There is certainly enough useful information in this book (and it is mercifully brief) that you should spend a day or two reading it should the opportunity avail itself. Just don't spend any actual money on this book. Check it out from the library.


I loved it   March 26, 2002
 2 out of 3 found this review helpful

Yes - this book is written with wit and humor. If you're incapable of understanding a joke, then it might not be for you. Some people think it's *about* New York. Far from it - instead, it uses NY as a reference for many tired cliches and how to break them. Quite literate and very engaging.

Aside from the author's writing style, the information presented in the book is outstanding. Much of it is common sense stuff that people just don't think about. The rest is highly informative - allowing the reader to pick and choose what tips they want to incorporate into their own personal sense of style.

I seriously feel that every man sould read through it at least once.


Great book...a book of style...and more..much more...   December 29, 2001
 2 out of 2 found this review helpful

I loved this book! One of the best things about this book is Rubensteins great wit....from subtle to hilarious! When something makes you laugh, you tend to remember it! Rubenstein provides useful, pertinent information for buying and wearing suits, pants, shoes, underwear, hats, gloves, belts, etc. He goes beyond this with much information on equally important items such as skin care, hair care, shaving, choosing eyeglasses, choosing scents, your posture and more. Other related information about your look and, more importantly, your style, comes into play with chapters on buying gifts, entertaining at your place, being entertained elsewhere, travelling, resaurants, things a man must know and things a man must have.
The information is presented not only in familiar paragraph fashion but also in refreshingly candid, informative one-liners and short bullet-paragraphs ...no wading through droning, rambling paragraphs to eek out a few nuggets of useful information....no fluff. A tremendous amount of useful information in a small book...This is actually a handbook on how to be a guy...with style!


Great book...a book of style...and more..much more...   December 29, 2001
 2 out of 3 found this review helpful

I loved this book! One of the best things about this book is Rubensteins great wit....from subtle to hilarious! When something makes you laugh, you tend to remember it! Rubenstein provides useful, pertinent information for buying and wearing suits, pants, shoes, underwear, hats, gloves, belts, etc. He goes beyond this with much information on equally important items such as skin care, hair care, shaving, choosing eyeglasses, choosing scents, your posture and more. Other related information about your look and, more importantly, your style, comes into play with chapters on buying gifts, entertaining at your place, being entertained elsewhere, travelling, resaurants, things a man must know and things a man must have.
The information is presented not only in familiar paragraph fashion but also in refreshingly candid, informative one-liners and short bullet-paragraphs ...no wading through droning, rambling paragraphs to eek out a few nuggets of useful information....no fluff. A tremendous amount of useful information in a small book...This is actually a handbook on how to be a guy...with style!


not for the average Joe   August 4, 2001
 3 out of 3 found this review helpful

If you are a well-off, self-possessed fashionista living in New York, you may like this book. If you are a businessman living in Spokane, WA like me who wants to dress nicely for work and social events, this book is a waste of money. Snobery and one-liners do not help me have style.