Alan Flusser on Why Men Can't Dress

Alan Flusser wrote the book on mens' clothing. Literally. His best-selling book, "Dressing the Man: Mastering the Art of Permanent Fashion" belongs in every man's collection. His approach to menswear focuses on style rather than trend. Principles such as fit and proportion, color and complexion, and prudence of selection are combined to help men build a wardrobe that will last for decades, rather than becoming outdated seasonally (if you don't own the book, check Amazon.com. Buy it).
Alan Flusser is the man that dressed Michael Douglas's "Gordon Gekko" in Wall Street, created custom clothing for Al Pacino and Chris O'Donnell in Scent of a Woman, and has been a style advisor to other films as well. His Made-to-Measure company has been in business since 1979 and is still thriving today.
In the way that I identified with the previous video featuring Gay Talese, I see eye-to-eye with Alan Flusser's opinions on the mistakes men make when buying and wearing clothes.

We share a disapproval of what Thom Browne has done to menswear (I literally shutter at the thought) by bastardizing classic tradition rather than developing it (I refer to the suits that look like Big Bird molting rather than Brooks Brothers Black Fleece, of which Browne is creative director: you don't f*%# with Brooks Brothers), and I am in total agreement with Flusser that Hollywood's leading men are so often enslaved to who it is that dresses them. Alan Flusser is a huge proponent of developing personal style and teaching the fundamental keys to selecting the right clothes for one's wardrobe, no matter what fashion dictates is currently "in".

Enjoy this video. Alan Flusser says many of the things I want to say to men daily, and would, if I had his accumulation of years and years of credibility.

Until next time,
Cheers!
-Paul