It's good to know that trends follow waves from up to down.
One can see trends come and go as trends are moving in waves. In fashion, design and product design such waves last about 14 years in which the avant-garde, the followers and the laggers in that order form themselves around themes that are socially important.
After the reign of absolute duffers for the last decade, now follows the interest for a bit more civilization. With great books like From Tip to Toe, Traditional Couture and The Craft And The Makers from the same publisher, you can have well spent hours reading this book. In matchless English with a lot of humor, one reads how to dress, to behave and what not to do to be a chap.
Good to see that this trend is an enduring style. With great historical information, graphical material and photos the book is organized into chapters which explain the etiquettes, footwear and costumes, accessories, his home and companions, sport, eating and drinking, smoking, cars, books, traveling and so much more, ending in the chapter The Chap Manifesto. As Richard Eberhart said: “Style is the perfection of a point of view.”
Angela van der Burght
