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STYLE AND THE MANBy Alan FlusserAlan Flusser believes that dressing well is something every man can readily accomplish. In this newly abridged and updated edition of Style and the Man (It Books, on sale: May 4, 2010; $15.00) Flusser shares his vast knowledge of men’s clothes and provides essential information for anyone interested in savvy attire. This elegantly written treatise will arm any man with a connoisseur’s knowledge of the dos and don’ts of buying and wearing quality clothes and how much they should cost, from dinnerwear to casual sportswear. This book is also a veritable encyclopedia on individualizing questions about fabric, quality, and fit, as well as the appreciable and qualitative distinctions between clothes of different prices and makes.  Open Style and the Man to discover: • the difference between a $395 and a $1,000 suit • what two words to look for on a costly dress shirt’s label • why the folds in a cummerbund should always be worn facing upFrom the tuxedo to the Top-Sider, Alan Flusser explains the sartorial origins and modern applications of haberdashery. All a man has to do is tuck this book in his back pocket, and he’ll be armed with an insider’s knowledge of how to guide the tailor or salesperson in fitting or choosing those clothes that will become long-term players in his maturing wardrobe and personal style. ABOUT THE AUTHOR:Alan Flusser is the author of a number of books about men’s style, including Dressing the Man. He is the president of Alan Flusser Designs, a company he founded in 1979. He attracted national attention in 1987 for Michael Douglas’s wardrobe in Wall Street, as well as later acclaim for his work on the HBO movie Barbarians at the Gate, the Al Pacino movie Scent of a Woman, and American Psycho starring Christian Bale. In 1988, he was placed as a permanent member on the International Best-Dressed List.