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Besides Alan Flusser, what other books do you guys recommend?

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I have sucked up all the knowledge there is in this here forum.

Please recommend some books that will will introduce me to more sartorial terms and styles that I don't know. I've given myself 3 years to visit this forum regularly to learn. I guess I'll have to leave soon as I've learned like 98% of everything there is to know for dressing like a gentleman already. What can I say, I have great retention.
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I think you are ready for Lord Chesterfield's Letters.
 

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Coho,

can I ask how you learned? Are there epic threads to read that contain much info, or is it a lurking/read everything and see what sticks typr of procewss. With cars, cameras, computers, it's easy to search for and filter info on a topic, but style...... that's one of the most broad topics there is
 

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Originally Posted by Coho
...Please recommend some books that will will introduce me to more sartorial terms and styles that I don't know...
See these lists: http://asuitablewardrobe.dynend.com/2007/10/twenty-great-clothing-books.html http://www.amazon.com/gp/richpub/listmania/fullview/3G63ZJ2L1VHEZ/ref=cm_aya_av.lm_more http://astore.amazon.com/thestyleforum-20?%5Fencoding=UTF8&node=1 Also, be sure to include everything written by Alan Flusser, G. Bruce Boyer, Paul Keers, and Bernhard Roetzel, as well as John T. Molloy's New Dress for Success. When you are done, please let us know what you have learned
 

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Coho- Now that you have read everything on this forum you must now embark on your own sartorial journey. Bespoke suits and long conversations over pints of stout await you on Savile Row, custom shoes and eastern European beauties in Budapest, style and wine in Naples, timepieces in Geneva... You must now put into practice what you have learned grasshopper.

ps. take some photos with your digital Leica and post them intermittently during this epic journey.
 

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Thank you all for the recommendations. Orsini, this is too much for my little head:
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Originally Posted by Orsini
See these lists:

http://asuitablewardrobe.dynend.com/2007/10/twenty-great-clothing-books.html

http://www.amazon.com/gp/richpub/listmania/fullview/3G63ZJ2L1VHEZ/ref=cm_aya_av.lm_more

http://astore.amazon.com/thestyleforum-20?%5Fencoding=UTF8&node=1

Also, be sure to include everything written by Alan Flusser, G. Bruce Boyer, Paul Keers, and Bernhard Roetzel, as well as John T. Molloy's New Dress for Success.


When you are done, please let us know what you have learned
 

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Originally Posted by Coho
Thank you all for the recommendations. Orsini, this is too much for my little head:
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Oh, I do not think so. There is a lot of duplication in this list. I have confidence in your ability to handle it.
 

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Roetzl's Gentleman: A Timeless Fashion
 

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What do you gents think is a good choice for a physically small book that is a good reference for standard conventional men's wardrobe? I am using The Indispensable Guide to Classic Men's Clothing by Josh Karlen and Christopher Sulavik for quick look-ups. Any suggestions?
 

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Ok, I'm adding books to my amazon wishlist and feel like getting some "dressy" suggestions.

I already own the Vass book and Manton's book is on my wish list.


Suggest some other stuff and justify why.
 

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