Books for the well suited

[Matt Deckard]

For starters, these are some of the better books you will find on the subject of clothing and how it should fit.
For those starting out I suggest Clothes and the man.

Dressing the manhttp://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0060191449/qid=1073057935/sr=2-1/ref=sr_2_1/103-9642082-9823049

Style and the Manhttp://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/006270155X/qid=1073058025/sr=1-2/ref=sr_1_2/103-9642082-9823049?v=glance&s=books

Clothes and the manhttp://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0394546237/qid=1073058300/sr=1-2/ref=sr_1_2/103-9642082-9823049?v=glance&s=books
The price of this book has gone up since it has been out of print. You can view some of the book online herehttp://www.fashionmall.com/flusser_book/doc/index_current.html This book is very eighties, but it has many style points that remain constant.


Gentlemen: A Timeless Fashionhttp://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/3829020295/qid=1073058084/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/103-9642082-9823049?v=glance&s=books

Some of the books have pictures of well dressed men of the 20's 30's and 40's, unfortunately the design of those clothes is not truly repeated and the new suits shown are very 80's. The major difference other than style is the fit, loose with larger armholes. Suits today are more of a costume than a daily piece of clothing.

I Will have a list of places to find and have made clothes that have that vintage fit and style. I am still studying, and having a few suits made.

 

[Pyroxene]

I want to check out the book on Timeless fashion.

I like Bernhard Roetzel's book Gentleman's Guide: To Grooming and Style . It was a gift from my sister. She found it in the discount bin at a book store.

This year, I gave her the companion book Ladies: A Guide to Fashion and Style.

Pyro.

 

[Matt Deckard]

I want to check out the book on Timeless fashion.

You can find it in the bargain area of some bookstores now for about $12.00

Look for a red dust jacket on a big hardcover book

 

[Andykev]

I have

Clothes and the Man..it is a very good book and I intend to share it with my son when he is "interested " in dressing. He's only 11 now. THe book is timeless, not too 80's, it has the basics as to what different fabrics mean, what to wear with what..etc. Maybe my age makes it more suitable for me, but in the business world of suits and meetings, his advice in this book is priceless. I found this out of print book pricey, but it is mint, with crisp fold outs ....the library copy had been butchered!! I hate that.

 

[Andykev]

THanks

Thanks Matt, I just ordered the book Dressing the Man....it should be a good companion to my Clothes and the Man.

 

[Andykev]

I think

Clothes and the Man is better than Dressing the Man..I am half way thur the Dressing ...book and it has great photos and advice..but the Clothes and the Man seems more educational, what you would sit down with your young son and tell him about proper dress. I found the first book (Clothes...) better. but I AM GLAD to have both.. The second bood (DRESSING) is more, in my opinion, background info.

 

[Wild Root]

Hey guys, I was reading what has been said and agree that those books are swell, very helpful and I like them a lot. However, one can not for get that they had fashion books in the 30?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s as well. There is something that can?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢t be beaten then to look in an original Sears or Wards catalog from the 30?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s or early 40?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s. You really see the style of fabric that was popular and some of them have fabric swatches in them! I find in those catalogs how it was to be worn, how to ware your hair, and the best way to ware a hat! I?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢m some what of a purest and Matt can testify to that! But, when I need references, I watch a movie from the 30?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s or look in a magazine or a catalog of the period. All I know is that when I do look at an old Sears catalog I get sick that I can?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢t find a three piece belted back single breasted peaked lapels suit with a 23?¢‚Ǩ? hem on the trousers. Ahhhh, to find a suit like that in my size ?¢‚Ǩ?ìSigh?¢‚Ǩ? Never will happen! I will have to have one made. But don?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢t get me wrong, those books are a grate help and an excellent place to start to learn about the appropriate way clothes are to be worn. I don?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢t know what it is but, I can?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢t stand to ware modern trousers because you can?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢t ware them on your natural waste! They have got to be high wasted or I will not buy them.

Gentle men, it has been a pleasure!

 

[Matt Deckard]

Vintage catalogs and magazines are probably the best refference.

 

[Baron Kurtz]

For information, Esquire's Encyclopaedia of 20th Century men's Fashions. It goes through each season of each year, and tells us what people were wearing in which situation. There are the original esquire illustrations too. If you're rich, a good purchase. If not, copy it.

I think they currently go for about $500. I got it on interlibrary loan and made creative use of copyright laws to copy myself a copy.

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[scotrace]

And, pray,

Did you employ Mr. Scanner? *hint*

 

[Baron Kurtz]

No, i'm afraid i needed to get Mr X. Erox to help me out on this one (the thing is 700 pages! - alot of scanning time).

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