Men, there’s a particular kind of man you notice when you travel through Europe. He moves through a piazza in Rome or a café in Vienna with an ease that seems almost lost to our generation. His clothes fit properly. His manners are not performative. He knows the difference between a good espresso and a great one, and he knows why it matters.>My friend Evan Amato has dedicated himself to recovering what made men like this and more importantly, teaching the rest of us how to become them. His publication, Letters from the Old World, is a masterclass in what we’ve lost and how to reclaim it.>
Why This Matters
The modern world has sold us a false bargain. We traded craftsmanship for convenience, beauty for efficiency, and substance for speed. Walk into any mall and you’ll find synthetic fabrics masquerading as clothing, mass-produced trash marketed as style, and a general flattening of taste that would make our grandfathers weep.
Originally published in Catholic Manhood. Read original article