Dressing the Man You Love

by Durkin Matthes, Betsy

• ISBN13: 9780977387830
• ISBN10: 0977387836
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-06-30
• Publisher: Peters Pride Pub

Summary

"Discover how to: immediately spot the most experienced salesperson in a men's clothing store; pick the best colors and contrasts to set off your man's unique eye, skin, and hair color; identify a fabric and evaluate its quality; choose the right selections guaranteed to enhance your man's unique figure challenges; combine checks, stripes, textures, and as many as four different patterns in the same outfit; select a tie for him in the ideal width, pattern, color, and fabric for any occasion; execute 3 different knots for a regulation tie, while mastering a bow tie; recognize the difference between a Balmoral oxford, a Monk shoe and a Weejum; solve the problem of appropriate business dress for 'Casual Fridays'; create a fool-proof plan for helping him compose his wardrobe when you can't be there; utilize important information on how to keep your man's newly acquired wardrobe looking and wearing like new"--p. [4] of cover.

Author Biography

Betsy Durkin Matthes is a former actress, singer, dancer and song lyricist who, early in her performing career, learned the importance of ôdressing for the part you want.ö She developed a reputation for this unique ability and was often sought after for advice by fellow actors.The idea of translating this skill into a book came about when Joan Jaffe, an actress and comedian who was teaching a course at the Screen Actor's Conservatory, asked Ms. Matthes to do some research for her class. In the process, Ms. Matthes became fascinated with the subject of men's classic clothing, its rich history, its attention to detail and the long-standing traditions that made it so different from the fickle world of women's wear. Thus was born, ôDressing the Man You Love.ö Before turning her talents to the subject of men's clothing, Ms. Matthes appeared on Broadway, in numerous Off-Broadway productions, daytime dramas and national touring companies, working with stars such as Lauren Bacall, Jon Voight and Peggy Cass. She has over 100 television commercials to her credit, as well as 13 recordings by major artists. Her songs have been performed on ôSearch for Tomorrow,ö ôAs the World Turns,ö and ôTexas.ö Ms. Matthes was born at Fort Benning, Georgia, where her father was in training to be a paratrooper. Her mother's hospital room looked out on to the tower where the trainees practiced. At the age of three, Ms. Matthes jumped off the top of a flight of stairs, certain she could fly just like her father. Later on, she remedied this problem by learning to fly Cessna aircraft. After graduating high school, Ms. Matthes received a scholarship to the American Theater Wing and also studied at The School of American Ballet in New York City. It wasn't until much later in life, however, that she fulfilled her dream of getting a ôrealö education and enrolled in Marymount Manhattan College as a ômature student.ö She graduated in 1996 as the Valedictorian of her class with a major in International Studies and a minor in Women's Studies. Ms. Matthes is married to Jack Cortner, a music writer and arranger who has written the themes for ôMonday Night Football,ö ôThe Edge of Nightö, ôSearch for Tomorrowö and numerous other television programs and long-playing commercials. She has a son, Peter Matthes, who is an assistant director for television commercials in New York City. She and her husband reside on Shelter Island, New York and in New York City.