"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?"
The beginning quotation of this book: Dressing The Man by Alan Flusser captured my instant attention in the book store, and I took it home with a slashing 9,000 yen. After seeing armies of suited men in Tokyo, most of them with unfit size of blazers or trousers, that I found agreement of the quote above.
An interesting book with lots of details of men's dressing. What to look for when trying on clothes in the fitting room, what kind of jacket to wear with a straight-point collar, the history of the monk-strap shoe, the correct position for a bow tie and what "business casual" really means.
In todays modern world, a T-shirt and jeans may be enough for most days, but dressing the traditional art of suits is a manner, and in my point of view, shows a man's taste as how he takes care of the details in life. I think men look their best in suits and there is a sense of empowerment and confident when men dress in a well tailored one.
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