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BOOK CLUB
Tony Sylvester—designer, friend of Wm Brown and one of the cover stars of Issue No. 9—can now add “author” to his resume, after penning An Informal Guide to Workwear. Ahead of its November 18th publication, we caught up with Tony to pick his brain on the golden age of workwear, why it still appeals in a post-industrial age and the grail he’s never giving up.
What initially drew you to workwear?
As a subject to write about, it’s rich, various and fascinating. As I posit in the book, it can be argued that it is America’s contribution to 20th century masculine dress. It parallels the social and political upheavals of the modern era, and as class rigidity has softened, has ‘trickled up’ to become the de facto uniform of the dressed male.