Bibliograph

Men and style, David Coggins ; with foreword by Glenn O'Brien

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Men and style, David Coggins ; with foreword by Glenn O'Brien

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

Illustrations

portraitsillustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Men and style

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

938991343

Responsibility statement

David Coggins ; with foreword by Glenn O'Brien

Summary

David Coggins explores the history of men s style and learns from some of the most notable tastemakers in the industry and beyond. Its essays and interviews discuss the lessons men learned from their fathers, the mistakes they made as young men, and how they emerged to become better men

Table Of Contents

Foreword: The exquisite propriety of men -- Introduction: Higher learning -- Beginnings -- The power of clothes -- Youthful exuberance: onward and upward -- How did you dress as a boy? -- Certain advantages -- Rituals of court -- How did your father dress? -- Fathers and grandfathers -- Considerations: Gregory Peck -- Ties and the meaning of things -- Did your father have rules? -- Do you have rules? -- Did you wear a uniform? -- The case for imperfection -- There goes the neighborhood: the unending pursuit of authenticity -- In college -- Considerations: Gay Talese -- Men of style -- Some inheritance

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