What books should be on the bookshelf of someone interested in menswear?
Here are a few wonderful bibliographies:
Victoria & Albert Museum – Menswear reading list
The Gentleman’s Gazette blog – 100 books for your menswear library
Styleforum – Definitive Books on Menswear
However…I don’t know about you, but I’m always daunted by long, un-categorized lists, especially when I’m new to a subject.When I approach a research project as a costume designer or historian, I am generally looking at a time period first: the drop-down menu above has my favorite resources arranged both thematically and by period, and I’m working on providing more in-depth annotations for each book to provide further guidance for those looking to choose between the available resources.