he essential manual for dressing--and feeling--your very best, featuring Esquire's signature wit and humor and 200+ photos and illustrations

Expert menswear and grooming advice for young and experienced professionals--from building a wardrobe and discerning clothing quality to self-expression through fashion

Style is a way of speaking to the world. Like it or not, what you wear and how you wear it matters. In this best-selling guide from the editors of Esquire, you'll learn how to hone your personal style--and even have some fun while you're at it.

In this pocket-sized handbook, style-minded individuals will find expert advice on how to:

• Buy suits and other formal wear for their immediate and long-term needs
• Navigate an increasingly dressed-down world while still looking your absolute best
• Accessorize and style your clothes to level up your outfits
• Choose the right clothes for all shapes and sizes and how to make grooming choices to look your best
• Play with previously gendered pieces like pearl necklaces and embrace genderless dressing trends
• Define menswears trends like Gorpcore, Normcore and Stealth Wealth and decide if they are worth investing in
• Determine quality and identify different fabrics and materials
• Care for you clothes so they last
• Build a wardrobe and signature style with foundational pieces (a white tee is a must) and standout pieces you love

Throughout readers will find style icons--including classics like Frank Sinatra and George Clooney, and new tastemakers like Donald Glover, Travis Kelce, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Harry Styles, and ASAP Rocky--who demonstrate great taste and original personal expression.

Visually bold with hundreds of photos and illustrations, this sophisticated reference book is the ideal gift for fashion enthusiasts.