Fashion Wankers | Men's Style Books for Your Coffee Table
This book F*shion Wankers is now my go-to book when wanting to break the ice at a party. It's from the mind and desk of the Chic Geek aka Marcus Jaye, a cult character of the bloggersphere whom I'm sure you've heard of.
Although the nods and the categories are hilarious, it's really the unique illustrations by Oscar Mitchell that brings this book to life.
This book spares no one. It's not prejudice in anyway because it manages to encompass an omni attach on all current style trends and go-getter trend setters.
I've had great fun showing this book to my friends and challenging them to find which wanker bracket they fall into. If you don't fall into at least one genre, then you're in denial.
The book is sharp-witted, merciless, direct and quite importantly, scarily accurate. The taxonomy plays out like a checklist, you tick off your Fashion Wanker category first, then start to open your mind to others that fall fowl of certain clichés.
Which Fashion Wanker am I? Ok so I confess, I have shades of The Minimalist in me. But crucially, and in a bruising way, I am undoubtedly The Basic. Ok so I've moved on from the ripped jeans but I'm quite monochrome and classic, but of course with the tattooed sleeves.
It's on the money. Damn your eyes Chic Geek. See you at KOBOX!
OTHER FASHION WANKERS
The Vintage Devotee, that’s certainly a bit of Timothy James and I know he'll tell you that himself.
The Gym Bunnies, wow how many of those could I name! I actually wouldn't mind seeing an end to this craze of wearing athleisure EVERYWHERE. I get it you want to let people know you work out. But I don't believe you're ALWAYS going to or leaving the gym. So knock it off ladies. And dudes for that matter.
I also had a good laugh at The Dated Hipster. The illustrations are opaque enough for you to implant a vision of yourself or your mates into the figures. Ultimately the book is disposable and more of a party trick or a toilet read than something of scholarly note. But it doesn't pretend to be anything else. Although it does ask one very existential question, which wanker are you?
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