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  • The Appearance of Power

  • How Masculinity is Expressed Through Aesthetics
  • By: Tanner Guzy
  • Narrated by: Tanner Guzy
  • Length: 3 hrs and 25 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (33 ratings)

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Power has an appearance and appearance has power. Ideally those two would line up together and the world would be full of good, masculine men who dress and look like good masculine men.

But all too often, reality is something different. There are good men and strong leaders out there who dress and look like children or bums. There are awful, lazy men in the world who dress in a way that hides their vices from those around them and makes them appear better than they truly are. In an attempt to correct for these disparities, our current culture tries to rob both appearance of its power and power of its appearance - to say that the way a person dresses or looks doesn’t - or at least shouldn’t matter. 

We’re given platitudes like, “don’t judge a book by its cover” and there’s a often a cultural rush to prove ourselves as non-judgmental as we can.

But a man’s appearance has been an integral part of humanity since before the dawn of civilization. As human beings we use mental shortcuts when assessing our surroundings and the people within them. It is inefficient and dangerous to treat every object, scenario, and person as a blank slate or an unknown.

And, because it is our tendency to judge according to visual stimuli, we use physicality, body language, grooming, and clothing to quickly and effectively communicate who we are and how we want other people to perceive us.

Some men dress to appear more physically threatening, others to convey status and power within social spheres, some attempt to fit in and not draw attention to themselves, and others will use their clothing to show their disdain for the social norms around them.

Regardless of what your intentions are, your clothing says something about you. And no, this doesn’t just apply to you, but to every man who has ever interacted with another human being. From the ancient shaman, to the Wall Street banker, the Pope to the gutter punk, all men use clothing and appearance to tell the world who we are. Which means it’s worthwhile for you to understand how to use this tool effectively.

The purpose of this book is to outline the underlying principles of how clothing affects men and masculinity. Understanding and applying those principles will take you far beyond looking like you’ve been dressed by an image consultant, in one of his five variations of acceptable clothing, and into the realm of being well-dressed all the time. 

©2017 Tanner Guzy (P)2018 Tanner Guzy

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  • 19-08-2021

Dress to your personality and appearance

Well researched and presented material and guidance on appearance. Will be relistening to catch what I missed

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Smart fashion tips

I have more understanding of what clothes suit me and how long term fashion trends work. Best to listen to the audiobook a couple of times to fully understand the concepts. I’m on to my third listen.

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Dumb

Didn’t learn anything. Book is basically: try to dress better, it can help how you look.

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  • 30-09-2021

Lacking in practical advice

Half this book was spent emphasising why you should dress better and the other half was more of an academic exploration of the topic. There was one chapter that discussed how to make the most of face shape, skin tone and colour with practical tips but the rest of the book was simply a brain dump that could not be directly applied.

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