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Since I started the site in 2008, I’ve read a lot of books about men’s style. And one of the most engaging, useful, and witty books on the topic I’ve come across is called Men’s Style: A Thinking Man’s Guide to Dress<\/a><\/em>. It’s by a columnist and novelist named Russell Smith<\/a>. Today on the show Russell and I discuss the philosophy of men’s style, the history of men’s clothing, why — contrary to popular belief — the great men of history were concerned about how they look, and why we should care today. We also get into practical tips on suits, shirts, shoes, etc.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Since I started the site in 2008, I’ve read a lot of books about men’s style. And one of the most engaging, useful, and witty books on the topic I’ve come across is called Men’s Style: A Thinking Man’s Guide to Dress. It’s by a columnist and novelist named Russell Smith. Today on the show […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":195841,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[42301,156,227],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-54182","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-clothing","category-podcast","category-style"],"featured_image_urls":{"large":"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/174-538x280.png","medium_large":"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/174-768x432.png","aom":"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/174-372x230.png","reactor-320":"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/174-320x180.png","reactor-640":"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/174-640x360.png"},"yoast_head":"\nThe Thinking Man's Guide to Style | The Art of Manliness<\/title>\n<meta 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