AskMen Presents The Style Bible
The 11 Rules for Building a Complete and Timeless Wardrobe
Chapter One
Rule 1
Know Yourself
In the world of popular culture, fashion is almost always displayed against the canvas of other people. What is considered current or trendy is invariably a question of who is wearing it, whether that who is a model on a foreign runway or a celeb on television. In this climate, it's easy to lose sight of the fact that true style resides in accommodating individuality, rather than blindly following the lead of others.
That last phrase has become something of a cliché, but one worthy of reexamination because it is so commonly misread. When we speak of individuality in fashion, we're not referring to using one's wardrobe as a means to showcase one's independence (by, for example, wearing purple snakeskin boots as a fierce declaration of your free-thinking ways). Nor are we referring to eschewing popular trends simply because they are popular. What we are advocating is the simple act of setting oneself as the primary criterion in ... read full excerpt from Askmen.com Presents the Style Bible: The 11 Rules for Building a Complete and Timeless Wardrobe ebook
