A Gentleman Gets Dressed Up : What to Wear, When to Wear it, How to Wear it

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Summary: an ok read, should have more
Review: A good book, almost as good as 'How to be a gentlemen' by the same author. I thought thier would be more to this book, especially more pictures, I was a little disappointed. But it is a classsy book and a fun read. A good present.

Rating:
Summary: an ok read, should have more
Review: A good book, almost as good as 'How to be a gentlemen' by the same author. I thought thier would be more to this book, especially more pictures, I was a little disappointed. But it is a classsy book and a fun read. A good present.

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Summary: Very Helpful Hints
Review: I regularly wear suits and semi-casual dress in my profession, but there were many things I learned from this little book. The dust jacket of this volume says, "What to wear, when to wear it, how to wear it." Those three comments pretty much summarize the contents. This title is well-worth the price paid.

Rating:
Summary: Very Helpful Hints
Review: I regularly wear suits and semi-casual dress in my profession, but there were many things I learned from this little book. The dust jacket of this volume says, "What to wear, when to wear it, how to wear it." Those three comments pretty much summarize the contents. This title is well-worth the price paid.

Rating:
Summary: An excellent guide for both novice and seasoned dressers
Review: It provides a guide on appropiate and tasteful mens attire while not being overbearing or stuffy. It also provides a reminder for those of us who wish to look our best on occasional lapses in judgement and even things we did know before.

Rating:
Summary: Amusing and worthwhile
Review: This book is both helpful and entertaining. Its style, which amounts to a compilation of aphorisms--some of them clever--makes it an easy read.

As a veteran of the East Coast button-down collar and navy-blue suit brigade, I was surprised to learn as much as I did about men's attire, although I didn't necessarily agree with everything the book has to offer. But the same was true with "How to Be a Gentleman," where, for example, the author says it's perfectly acceptable for a well-dressed gentlemen to go to church without socks. In "A Gentleman Gets Dressed Up," he devotes an amusing amount of ink to the subject of letting out waistlines to accommodate increases of girth and being prepared to mop up excesses of perspiration. Such curiosities can probably be attributed to the books' regional slant--am I right in assuming that the author is a Southerner?

If it sounds like what you need, this book is amusing and worthwhile, but be prepared for a few odd remarks that clearly come from a corpulent Southerner who sweats a lot.