“Fashions fade, style is eternal.”
Yves St. Laurent
Every year, the editors over at Esquire put out a special issue of the magazine that deals with style. If you are a style-minded reader and interested in looking your best in 2009, we highly suggest you pickup Esquire’s “The Handbook Of Style (A Man’s Guide To Looking Good).” The just released handbook is chock full of essential (and entertaining) information on everything men need to know about personal style and dress.
Using a highly illustrative approach and incorporating Esquire’s usual wit, The Handbook Of Style delivers a handy yet compact style resource for men. It draws upon a varied list of style icons like Cary Grant, Frank Sinatra to André 3000 and Jay-Z, and explains why certain pieces work well together, while others don’t. It also offers guidance on wardrobe necessities, how-to’s for specific styles, and even clothing care.
“Yes, it’s a guide to how to get dressed and it is a primer on the elements of style, but by no means is it a set of unbending rules.”
David Granger
Editor-in-Chief, Esquire
Here are some especially helpful items covered in Esquire’s The Handbook of Style:
- Building a Working Wardrobe: The 5 Shirts, 4 Ties, 3 Suits, 2 Shoes, and 1 Overcoat You Need
- How Many Times You Can Wear Certain Clothes Between Washes
- Five Terms to Use With Your Barber
- How to Buy a Suit for Your Body Type
- The Three Dress Pants You Should Own
- The Rules of Wearing Shirts
- A Guide to Boots
- Esquire’s Olde-Fashioned Guide to DIY Stain Removal
- The Five Shoes Every Man Needs
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