The Metrosexual Guide to Style: A Handbook for the Modern Man

By Michael Flocker

Book Overview

The old-fashioned, repressed, un-moisturized man has been banished to the hinterlands and a new breed is taking center stage. He is a man of style, sophistication, and security, just as strong and confident as his predecessor, but far more diverse in his interests, his tastes, and, most importantly, his self-image. He may be seen at an NBA game one night and an art gallery opening the next. Able to navigate any social setting, he is informed, influential, intriguing, and very much in voguethese days. He is the new male ideal: the metrosexual man.So how can the average Joe keep up with this new version of cool? How should he behave, what shoes should he wear, and what CDs should he have in his collection? Answers to these questions and so many other pressing concerns can be found in The Metrosexual Guide to Style. Filled with entertaining anecdotes, famous quotes, helpful hints, dos and don'ts, recommendations and potential pitfalls, this handy guidebook covers everything from dining out to fashion and personal style, home d?cor to the Metro-mindset. It is the one-stop shop for the impeccably groomed and savvy modern man.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0306813432
• ISBN13: 9780306813436
• Release Date: October 2003
• Publisher: Da Capo Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.3" x 7.3"

Customer Reviews

Metrosexual Guide review

This book is AWESOME. Clear, concise and well written. Includes EVERYTHING a man should know about food, fashion, travel, style, grooming, health, fitness, art, etiquette, you name it. I use is as a guideline for everything. Easy to read with a good sense of humor.

The book that changed my life!

Always changing I was trying to find myself, my style, and my being. Well I finally found it when I first read this fine piece of work! I feel that I am a new man since I have read this book. It has made me feel more mature and more like a gentlemen now. I learned about having good etiquette and what manners I should have when going to restaurants. I learned all about wines and how to order wines. This book has taught me how to treat a girl and how to dress professionally. I never thought I could do such good things until I read this book. After reading this book I am now a more thoughtful and caring person. I am more thoughtful of what other people think of me, and I am more caring about my appearance and my behavior. The book claims that it could change your life and change the way you think and it has for me! So if you are looking to make you life more productive, organized, happy, and well admired then this is the book for you!

A Must Have....

Ever wondered about which wine goes with which dinner? Or about the best way to introduce yourself? How about etiquette and chivalry? Need to know which colors go together and what girls interpret as "good signs" or "bad signs"? Then the Metrosexual Guide to Style is for you! Not just for the budding metrosexual, this book should be read by every teen boy in the country because it gives you EXTREMELY valuable information on how to behave in public, at formal dinners, what "Black Tie", "White Tie", et al. mean, plus it tells you what the best ways are to treat a lady and not make an ass of yourself on a date or at social functions! Of course the book has all the normal trimmings that you'd expect: haircare, grooming, fashion, what your drink of choice says about you, and all that other superficial stuff that semi-gay men know and us straight brutes are clueless to, but the book will ABSOLUTELY SURPRISE YOU with its advice and knowledge of social behaviors at high end estabilishments and fancy events. Every teenage boy who starts dating/going to dances/attending events should read this book as it will keep you from embarassing yourself for years to come! And for us 21+ crowd it gives refreshing insights and knowledge on things most guys in their 40's don't know! This book is a must have, go Used if you can, but GET THIS BOOK!

Chapters to live your life by!

What a triumph! This is the book that every man (especially thise who require hair product) should have on his bookshelf! This is certainly a spring board to a better world. How to behave at dinner parties, how to groom, how to think; it's all here. Enjoy! Enjoy! Enjoy!Warrick Pill EsqUrban Sydney/Melbourne Australia

Guys, good manners help you get laid!

If it were up to me, I'd make this book a mandatory read for all men! Gentlemen, to get your attention - you read this book, your chance of getting laid will increase by that much!!!And I'm not kidding, I'm speaking as a woman who's being on disastrous dates, where men didn't know how to dress or groom themselves, or how to eat properly, or how to read the vibe from their date. This little handbook will give you almost all the tips you need to know before going on a date. Of course it really covers more than JUST that, but I hardly think any man cares to improve themselves in anyway if that doesn't help with his chance of getting sex. The book touches on books, arts, music, grooming, dressing, romance and sex, etc. It's fun to read too.