Dressing Right: A Guide for Men

by Charles Hix

Advises men on choosing clothing that suits their basic body types and planning a wardrobe for maximum flexibility

256 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1979

Reviews

[Ivy · Rating 5 out of 5]

A real gem! Offers all kinds of useless and highly suspect advice for men on how to dress for success, mostly a vehicle for showing lots of pictures of hunky models in weird outfits or, often enough, nearly nude. Chapter Five is compelling reading, wherein Hix divides the vast world of casual wear into ten styles of dress (here called "influences"), including the military influence, the layered influence, the attitudinal influence and, my favorite, the space influence! Hix also isn't afraid to get his hands dirty sorting out the intricacies of collar size, tie vs. ascot, and swimsuit solutions for the pear-shaped ectomorph. I own two copies, and you should too!

[Autumn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Totally creamy menswear guide from 1978 -- lavishly illustrated with photos of gorgeous dandies dressing and undressing while gazing saucily at Herb Ritts or Bruce Weber behind the camera. Some of the outfits are outlandish or dated, but most of it would still work for dapper gents today. The emphasis is on scale/pattern/color/cut rather than trends. Anyway, completely amazing. Now I have to find Hix's companion volume, Looking Good!

[David · Rating 4 out of 5]

Bought and read this book when I was a young man ... though some of the fashion advice may be dated, much of it (from memory, mind you) deals with the basics. From the fundamentals covered in ths book, I assembled my core wardrobe, and continue to stock my closet with the classics from which my wardrobe blossoms. Wish I still had my old copy. It would be a hoot to go through it again.