Are These Classic 1970s Menswear Layering Tips Still Relevant—or Bonkers? - The Wall Street Journal

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EXCESSIVELY DRESSED? A typical spread from 1978’s ‘Dressing Right,’ a book in which the models either wore cubic tons of clothing or…Speedos.

SOME MEN aspire to style. Others aim no higher than merely being clothed, thus avoiding a chill, a demotion or a short, vivid prison term on charges of indecency. Sooner or later, style-minded sorts grapple with the concept of “layering,” asking simple questions like, “Can one wear a V-neck sweater over a V-neck T-shirt and not appear sad and inept?” (No.)

For more complex questions such as, “Can one wear 14 sweaters at once, plus a tie, a cravat and a woolly beret without collapsing under the weight?” dashing men of the 1970s turned to “Dressing Right,” a now-cult book by former GQ columnist Charles Hix. 

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