Also bought this from Joscephine because the title sounded whimsical. I used to have a book titled The Psychology of Clothes that I gave Cliff Candelaria decades ago, and I still have two or three treasured volumes on costumes and patterns.

This book was written mainly for the businessman or salesman who never quite made it because of wearing the "wrong" clothes, i.e., non-traditional, non-conservative attire. It is biased toward the suit and a restricted palette of colors: black, navy blue, brown, and white. It does have interesting examples of how Hollywood costume creates character more than dialogue does.

After reading the book I maintain that clothes are a mere illusion, and that I am always interested in the person behind the layers of fabric on his body.

No, you are never what you wear. You are a lot more than that. And, sometimes, you are what you do not wear.

Thank God that I no longer have to dress to create an impression.