Recommended Reading

 

Dressing the Man: Mastering the Art of Permanent Fashion by Alan Flusser


The Suit: A Machiavellian Approach to Men's Style by Nicholas Antongiavanni

 

Men's Style: The Thinking Man's Guide to Dress by Russell Smith

 

Emily Post's Etiquette by Peggy Post (American etiquette)

 

Debrett's New Guide to Etiquette and Modern Manners by John Morgan (British etiquette)

 

 

Selected Bibliography

 

 

• Classic Attire

 

Amies, Hardy.  ABC of Men's Fashion.  New York: Abrams.  2007 reprint of 1964 editon.

 

Angeloni, Umberto.  The Boutonniere: Style in One’s Lapel.   New York: Universe.  2000.

 

Antongiavanni, Nicholas.  The Suit: A Machiavellian Approach to Men's Style.  New York: Collins.  2006.


Boyer, G. Bruce. Elegance: A Guide to Quality in Menswear. New York: Norton. 1985.


“Black Tie.”  Wikipedia online encyclopedia. Accessed 2006, 2007   <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_tie> 

 

Bridges, John and Bryan Curtis.  A Gentleman Gets Dressed Up: What to wear, when to wear it, how to wear it.  Nashville, Tenn: Rutledge Hill Press.  2003.

 

Jones, Dylan.  Mr. Jones' Rules for the Modern Man.  London: Hodder & Stoughton Ltd.  2006.

 

Flusser, Alan.  Dressing the Man: Mastering the Art of Permanent Fashion.  New York: HarperCollins.  2002.

 

“Formalwear.”  Encyclopedia of Men’s Clothes CD-ROM.  R. Andrew Gilchrist.  2002.

 

Karlen, Josh and Christopher Sulavik.  The Indispensable Guide to Classic Men’s Clothing New York: Tatra Press.  1999.

 

Lenius, Oscar. A Well-Dressed Gentleman's Pocket Guide.  London: Carlton Publishing Group.  1998.


Roetzel, Bernhard.  Gentleman: A Timeless Fashion.  Cologne: Knonemann.  1999.

 

Smith, Russell.  Men's Style: The Thinking Man's Guide to Dress.  Toronto: McClelland & Stewart.  2005


• Etiquette and Tradition


Baldrige, Letitia.  Letitia Baldrige's New Manners for New Times: A Complete Guide to Etiquette.  New York: Scribner.  2003 

Best, Amy L.  Prom Night: Youth, Schools and Popular Culture.  New York: Routledge.   2000.

Complete Bachelor, The: Manners for Men / by the Author of the "As Seen by Him" Papers .  New York: D. Appleton and Company.  1896.

"Cracking the Dress Code."  Ask Andy About Clothes.  Accessed 2006. <http://www.askandyaboutclothes.com/Clothes%20Articles/cracking_the_dress_code.htm>  

Frederick Warne and Co. Modern Etiquette in Public and Private: Including Society at Large, the Etiquette of Weddings, the Ball-Room, the Dinner-Table, the Toilet, &c, &c. London, New York: Frederick Warne and Co. 1893.

Gardiner, Juliet. The Edwardian Country House. London: Channel 4 Books.  2002.

Green, Walter Cox. The Book of Good Manners: A Guide to Polite Usage for All Social Functions. New York: Social Mentor Publications. 1922.  

Hall, Florence Howe. Good Form for All Occasions: A Manual of Manners, Dress and Entertainment for Both Men and Women. New York and London: Harper & Brothers Publishers. 1914.

Harland, Marion.  Marion Harland’s Complete Etiquette: a Young People’s Guide to Every Social Occasion.  Indianapolis, The Bobbs-Merrill Company. 1914.

Holt, Emily. Encyclopaedia of Etiquette: What to Write, What to Do, What to Wear, What to Say: A Book of Manners for Everyday Use. Revised and Enlarged Edition. Toronto: Musson Book Company. 1923.

Kingsland, Florence. The Book of Good Manners: Etiquette for All Occasions by Mrs. Burton Kingsland. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday Page. 1907.

Kingsland, Florence. The Book of Good Manners: Etiquette for All Occasions by Mrs. Burton Kingsland. New York: Doubleday, Page and Company. 1901.

Marling, Karal Ann. Debutante: Rites and Regalia of American Debdom. Lawrence, Kansas. University Press of Kansas. 2004.

Martin, Judith.  Miss Manners’ Guide to Excruciatingly Correct Behavior.  New York:
W.W. Norton & Co.  2005.

Miller, Llewellyn. The Encyclopedia of Etiquette; A Guide to Good Manners in Today's World.   New York: Crown Publishers. 1967.

Morgan, John.  Debrett’s New Guide to Etiquette & Modern Manners.  New York: Thomas Dunne Books / St. Martin's Press. 2001.

Ordway, Edith B. The Etiquette of To-day. New York: Sully and Kleintech. 1913. 

"Party Definitions."  About.com.  Accessed 2006. <http://fashion.about.com/cs/glossary/a/partydefinition.htm>

Post, Elizabeth L.  The Emily Post Book of Etiquette for Young People.  New York: Funk & Wagnalls.  1967.

Post, Elizabeth L.  The New Emily Post’s Etiquette.  New York: Funk and Wagnalls.  1969, 1975, 1984, 1992 editions

Post, Emily.  Etiquette in society, in business, in politics and at home.  New York and London:  Funk & Wagnalls.  1922.

Post, Emily.  Etiquette, the Blue Book of Social Usage.  New York and London: Funk and Wagnalls.  1937, 1945, 1955, 1965 editions.

Post, Peggy.  Emily Post’s Etiquette.  New York: HarperCollins.  1997, 2004 editions.

"Prom." Ed. Pendergast, Sarah and Tom.   The Saint James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture.  Detroit: St. James Press. 2000.

“Prom.” Wikipedia online encyclopedia. Accessed 2006. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/prom>

“Quinceanera.” Wikipedia online encyclopedia. Accessed 2007. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quinceanera>

Tuckerman, Nancy. The Amy Vanderbilt Complete Book of Etiquette. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday. 1995.

Troubridge, Lady (Laura). The Book of Etiquette. Kingswood, Surrey: The Windmill Press. 1931.

Turudich, Daniela. Vintage Weddings: Resource and Guidebook, 1910s-1950s. Long Beach, Calif.: Chicago: Streamline Press; Distributed to the book trade by IPG.  2001.

Vanderbilt, Amy.  Amy Vanderbilt's Everyday Etiquette / Letitia Baldrige.  Toronto, New York: Bantam, 1981. 

Vanderbilt, Amy. Complete Book of Etiquette: The Guide to Gracious Living. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, 1952.

Vanderbilt, Amy. Etiquette. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, 1972.

Vanderbilt, Amy. New Complete Book of Etiquette: The Guide to Gracious Living. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday. 1963.

Vogue's Book of Etiquette: A Complete Guide to Traditional Forms and Modern Usage, by Millicent Fenwick. New York: Simon and Schuster. 1948.

Vogue’s Book of Etiquette and Good Manners. New York: Condé Nast Publications. 1969.

Vogue’s Book of Etiquette: Present-Day Customs of Social Intercourse with the Rules for Their Correct Observance, by the Editors of Vogue. New York: Condé Nast Publications. 1925.

Watson, Lillian (Eichler). The Book of Etiquette Vol 2. Oyster Bay, N.Y.: Nelson Doubleday. 1921.

Watson, Lillian (Eichler). The New Book of Etiquette. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, Doran & Company Inc. 1931.

Watson, Lillian (Eichler). The New Book of Etiquette, completely revised edition. Garden City, N.Y.: Garden City Publishing. 1936.

Watson, Lillian (Eichler). The Standard Book of Etiquette.  Garden City, N.Y.: Garden City Publishing. 1948.

Waggoner, Glen and Kathleen Moloney.  Esquire Etiquette: The Modern Man's Guide to Good Form.  New York: MacMillan.  1987.

"Wedding Guest Attire"  About.com.  Accessed 2006. <http://fashion.about.com/cs/tipsadvice/a/weddingguest.htm>

Wilson, Margery. The New Etiquette: The Modern Code of Social Behavior.  New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company.  1937.


• Historical Attire


“After Six: 101 Years of Tradition and Innovation.”  After Six.  2006. <http://www.aftersix.com/corporate_overview.html>

American Gentleman. Various issues from 1916-1940

Apparel Arts.  Various issues from 1931 to 1935.

 “Back in Black.”  North Shore News.  June 1999.

<http://www.nsnews.com/issues99/w060799/tux.html>


Boyer, G. Bruce. Elegance: A Guide to Quality in Menswear. New York: Norton. 1985.

Chaille, Francois.  The Book of Ties.   London, Paris: Flammarion. 1996.

Chenoune, Farid. A History of Men's Fashion.  Paris: Flammarion. 1993.

The Costumer's Manifesto.  Accessed 2006-2007
<http://costumes.org>


Cunnington, C Willett and Phyllis.  Handbook of English Costume in the 19th Century.  London: Faber.  1959.

"The Dandy"  The Regency Collection.  Accessed 2006 <http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~awoodley/regency/dandy.html>

Esquire.  Issues from 1933 to 1964.

Flusser, Alan.  Clothes and the Man: The Principles of Fine Men's Dress.  New York: Villard Books.  1985.

Flusser, Alan. Style and the Man.  New York: HarperStyle.  1996.

Gale, Bill.  Esquire's Fashions for Today.   New York: Harper & Row.  1973. 

Gentleman’s Quarterly.  Various issues from 1958 to present.

“Grizzly’s Lark and a Legend.”   Village of Tuxedo Park.  August 11, 2005. <http://www.votuxpk.com/History/GrizzysLarkAndALegend.htm> (link no longer active) archived at <http://web.archive.org/web/20050811080754/http://www.votuxpk.com/History/
GrizzysLarkAndALegend.htm>

“The History of Men’s Tuxedos and Male Formal Wear.”  About.com. <http://inventors.about.com/od/tstartinventions/a/tuxedo.htm>

Hix, Charles.  Dressing Right: A Guide for Men.  New York: St. Martin’s Press.  1978.
Johnson Gross, Kim and Jeff Stone.  Men's Wardrobe.  New York: Alfred Knopf.  1998.

Leggatt, WE  and TW Hodgkinson. The "Climax System" for Cutting Gentlemen’s Garments, 4th edition.  London: Minister and Co. Ltd.  192?.

Maneker, Marion. Dressing in the Dark: Lessons in Men's Style from the Movies. New York: Assouline Publications. 2002.

Mansfield, Allan and Phyllis Cunnington.  Handbook of English Costume in the 20th Century, 1900-1950.   London: Faber.  1973.

McInerney, Jay et al. Dressed to Kill: James Bond, The Suited Hero. Paris, New York: Flammarion. 1996 Men’s Wear.  Various issues from 1924 to 1930.

Minister’s Gazette of Fashion.  Various issues from 1901 to 1930.

Molloy, John T. Dress for Success. New York: Warner Books. c1975.

Molloy, John T. John T. Molloy's New Dress for Success. New York: Warner Books. 1988.

Peacock, John. Men’s Fashion: The Complete Sourcebook. London: Thames and Hudson.  1996.

“The Prince and Mrs. Potter.”  Village of Tuxedo Park.  August 28, 2005. <http://www.votuxpk.com/History/HistoryOfTheTuxedo.htm> (link no longer active)  archived at <http://web.archive.org/web/20050828155508/http://www.votuxpk.com/ History/HistoryOfTheTuxedo.htm> 

Schoeffler, O. E.  and William Gale.  Esquire’s Encyclopedia of 20th Century Men’s Fashions.  New York: McGraw-Hill.  1973.

Sartorial Arts Journal.  Various issues from 1890s - 1910s.

"Survey of Men's Fashion From Antiquity to the Present."  From the New York Public Library exhibit "A Rakish History of Men's Wear" 2006-2007 <http://www.nypl.org/press/2006/rakish.cfm>


• Illustrations, General Resources

 

Ask Andy About Clothes fora

http://www.askandyaboutclothes.com/forum/index.php

 

Style Forum

http://www.styleforum.net/index.php

 

The Fedora Lounge

http://www.thefedoralounge.com/index.php

 

thelondonlounge.net fora

http://thelondonlounge.net/gl/forum/index.php

 

New York Public Library Digital Gallery.

http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/index.cfm

 

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Online Catalog.

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/pp/pphome.html

 

International Formalwear Association.  www.formalwear.org 

 

My Tuxedo Catalog web site.  www.mytuxedocatalog.com

 

Fabian Couture Group International web site.  www.fabiancouture.com

 

Bow tie tying instructions: www.folds.net/bowtie/index.html and www.societies.cam.ac.uk/cuhags/whitetie/howtotie.htm.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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