Details: Men's Style Manual: The Ultimate Guide for Making Your Clothes Work for You

I bought this as a present for my husband, to have something fun to read in our vacations instead of a magazine. He liked it very much, despite not always agreeing with the styling tips, because he is a more casual dressed guy. I also enjoyed it, I love reading good styling books. Loved the writing style of the author, I would definitely recommend it!

I bought 6 books on style, this was by far the most useful

This is a really book well illustrated. It gives you all must haves a man should have. What's missing though it doesnt explain in details what suit what type of men. E.g what short men should wear, big and tall... Which the book was articualted around this as not everything suit every man

This book helped me a lot in choosing my wardrobe. Every time I need to buy clothing I pick it up and rely on it in choosing how to buy clothes. Short and sweet filled with great advices.

I really enjoyed reading this and learnt a lot from it. Just about everything a man needs to know about style is in this book.

husband and myself loved this little secret info manual...lots of ideas and good schooling. we both learned a lot with the info written

Very good transaction, clear information and good price. The item is also in very good quality. Would consider to deal again and a *** seller. Thanks

This is a book from the magazine Details, it has a good introduction by one of their editors who describes being labelled a "slob" and how he came to his present recognition of the importance of certain aspects of mens fashion and style, it is laid out well into sections, each dealing with one article of clothing, such as shirts, suits, jeans, t-shirts, interspaced are short interview/bullet pointed descriptions of style by celebrities or fashion icons and there is a full index/acknowledgements for pictures. The advice is subjective and some of the strict direction, such as never wear leather bomber jackets, is not always supported but in the main its very good, although there are plentiful truisms, such as err on the side of formal when there is any ambiguity, go with traditions rather than innovations and be wary of attempting to successfully carry of style choices of others, particularly celebrities, as your own. There's simple and good advice on correct ways to choose and tie a tie or bow tie, good information for anyone who is constructing a basic wardrobe for a variety of occasions (even on how to match dress choices to occasions) and making choices of this kind for the first time. The advice on suits was good but I felt erring a little too much towards generic greys, this could be a criticism of the book more generally perhaps, the sense of style, perhaps strict sense of style, of the author comes clearly through. Sometimes the contrasts between style selections or suggestions with garrish and glaring bright colours like bright reds, or with other "fashion fails", like blousey old styles of dress, I felt was a little less helpful and more obvious errors. I had hoped for some careful observations upon finer detail, there can be more nuanced pluses and minuses to style choices than the contrasts this book makes sometimes. The overall idea that you may not be the trend setter and innovator you hope you are seemed sound enough. The points by the style gurus, which includes celebrities from fashion and music, is interesting, often contradicting information from elsewhere in the book but more personal to their choices and less serious perhaps. Often addressing personal grooming, attitudes to music and personal presenations more generally than the specifics covered in the rest of the book too. The main topics covered include shirts, suits, jeans, blazers, "outwear" (overcoats and coats), pull overs, shoes, jewelry (including watches), tuxedos and formal wear.

I had been looking into updating my wardrobe from simple jeans and department store collared shirts into something a bit more business. I ordered this book originally because the only book on men's style I had, suggested me to shave with a knife and foam in a wooden bowl, and generally wear a bespoke tux to everywhere. That was a bit too British and nigh enough ridiculous for my ideal style, so I needed something with a bit more contemporary taste; an essential basic guide on menswear for people who know what looks good but do not know how to get it. The book is sectioned into different parts of the complete modern man's wardrobe; shirts, pants, blazers, ties, suits, tuxes, jeans, casual shirts, sweaters, outerwear, underwear, shoes and accessories. It starts off with a checklist of absolute musts every man should own and it doesn't please me to say that I definitely did miss a few items on that list. Each section then goes over the basics, and hallmarks of the perfect fit. Also covered are the different style and material options, and often the book dwelves into assorted tips, a list of "don'ts", style tips from renown fashion bigshots, different ways you can pull off the more daring variations (such as the denim jacket or white shoes) and buying tips. The section that really sold it for me was the "Dress Up, Dress Down" - examples of complete ensembles how you can wear the same overcoat or the same suit to three different occasions without looking repetitious. Other reviewers here who seem to disparage this book for being too basic must explain to me how this sense of accessorizing is supposed to be attained by magic. Or how you're supposed to invent an outfit at crap o'clock in the morning with no light and eyes still shut. I'm under no illusions this is the only volume you should own of men's style, or that if you're going to own only one, this should be it; however, this book is definitely aimed for people like me - straight out of school and all of a sudden I need to appear in a meeting with stone-faced investors without giving them any clues. It went over some basics I already knew, but it definitely did give me new theory, tips and pointers for my money's worth. Definitely a recommended choice for the right target audience - to attain the basic theory, history and taste in clothing to expand into a signature style in the future with the help of other more advanced titles and sheer experience.

Muy bien escrito, mucha informacion, me gusto mucho!

This book should be a compulsory gift for all boys on their 16th birthday. They will probably despise it at the time, but there will be a moment in life when they get completely lost and are grateful for its advice. As it says in the title, this book is a "manual". Not a bible or the only truth but the DIY book to get dressed for the occasion. If for nothing else but giving you the proper names of all the bits and pieces of clothes and the way it is done, it already deserves five stars. The next time you have to buy a suit, you understand what the sales-person is talking about. Now you have even a chance to argue, where before you just felt ripped off but did not dare to say a word, because you feared to look like a complete ignorant. With its hundreds of pictures and photos you can see for yourself what goes (not) together but you are also given the chance to develop your own style. The statements of known people within the fashion industry also prove that there is not only one truth for the correct dress-up, sometimes contradicting an advice given a few pages earlier. With the knowledge of this book you might also finally find the courage to go alone into a fashion-shop and buy the outfit you always wanted but never dared to...

Ce qu’il faut assez complète pour crée une garde robes pour homme

This book is by an American fashion consultant. It covers a wide range of topics. It's a heavy paperback edition. I shall submit an edited review once I am done reading. It looks like a great choice for those who care about their dressing sense.