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   Any book by Alan Flusser is quite worthwhile, especially Dressing the Man: Mastering the Art of Permanent Fashion. Mr. Flusser’s work has its
shortcomings, but his emphasis on investing in classic, enduring styles is most welcome in today’s age of disposable fashion, against which
Harrison’s of Leesburg stands resolutely. The volume also merits praise for its wonderful assemblage of 20th century fashion icons.
Color for Men by Carole Jackson, is based on the bestselling 1980s classic for women, Color Me Beautiful. If you have heard mention of someone's
"season", these books receive the credit. We find that some take Ms. Jackson’s principles to an unnecessarily legalistic extreme, but the
concepts are extremely valuable nonetheless.
Gentleman: A Timeless Fashion by Bernhard Roetzel, translated from the original German, offers a rather comprehensive continental angle on
men’s fine apparel and accessories. We only wish the editor had omitted inclusion of the model in his underwear from the line-up on the front
cover.
Novels and Short Stories by P.G. Wodehouse, featuring his most famous characters Bertie Wooster and his valet, Jeeves, are de rigueur and not to
be overlooked under any circumstances. Combining outrageous comedy (relatively speaking) and a modicum of high-class wit, these volumes
are good for the heart and for the mind. And to boot, Jeeves periodically hosts in his inimitable style a 1920s Britain version of “What Not to
Wear” at the expense of his employer.
On the subject of etiquette and gentlemanly conduct, as with style, no single individual has all the right answers. However, we have benefited, or
at least received a good dose of amusement, from Jeff Bridges’ How to be a Gentleman series, and from the exhaustive volume of witty advice
to the Gentle Reader, Miss Manners’ Guide to Excruciatingly Correct Behavior. Superseding all else, we subscribe to the teachings of Jesus
contained in the four New Testament gospels.
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