By extension, the book reports on the varied ways that masculine identity expresses itself in clothing.Īlexander McQueen wasn’t a menswear designer per say, but he was a man in the world of fashion, and an incredibly influential one at that. It’s a look at more than just fashion or a recitation of the rules of style – it is a real examination of how someone understands their own style and builds it out. Men and Style: Essays, Interviews, and Considerationsĭavid Coggins’ book has received a lot of press this year, and deservedly so. It’s angry, it’s smart, and well put together – a fun read for any fan of menswear. His book of photos, a follow up to his first, aims its focus on more seasonal and pattern-based outfits.Īuthor and designer Mark McNairy takes aim at rules written and unwritten in short, pithy paragraphs that are paired up with images for illustration.

This book, his first, consists of his favorite photos from the first years of his blog.Ĭlearly inspired by Schuman, Gieuseppe Santamaria takes a similar albeit more self aware approach to shooting fashion in the streets. After leaving the fashion industry to take care of his daughter, he began carrying a camera with him wherever he went and just snapping shots of folks on the street in an attempt to capture them in a way he knew that would inspire designers and buyers alike. Scott Schuman is a pioneer in the fashion blogging space. Each decade contains archival photos of the fashion that inhabited and shaped it, and those that made it look great. It is near impossible to get a really thorough overview of all that happens in style in a century, but this book gives it a shot.

This book takes the reader through a journey of great men’s essentials and the guys through history that wore them best. When people call a piece of menswear ‘classic’, these are the guys you picture wearing them.

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