
• 装帧 精装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 320页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

"DressingtheMan"isthedefinitiveguidetowhatmenneedtoknowinordertodresswellandlookstylishwithoutbecomingfashionvictims.AlanFlusser'snameissynonymouswithtasteandstyle.Withhisnewbook,hecombineshisencyclopedicknowledgeofmen'sclotheswithhissignaturewitandelegancetoaddressthefundamentalparadoxofmodernmen'sfashion:Why,aftermentodayhavespentmoremoneyonclothesthaninanyotherperiodofhistory,aretherefewerwell-dressedmenthanatanytimeeverbefore?AccordingtoFlusser,dressingwellisnotallthatdifficult,therealchallengeliesinbeingabletoacquiretherightpersonalizedinstruction.Dressingwellpivotsontwopillars--proportionandcolor.Flusserbelievesthat"PermanentFashionability,"bothhispromiseandgoalforthereader,startsbybeingaccountabletoapersonalsetofphysicaltrademarksandnottoanykindofrandom,seasonallyserved-upcollectionoffashionflashes.Unlikefashion,whichisobligedtochangeeachseason,theface'sshape,theneck'sheight,theshoulder'swidth,thearm'slength,thetorso'sstructure,andthefoot'ssizeremainfairlyconstantovertime.Onceamanlearnshowtoadaptthefundamentalsofpermanentfashiontohisphysiqueandcomplexion,he'shalfwayhome.Takingthereaderthrougheachmajorclothingclassificationstep-by-step,thisuser-friendlyguidehelpsyouapplyyourownspecificstoaseriesofdressingoptions,frombusinesscasualandformalweartopattern-on-patterncoordination,orhowtochoosethemostflatteringclothingsilhouetteforyourbodytypeandshirtcollarforyourface.Aman'sphysicaltraitsrepresenthisindividualroadmap,andthequickestroutetowardforginganenduringstyleofdressisthroughexposuretothelegendarypractitionersofthisraremasculineart.Flusserhasassembledthelargestandmostdiversecollectionofstylishlymantledmeneverfoundinonebook.Manynever-before-seenvintagephotographsfromtheeraofCaryGrant,TyronePower,andFredAstaireareemployedtohelpillustratetherangeanddiversityofauthenticmen'sfashion."DressingtheMan"'ssheermagnitudeofoptionswillenablethereadertoexpandboththegrammarandverbiageofhispermanent-fashionvocabulary.Forthosemenhopingtofindsartorialfulfillmentsomewheredowntheroad,tetheringtheirjourneytothemind-setofpermanentfashionwilldeliverthemearlierratherthanlaterinlife.

【作者简介】

AlanFlusseristheauthorofanumberofbooksaboutmen'sstyle,includingDressingtheMan.HeisthepresidentofAlanFlusserDesigns,acompanyhefoundedin1979.Heattractednationalattentionin1987forMichaelDouglas'swardrobeinWallStreet,aswellaslateracclaimforhisworkontheHBOmovieBarbariansattheGate,theAlPacinomovieScentofaWoman,andAmericanPsychostarringChristianBale.In1988,hewasplacedasapermanentmemberontheInternationalBest-DressedList.