Personal Style
Flusser is a menswear designer and the author of Making the Man (S. & S., 1981) . Clothes and the Man is a detailed look at selecting, fitting, and wearing men's clothing. Flusser articulately em phasizes natural fabrics, proper fit, and classic styles. Clear illustrations sup plement the text. Considerable atten tion is given to business attire, with the chapter on sportswear the weakest part of the book. The price of the book seems high; recommended, with this reservation. Personal Style covers more territory. Although Wagenvoord discusses cloth ing for men, he also deals with groom ing, hair care, diet and exercise, travel, and entertaining. He spends less time than Flusser on clothing styles, more on caring for garments, and is more supportive of fabric blends as an alter native to natural fibers. All the subjects he covers are handled adequately, but not in depth, and advice from knowl edgeable people is included. For public libraries. Wendy Allex, Central Ar kansas Lib. System, Little RockCopyright 1985 Reed Business Information, Inc.