内容简介
Fromchoosingtherightpairofeyeglassestoproperlycoordinatingashirt,tie,andpocketsquare,gettingdressedisanarttobemastered.Yet,howmanyofusjustthrowon,well,whatevereachmorning?Howmanyunderstandthesubtletiesofselectingtherightpairofsocksorthemostcompatiblepatternsofourvariousgarments—muchlessthehistory,imperatives,andimportanceofourchoices?InTrueStyle,acclaimedfashionexpertG.BruceBoyerprovidesacrisp,indispensableprimerforthisdailyritual,cataloguingtheessentialelementsofthemalewardrobeandshowinghowbesttoemploythem.Inwitty,stylishprose,Boyerbreezesthroughclassicitemsandtraditionsinmenswear,detailingtheevolutionandbestusesoffabricslikedenimandlinen,accoutrementslikenecktiesandeyeglasses,andprinciplesforcombiningpatterns,colors,andtextures.Heenlightensreadersaboutacceptablecircumstancesfordonningaturtleneck,declaimstheevilsofwearingdressshoeswithoutsocks,andtrumpetsthevirtuesofsprezzatura,theartistryofconcealingeffortbeneathacloakofnonchalance.Withagentleyetfirmapproachtotherulesofdressingandanincredibleworkingknowledgeofthedifferentitems,styles,andprinciplesofmenswear,Boyerprovidesessentialwardrobeguidanceforthediscriminatinggentleman,explainingwhattruestylelookslike—andwhy.
作者简介
G.BruceBoyerisarenownedexpertonmenswearandmen’sfashion.TheformermensweareditorforTown&Country,hehasauthored,coauthored,andcontributedtonumerousbooksonfashion,andhisfeaturearticleshaveappearedinEsquire,Harper’sBazaar,Forbes,theNewYorkTimes,theNewYorker,Departures,andtheRake,amongothernationalandinternationalmagazines.BoyerhasalsococuratedseveralfashionexhibitionsatTheMuseumattheFashionInstituteofTechnology.HelivesinBethlehem,Pennsylvania.