#alan flusser

[thurstongrey]

[permanentstyle]

https://www.permanentstyle.com/2023/08/how-much-do-you-actually-know-an-interview-with-alan-flusser.html

How much do you actually know? An interview with Alan Flusser

[maitredorsia]

I was scrolling Pinterest as I often do, and came across the following image (Don't have an original source for it, if anybody knows please tell me!), and noticed that some parts of the text (marked for convenience) are very familiar...

But I've never seen this before. And then it hits me - I've read this near-verbatim just this morning!

This image as the source for Patrick's narration here can be further confirmed by noting that the suit in the image is from Alan Flusser, as is Patrick's; despite the lack of a pocket square and the differences in tie and shoe choice.

It's well established that Bateman reads books about fashion and is an avid reader of GQ etcetera so this tracks. This backs up my theory that many of the outfit descriptions and style rules in the book come straight from magazine editorials and style books.

Lazy writing? Or demonstrating how obsessed Patrick is with fashion trends? In my opinion, probably both. It definitely succeeds in regard to the second question.

So there you go! Very exciting discovery for me!

[tavoit]

From James Bond to Fred Astaire, the "silver" necktie is a hallmark of sartorial elegance.

According to menswear guru Alan Flusser, the Macclesfield necktie, a silk group of patterns made from small weaves of diamonds, squares, and circles, became especially fashionable among well-dressed British men in the early 1920s. These small geometrics were first made in contrasting tones of gray, black, and white, giving a marquetry effect across the surface of the tie. They were the specialty of the textile weavers from Macclesfield, a small town in Lancashire, northwest England. Among the world's sartorial literati, the Macclesfield necktie continues to enjoy his long-standing reputation as the quintessence of upper-class English taste. Referred to as a 'wedding tie' in certain circles, this silvery necktie became began its venerable career as the obligatory long tie for formal day attire, meeting weddings and other daytime celebrations.

Here are a few of my own Macclesfield ties, both in the 'silver" color way

And in colors as well

Collected over the years from suppliers like Polo and Addison on Madison

And the shop where Astaire bought his own ties, Bowring Arundel of Savile Row.

Cary Grant was a fan which tells you all you need to know about these ties.

[crustacean-on-main]

you will begome Landsknecht.

is this about the clothing post? if you want i can egsblain at length but landsknecht getup (unsurprisingly, since modern menswear evolved from early modern military costumes) respects the cardinal rule of western menswear, which is that you can only have strong pattern in accessories.

bright colors meanwhile are perfectly available if you wish to rock them. even such clafsical authorities as alan flusser will recommend the yellow shirt, and for the more adventurous ... i passed by one of the local italian clothiers and he was displaying prominently in his window an off-white jacket over a pink shirt with a pink silk pocket square.

if you do want floral prints they may easily be added to ur outfits by means of the necktie and the pocket square. but the garment that covers your whole body in a brightly colored floral design is called a dress and it is for women.

[vnvyb]

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[ellendorit]

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[pennysrecoveco]

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[fentonsellsflorida]

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[thurstongrey]

[dirtyracoonrigby]

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[showbizwhizz]

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[crustacean-on-main]

Where/how do I start to get into more complex menswear? I see guys in 80s movies, vintage pics of Harrison Ford, Robert Redford, Kurt Russell, dudes like that, and they all look great, but it's a world I have very little knowledge of. And modern clothing is such ass quality.

Comparatively, getting ripped is pretty straightforward, and working out is something I was working on already. That Rick Owens quote about anything looking good on an elite physique isn't exactly wrong, but I suppose it is a bit reductive. And it's not Rick doesn't dress extremely intentionally lol

Yeah, by all means, work the fuck out. It's good for you in many, many ways -- if you're trying to maximize aesthetics, though, there's a point past which muscle development hurts. If you're a skinnier type you probably won't get there unless you're on the 'roids, but some people with more natural propensities towards bulk aren't so lucky (huge traps will cause most jackets to just float off of you, for example).

Anyway, there's a ton of resources out there if you want to care. If you read French, Stiff Collar and Parisian Gentleman come highly recommended, the latter particularly through their youtube channel, of which an English version exists. It actually has more content than the French version, but I find Hugo Jacomet's French accent in English incredibly grating so I tend to only watch the French version.

Switching to English, Permanent Style is a great blog-cum-website, particularly if you're less of a suit guy: there's a lot of content on how to do styles between workwear and business casual. On the other end of the spectrum, I like much of what Gentlemen's Gazette do, but it's definitely a fairly, shall we say, peacock-focused outlet. Also they're trying to sell you their products, which is always a bit annoying.

Obligatory mention to Die, Workwear. Man is an annoying californian but has solid opinions on clothes.

Finally, there are actual books on the subject. If you want to buy one and only one, get Dressing the Man by Alan Flusser. It's a pretty good guide to many of the accepted principles. Another author worth mentioning is G. Bruce Boyer, by whom I own a small collection of essays called True Style.

In the end, a lot of it is a question of personal experimentation, so if you're so inclined I encourage you to try more things and see what works. Make use of the internet if you live somewhere where you can't easily just visit nicer stores. If you're careful about how you buy, it works a lot better than you might think it does.

[nomarsfinery]

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[ellendorit]

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[pennysrecoveco]

Check out this listing I just added to my Poshmark closet: Alan Flusser,Lg, Red Purple,Green,check plaid button down long sleeve shirt