The Sartorialist

This week really starts the summer at The Sartorialist.

London, as usual, was a quick dip in an icy pool, but as I write this, I’m baking under the Tuscan sun. The images are coming fast, so be ready for lots of posts over the next few weeks.

This trip will literally take me around the world.  London, Florence, Milan, Paris, Madrid, Bali and Sydney.  If you have 5 minutes a day and a computer, you can come with me!

Bravo to Giorgio Armani for supporting young Italian designers!

Andrea Pompilio will be the first guest designer to show at Armani Teatro later this month.

Milan needs the freshness of some new faces on the design schedule.  I’ve been pulling for Andrea Pompilio since I first saw his collection in 2011.

Bravo and good luck to both designers this season!

I just heard that Beppe Modenese is releasing a new biography!

It will be the first thing I buy when I get to Florence next week.  I’ll give you an update as soon as I have it in hand.

Tuesday was really about hi-top Nikes for the ladies.

Funny, as soon as the temps go over 70F (21-ish C)  I never think about hi-tops.  They just seem like they would be too warm.  However, Ruby and Kiki might force me to reconsider.

I feel bad that I’ve kept this tee a secret for so long.  I think I was afraid they would sell out before I could stock up. But now, I have three in navy, two in grey, and I love them all!

This tee (which is really a knit disguised as a tee) is so much lighter in weight than most of the tees I own. Since the weave in the shirt isn’t too tight, the breeze moves through the fabric so that it feels almost like you have nothing on.

The only down side is the first one I bought pilled from my camera strap after a long day shooting. Mine also didn’t have a pocket (better that way).  But, those are minor compared to the perfection of a great new wardrobe staple for summer.

I shot this while prepping a shot for an upcoming editorial for Tank magazine.  The finished shot looks nothing like this but I thought this shot of our new office intern was so cute I couldn’t pass up posting it.

I love Garance’s weekend style. She begged me not to shoot her yesterday in Montauk, but she looked soooo cute in her new Céline sandals and vintage hand-printed cargo shorts.

What you can’t see very well is the blue batik print belt that she stole from the robe I bought at The Crow’s Nest Inn.

Vanity Fair says this is John Galliano’s “first-ever interview sober.”

Are you ready to hear his side of the story, or is your mind made up?

P.S. In the same issue, there’s a great looking article about Ava Gardner. I’m going to read it but, for right now I can’t stop looking at the pictures.

P.P.S. Read the preview of the article

This weekend, there was a great article in T Magazine about Miuccia Prada. There are so few designers that actually have something interesting to say about fashion, society, or culture. But, Miuccia always seems to deliver the most interesting points of view.

I’ve always been a huge Prada fan, but for some reason right now, I’m really obsessed with her design, her company, and the mystique of the Prada world.

Garance and I send a big hug and congrats to Tim Blanks for winning the CFDA Eugenia Sheppard Media Award!

I loved watching Tim Blanks on Fashion Files and have been a fan of his work since I was in college, watching him report from the shows with his wonderfully unique voice and point of view.

I remember my first trip to Milan for Style.com and begging Tim for a ride from show to show. I would sit in the front seat and listen to Tim review the shows with Jamie Pallot or Dirk Standen; It felt like I had left the TV on in the other room.