"Esquire Fashion Guide For All Occasions" 1957 BIRMINGHAM, Frederic A. [edited by]

BIRMINGHAM, Frederic A. [edited by]

[204] pp.

1957

Harper & Row, Publishers

Revised Edition

8 1/2" x 5 7/8"

This elegant and attractive primer on men’s dress is steeped in the Madison Avenue and Ivy League sensibility of 1960s era Esquire magazine. Much more than a how-to book, it proposes an entire philosophy of men’s fashion, noting how stable the trajectory has been compared to its roller coaster counterpart, women’s fashion. It then proposes a classic mode of dress and comportment that resonates today, even as some of its specific guidelines have relaxed. Includes b & w illustration of its instructions, which are every bit as classic as the book itself.