What are some of your favourite Sartorial Books?

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All over the world
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Tue Oct 11, 2011 3:18 pm

I'm just wondering what's sitting on everyone's shelf!
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Wed Oct 12, 2011 2:26 pm

I have quite a few, but if I could only recommend one, it would be Alan Flusser's second book "Clothes and the Man."

The education is much like the styling, classic.

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Wed Oct 12, 2011 2:35 pm

In no particular order: "Gentleman" by Roetzel, "The Suit" by Manton, and "History of Men's Fashion" by NJS. I am looking forward to reading the works of Will, Costi and Alden. When are these expected?
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Wed Oct 12, 2011 3:23 pm

wow, I feel in an excellent (and overwhelming) company on your short list :D
getting to work, in this case - got a lot of catching up to do... :wink:
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Thu Oct 13, 2011 8:33 am

NJS the forum member wrote a book? I'll have to check it out! :)
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Thu Oct 13, 2011 11:54 am

NJS the forum member wrote a book?
Yes, And if you are keen on outdoor country sporting magazines, you will find that he is outstanding in his own Field! :wink:
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Thu Oct 13, 2011 3:01 pm

Rowly wrote:
NJS the forum member wrote a book?
Yes, And if you are keen on outdoor country sporting magazines, you will find that he is outstanding in his own Field! :wink:
NJS has two books out currently, and a third one is coming.

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Thu Oct 13, 2011 8:14 pm

Parental Advisory: Books by NJS are for mature people whilst others can be consumed by children.
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Thu Oct 13, 2011 10:41 pm

shredder wrote:Parental Advisory: Books by NJS are for mature people whilst others can be consumed by children.
Thanks, Shredder. I expect that my detractors would say that my books are for aspiring fogeys. The irony is that kids' books represent a big market share - and someone else said to me: "You should write sump'n stoopid". There's a lot in that, I think. I just cannot bring myself deliberately, to do it. Well, not yet, anyway. :lol:
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Fri Oct 14, 2011 11:11 pm

Why would a grown man want to read children's books?
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Sat Oct 15, 2011 11:23 am

All over the world wrote:Why would a grown man want to read children's books?
I meant more about writing them. Fully to understand Shredder, you would need to develop a sophisticated post-modernist sense of humour. However, I think that real children's books can be great to revisit: either with one's own children or simply for the fun of it: The Wind In The Willows; The Famous Five books; Biggles; Roald Dahl's stories; those of The Brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Anderson; even The Beano and The Dandy and catch up with Dennis The Menace and Masher; Lord Snooty and The Bash Street Kids - great fun.
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Sat Oct 15, 2011 5:08 pm

in response to the original question,

- elegance by g. bruce boyer, as well as fred astaire style and rebel style
- clothes and the man by alan flusser
- laszlo vass' book about shoes (in dutch translation)
- gentleman by bernhard roetzel
- a gentleman's wardrobe by paul keers
- the book of ties by francois chaille

in addition, i have d.v. by diana vreeland and windor revisited by the duke of windsor, these are books about people that deal more than a little with clothes.

the elegant man by riccardo villarosa, and style and the man by alan flusser, are currently on their way to my home.

i am still looking for a copy of eminently suitable by g. bruce boyer. i have found this site due to an interview with this gentleman, where he mentioned it.
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Sat Oct 15, 2011 10:36 pm

Yes - let's not lose the serious point in all this!
Lord Snooty.
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Sun Oct 16, 2011 8:52 am

Roger the dodger to taxi driver, "How much to take me and mt suitcase to the station?"
Taxi driver, " Five bob,mate, the luggage goes free!" Okay'', says Roger.''You take the case and I'll walk!''
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