To help feed the obsession, I tend to blindly order men’s clothing related books when they come out. I’ve recently taken delivery of Josh Sims’ ‘Icons Of Mens Style’. I was surprised to learn that the ‘icons’ referred to in the book are not people (like Cary Grant on the cover) but the clothes themselves, a discussion of clothes seen as “capturing the spirit of the times”.
So…. it’s not just as any other book about clothes, the Icons of Men’s Style book by Josh Sims looks at every ‘classic’ item in a man’s wardrobe, as well as where that item came from.

Published by Laurence King, this 192-page book claims that the male wardrobe of today has evolved over the years, with key items all emanating from a single ‘definitive’ item. The t-shirt for example was originally made by Hanes for the US Navy, but has since been used in pretty much every walk of life. Icons of Men’s Style examines, garment by garment, the most important and famous of these products, their provenance and history, the stories of their design, the brand/company that started it all and how the item shaped the way we dress today. So much to discover about your wardrobe – you’ll never look at boxers in the same way again.

I bought the ”Icons of Men’s Style” book for only 30 Euros at bookstore MENDO. Get it to remember, get it to inspire, get it to rip-off, whatever, just get it!!!