The Laws of Style: Sartorial Excellence for the Professional Gentleman

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We are in the midst of a cultural shiftan aesthetic inflection pointwhere business norms in manners of dress are changing. Casual Friday has given way to the full-time casual workplace. With so many sartorial options you need advice. The Laws of Style are just thatclear rules for sartorial presentation through the very practical viewpoint of the office reality of the service professional (lawyer, banker, accountant, consultant)and yet the Laws are so much more.

Witty, bright, charming, and informative, The Laws of Styleis at the same time a striking visual resource with more than 40 illustrations created by renowned fashion illustrator Rodrigo Saldana. In addition to the authors 54 laws of style, the book includes short introductions to highlighted designers relevant to each Law. More than just a simple dress-for-success guide, author Hands erudite, creative, elegant, and whimsical narrative style is a fitting tribute to the laws he has created to assist you in establishing and elevating your own styleboth professional as well as personal.

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Praise for The Laws of Style

"Douglas is a rare animal, a man able to move as comfortably in New York
fashion circles as he does in the more sober world of the law. That he can do
that gives him an unparalleled platform from which to advise men on dressing for
work to both fit in and stand out at the same time."
--Nick
Sullivan, Fashion Director, Esquire magazine

"The Laws of Style is a must-read book offering the
best advice on dressing professionally for work."
--Steven Kolb,
President and CEO of the Council of Fashion Designers of America

"To approach Douglas Hand is to behold style. Smart, handsome, and
gracious, Douglas also has the additional advantage of knowing how to 'put
himself together' for any occasion and conditions. In the endless speculation
about who might be the first American to play James Bond onscreen, I submit
Hand. Doug Hand."
--Alec Baldwin, Actor

"When I envision how my clothes are going to look on a capable man,
Douglas is that man."
--Todd Snyder, Menswear
Designer

"Douglas Hand is the dapper-est dude in my hood. The Laws of
Style is fascinating, obsessive, and insanely
useful."
--Simon Doonan, Creative Ambassador, Barneys New
York

Author Bio

Douglas Hand is one of the preeminent fashion lawyers in the United States and a generally sharp dressed man. He is a member of the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) Fashion Awards Guild which votes on the designers to receive CFDA Awards. Douglas is also on the Fashion Institute of Technology's Couture Council. He is an adjunct professor of Fashion Law at both NYU and Cardozo School of Law. Douglas has been featured and profiled in numerous media outlets including the New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Vanity Fair, the American Bar Association Journal, Women's Wear Daily, and The Business of Fashion.