The --worst-- books on fashion, style and etiquette?

[Jerome]

I'd place a strong vote for -and warning against- this one: http://www.amazon.com/Modern-Gentlem...sr_1_1?ie=UTF8 Not only is it next to useless content-wise it is also written in an unbearably nerdy and quirky style: faulty and unnecessarily complicated syntax and the authors' pathetic attempts to be witty and youthful, yet knowledgeable and 'gentlemanly' is as embarrassing as it is annoying. Post your warnings here!

 

[Gradstudent78]

Askmen.com style book looked pretty worthless when I looked it over.

 

[Jerome]

Just remembered something else for the German speakers: I found the long-winded and somehow constipated ramblings by Gräfin Sybille von Schönfeld about all the tedious aspects of daily life and the most boring aspects of being a host or eating at a restaurant to be worth of warning, too. Unless one suffers from insomnia. (But even then a valium and a bottle of champagne are more enjoyable).

 

[Teacher]

Originally Posted by Jerome

I'd place a strong vote for -and warning against- this one:

http://www.amazon.com/Modern-Gentlem...sr_1_1?ie=UTF8

Not only is it next to useless content-wise it is also written in an unbearably nerdy and quirky style: faulty and unnecessarily complicated syntax and the authors' pathetic attempts to be witty and youthful, yet knowledgeable and 'gentlemanly' is as embarrassing as it is annoying.

Post your warnings here!

It was written by a dude named Phinneas. 'Nuf said.

 

[BDC2823]

This book is worse...

http://www.amazon.com/Suit-Machiavel...6338238&sr=1-1

Just kidding.

 

[Steve B.]

Originally Posted by BDC2823

This book is worse...

http://www.amazon.com/Suit-Machiavel...6338238&sr=1-1

Just kidding.

Uh Uh. This one is worse.

.29???

http://www.amazon.com/Mens-Clothing-...6344246&sr=1-2

 

[Reggs]

Originally Posted by Jerome

I'd place a strong vote for -and warning against- this one:

http://www.amazon.com/Modern-Gentlem...sr_1_1?ie=UTF8

Not only is it next to useless content-wise it is also written in an unbearably nerdy and quirky style: faulty and unnecessarily complicated syntax and the authors' pathetic attempts to be witty and youthful, yet knowledgeable and 'gentlemanly' is as embarrassing as it is annoying.

Post your warnings here!

I have that book too, and agree.

 

[robin]

http://www.amazon.com/Suit-Machiavel...6352296&sr=1-1

 

[LabelKing]

What if Men's Image Consultant wrote a book?

 

[gdl203]

The one in the OP is pretty bad. But I recently received and skimmed through this and it's a major pile of warm dogpoo

 

[Steve B.]

Originally Posted by LabelKing

What if Men's Image Consultant wrote a book?

Dude...

The one Nordstrom is selling really isn't that bad.

 

[Jerome]

Originally Posted by Reggs

I have that book too, and agree.
It was the second book that I ever threw away after buying it (myself)...I didn't want it to get into the wrong hands...or rather: into any hands. gdl203: 'History of Men's Fashion' actually seems to be quite good or rather interesting (and I have a pretty good intuition pertaining to books etc.)...why did you think that it was bad? That Machiavelli suit book was by a poster here AFAICR (Marcus Antonius?)...looked interesting, too- he had a thread about it somewhere as far as I can recall...(where I recommended to him that Dante would have been an even cooler reference...)- anyway, I might even buy that some time..

 

[StephenHero]

Who are these blind Philistines designing book covers these days?

 

[acidboy]

 

[gdl203]

Originally Posted by Jerome

gdl203: 'History of Men's Fashion' actually seems to be quite good or rather interesting (and I have a pretty good intuition pertaining to books etc.)...why did you think that it was bad?
It's just a collection of pompous and totally outdated "rules" about what men should (and especially should not) wear. I could have written it myself as a parody. An eye-rolling read throughout.

Manton's book is actually a great read. You should definitely get a copy.