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This "blog," chapters of a book intended to help men dress, gets its title from Scott Fitzgerald's most enduring creation — a man who understood, better than anyone, that what you wear is who you are.

When I opened a clothing store I thought I should tell how I knew what I was talking about when it comes to clothing, fabric, fitting and all. You know, show some authority on the subject. So I wrote a book about how to dress, based on the idea that there were five “levels,” five categories of time and place in our lives that call for different kinds of apparel.

My family’s story, amid the rise and fall of the tailoring industry, was a more interesting tale, however, and I removed the “how-to” stuff and concentrated on the real, emotional and spiritual experiences in my life as a clothier. Eventually the work became a memoir, a totally different kind of book. You can find it on Amazon: A Tailor-Made Man.

Yet lamentations persist about the lack of respect American men seem to display in how they dress every day. My thought is to offer some advice by releasing the old book Gatsby’s Ghost, now, here, a chapter at a time. It it may be of some help in looking right for any occasion — whatever it is.

Jay Gatsby’s ghost lives on to guide and reassure the respectful man. Click on “Chapters” above and take a look. I hope you enjoy it.