Being well dressed is a simple matter of wearing things that present the image you want to effect, make people around you comfortable and show a little of your own personality but it's something that takes most men decades of practice to accomplish. That was what I took away from my interview with Alan Flusser the other day.
Flusser is probably the most knowledgeable man I know on the subject of menswear. He is the author of Dressing the Man, the 2002 reference that is probably the definitive American book on classic men’s clothing, He is also proprietor of the Alan Flusser Custom Shop in New York City and a permanent member of the International Best Dressed List Hall of Fame.
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Will... I'm confused. I can't find Alan Flusser's name on any of the int'l best-dressed HOF lists online. Was he added too recently to show up yet?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Best_Dressed_List
http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/bestdressed/bestdressed_men
Thanks,
Stanley
Flusser was added to the permanent international list in 1988 Stanley. Vanity Fair took the list over later and I don't know what they may have done with it.
His Harper Collins bio:
http://www.harpercollins.com/authors/3204/Alan_Flusser/index.aspx?authorID=3204
I like that he has a very subtle look in the picture, yet his pocket square is bold. Nice.
I can't seem to find the podcast in Apple iTunes, not uploaded yet?
The podcast host has been down for most of the last day with server problems. We are relocating to a new host.
Nice interview and I especially like his approach to dressing for the occasion.
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