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True style : the history & principles of classic menswear
- Title
- True style : the history & principles of classic menswear / G. Bruce Boyer.
- Author
- Boyer, G. Bruce.
- Publication
- New York : Basic Books, a member of the Perseus Books Group, [2015]
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFE 16-9148 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
Details
- Description
- xvii, 251 pages : illustrations; 25 cm
- Summary
- "From choosing the right pair of eyeglasses to properly coordinating a tie, shirt, and pocket square, getting dressed is an art to be mastered. Yet how many of us just throw on, well, whatever in the morning? How many understand the subtleties of selecting the right pair of shoelaces or the most compatible patterns-much less the history, imperatives, and importance of our choices? In True Style, fashion expert G. Bruce Boyer provides a crisp, indispensable primer for this daily ritual, cataloguing the essential elements of the male wardrobe and showing how best to employ them. Detailing the evolution of the most classic items and traditions in menswear-from fabrics like denim and linen, to staples like blazers and button-down shirts, to the rules for combining them all-Boyer reveals what true style looks like, and why"--
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-236) and index.
- Contents
- Ascots -- Boots -- Bow ties -- Business attire -- Craftsmanship -- Denim -- Dressing gowns -- The English country house look -- Evening dress -- Eyewear -- Fragrances -- Grooming -- Italian style -- Ivy style -- Maintenance -- Maxims -- Mixing patterns -- Pocket squares -- Shirts -- The shoe-hosiery-trouser nexus -- Shorts -- Sprezzatura -- Suits -- Summer Fabrics -- Turtlenecks -- Weather gear.
- Call Number
- JFE 16-9148
- ISBN
- 9780465053995
- 0465053998
- LCCN
- 2015019125
- OCLC
- 2015019125
- Author
- Boyer, G. Bruce.
- Title
- True style : the history & principles of classic menswear / G. Bruce Boyer.
- Publisher
- New York : Basic Books, a member of the Perseus Books Group, [2015]
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-236) and index.
- Research Call Number
- JFE 16-9148