The Metrosexual Guide To Style：A Handbook For The Modern Man

Forthosewhoavoidthestylepages,thenewlymintedterm"metrosexual"referstoamanwithasenseoffashionandatasteforculture,wholovestoshopandlookgood,andmaybeofambiguoussexualorientation.AccordingtojournalistMarkSimpson,themetrosexual"mightbeofficiallygay,straightorbisexual,butthisisutterlyimmaterialbecausehehasclearlytakenhimselfashisownloveobject."MetrosexualwannabeswhoneedsomestylepointerswillfindtheirquestionsansweredinFlocker'shandymanual.LikeanextendedepisodeofQueerEyefortheStraightGuy,theguidegivesreadersacrashcourseonmusic,film,art,homedecorating,dating,fitnessandgroomingatthesametimethatitteachesthemanupdatedversionofEmilyPostmanners.Allthewhile,theauthor,asometimeactorandsometimefeatureseditorforAOLTimeWarner,dispenseshisadvicewiththeplayfultoneofawitty,club-hoppingmentor."Everymancanbenefitfromalittleself-improvement,"hewritesinhisintroduction."Justasyouregularlyupgradeyourcomputer,yourcarand,hopefully,yourunderweardrawer,youcanupgradeyourselftobecomeaplayerintheneweraofthemetrosexualman."ThoughFlocker'ssuggestionsareoccasionallytoodogmatic-headvisesreaderstoalwaysdrinkimportedbeer,forexample-thisguideisatimelycapitalizationontherecentnewsarticlesaboutmetrosexuals,anditapproachesitsmaterialwiththoroughness,warmhumorand,yes,style.Copyright2003ReedBusinessInformation,Inc.