Some men enter a room and the air changes. Composure, nonchalance, an unhurried confidence: it cannot be taught, yet it is instantly recognized. More than two decades after Assouline first explored male style, Allure of Men returns to examine this elusive aura, with Lenny Kravitz, photographed by Mark Seliger, on the front cover and original cover star Gary Cooper, captured by Sir Cecil Beaton, on the back. Pairing image with voice throughout, the pages move across eras and continents, from the Yoruba ideal of itutu to Congo’s La Sape, gathering David Bowie, Miles Davis, Sidney Poitier and Yves Saint Laurent along the way. With text by French author, DJ and director Ariel Wizman, this is a study of charisma in all its forms.

• Dimensions: W25 x L33 x D4cm
• Linen hardcover
• Pages: 200
• Illustrations: 100+