Tanner Guzy - Masculinity and the Culture War

Fascinating and informative discussion on masculinity, style, and the culture war with men’s style expert, Tanner Guzy.

Tanner talks about:

-Why caring about style and fitness have become almost political acts

-Why he sees his work as ‘appearance psychology’  

-How the lack of a homogeneous western culture affects our style choices

-How we’ve come to see men’s style as effeminate, when historically the warrior class cared the most about appearance 

-Why we need to ditch the cynical Gen-X mindset on making an effort with our appearance and other areas of life 

-Why you have to ‘summit cringe mountain to reach the valley of cool’

-Why we must realise that style is a visual language 

-How Roger Scruton’s views on beauty apply to personal style 

-Where he starts with men who are struggling with their style, and why clothing is only one part of the process 

-Why he works with new clients for two months before they even look at any clothes 

-Why just changing to better clothes won’t work if they don’t feel authentic to you 

-How his own style has evolved from custom suiting to something very different 

-Why understanding style is an enjoyable journey, not a chore 

-His style breakdowns of Jordan Peterson, Donald Trump, Andrew Tate, and Daniel Craig

-His take on the ‘personal uniform’ favoured by people like Steve Jobs

-Why men are too concerned about comfort when it comes to style

-The irony that all clothes were custom made prior to industrialisation    

-How people can dress well on a budget 

-His take on Red Pill vs Tradcon 

-How he teaches style to his kids 

-Why winning the culture war requires that we build rather than just react 
And lots more!

Visit Tanner's website: https://masculine-style.com

Buy his book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Appearance-Power-Masculinity-Expressed-Aesthetics/dp/B07DNJ1GL6/ref=sr_1_1

Follow Tanner on X: https://twitter.com/tannerguzy

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