This remarkable book takes a very personal but supremely expert look at the best of high quality menswear. The author, Simon Crompton, is well-known for his Permanent Style blog and he's used the expertise he's acquired over years of wearing and collecting quality menswear to identify the best of tailoring and men's accessories.
His introduction contains a thought that is also a central theme to my blog here. Crompton makes the point that menswear branding has become all-powerful, with labels blinding men to genuine quality. He hopes to encourage men to seek out and buy based purely on quality rather than name. The attraction of this approach to the man who prefers to seek out the best for himself, rather than be a slavish follower of fashion, is obvious.
It is likely to be the already converted who will buy this book, but hopefully more men will be diverted from irrationally following labels to seek out products really worth buying and owning. Buy the book here: The Finest Menswear in the World: The Craftsmanship of Luxury
