Style - rules.

[mensimageconsultant]

Have you ever read a style book that uses
"On most men, XYZ usually does not look good for the following reasons ABC" or don't use the words "should", "never" and "always"?

I haven't and i'd like to see one made. I have started putting ideas together and am looking for someone / others to work along side. I feel it needs to have input from several open minded people so it does not read as someones opinion but more a collective and carefully worded view. A realisation about how certain style tips work for some and not others.

I've found some guides, in my opinion, have too large an emphasis on well dressed people in the past, even 100 years ago. Some of this information is still very relivant, the rest interesting but often quite useless.

I'd also like to see a guide that is pleasing to the the eye - a style guide that is stylish!

The guide should feature ideas, guidelines, advice that is relivant today, acknowledges the past and has an eye on the future, without being too prescriptive. A tall order but I don't think its impossible!

Those are all valid points. However, would the kind of person who needs assistance want to read your envisioned book (just the required length and, between that and the pictures, cost might be intimidating), and why wouldn't he be better off with personal assistance?

 

[James Bluesky]

Originally Posted by mensimageconsultant

Those are all valid points. However, would the kind of person who needs assistance want to read your envisioned book (just the required length and, between that and the pictures, cost might be intimidating), and why wouldn't he be better off with personal assistance?
Valid point but the average consumer probably can't afford or would be embarrassed to ask for personal assisitance. My goal is to provide a guide for a beginner through to advanced. I also will use my knowledge of branding to advise how you can brand yourself to work out which clothing best suits your personality and values. You obviously have a vast knowledge of the subject. Would you be interested in producing a book / ebook? -- J Trump www.modadesign.co.uk www.jamestrump.com

 

[touristique]

There's another thread on this, but a good style basics site has just gone live at www.gqrules.com — I think however obvious many may feel they are, if the foundations aren't laid correctly then the house falls down, and sometimes we all need a reminder of that.

 

[Douglas]

I don't know if Flusser is considered a total outcast on here or not, but I have found "Clothes and the Man" and "Style and the Man" to be useful... although certainly not infallible. The best thing about them is that the extensive use of photographs really helps define a lot of things; types of fabrics, patterns, etc. I think his books are a fine point of departure.

 

[Will]

Originally Posted by touristique

There's another thread on this, but a good style basics site has just gone live at www.gqrules.com "” I think however obvious many may feel they are, if the foundations aren't laid correctly then the house falls down, and sometimes we all need a reminder of that.

I doubt that it's coincidence that you're posting this in several places the same day I got a PR solicitation to write about it.

What is your connection to the publisher?

 

[vivalet]

Originally Posted by johnnyblazini

It's not that black and white.

Socks should not always match your trousers. There can be a small differences between color and texture. Dimples are fachionable for the moment, they may not always be so (They are much less popular in Europe). 1/4 inch can be more appropriate.

I wear defeet socks with everything, so this rule is def. out the window for me. Call it a quirk.