The Quintessential Grooming Guide for the Modern Gentleman
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The Quintessential Grooming Guide for the Adventurous Gentleman is a practical treatise for chaps who wish to look their tip-top best from head to toe. Drawing on Captain Fawcett's far-flung travels, culturally rich experiences and extensive historical research, the book offers fascinating insights from the world's most respected barbers, tonsorial artists, style aficionados and master craftsmen of essential male-grooming items. The Captain highlights centuries-old techniques that have been refined for the present day, accompanied by easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions. Packed with beautiful illustrations, photographs, witty observations, inspiring historical and literary quotations, this is a comprehensive exploration of all aspects of gentlemen's grooming and, indeed, what it means to be a gentleman in the twenty- first century that is sure to delight and surprise with every turn of the page.
Author: Capt. Peabody Fawcett Rn (Ret'd.)
Format: Hardback, 176 pages, 191mm x 250mm
Published: 2017, Quarto Publishing PLC, United Kingdom
Genre: Fashion & Beauty
Description
The Quintessential Grooming Guide for the Adventurous Gentleman is a practical treatise for chaps who wish to look their tip-top best from head to toe. Drawing on Captain Fawcett's far-flung travels, culturally rich experiences and extensive historical research, the book offers fascinating insights from the world's most respected barbers, tonsorial artists, style aficionados and master craftsmen of essential male-grooming items. The Captain highlights centuries-old techniques that have been refined for the present day, accompanied by easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions. Packed with beautiful illustrations, photographs, witty observations, inspiring historical and literary quotations, this is a comprehensive exploration of all aspects of gentlemen's grooming and, indeed, what it means to be a gentleman in the twenty- first century that is sure to delight and surprise with every turn of the page.
The Quintessential Grooming Guide for the Modern Gentleman