So Nice. I bought your book in london, it's realy greate !

No helmet?

Amazing outfit!! So simple, but still so stylish!

Nice look! Is it so hot in NY to wear shorts?? Envy!!

Allanita

lovely picture

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All American. Yes! Right down to the vintage red bicycle…. all the right clues are there to tell the story without needing to see the face. Bravo!

i agree. everything is just perfect about this photo! i love the colours and the light in the picture.
xx Isabel

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Another lovely lady on a bike!

seriously that's american to you ?
i'd thought american was a obese dude in a fast food joint.

nice picture regardless.

Very nice shot Scott. Love the cuffed shorts.

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Heading to NY soon. Glad I don't have to buy anything before I go! Your NY photos tell me anything goes. I will buy, however, when I get there! Any shops not to be missed???

It is true, you do not need to see the front to know what it is all about. Great capture.

yes, love the book.

American? why?

Reminds me of Carolyn Bessete Kennedy (+)…great american style!

LOVE the shots of people and their bikes! Wonderful for the spring.

I love white shirts for summer, they look so fresh. This one with all the seams in the back and with a short waist is especially nice.

Love the photo…makes me want to get out there and enjoy the nice weather.

Hey…think I'll go bike riding tonight!LOL!

THANKS SCOTT!!

This is lovely, the lighting is beautiful.

I am wistfully remind of the late Carolyn Kennedy. Don't know why, think its the long blond pony tail and the beautifully graceful legs. I love this picture Scott, just beautiful.

I like it from the back, too. In my head she's Chloe Sevigny

If it only was this warm here… :/

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Usually the "American" look to me is a nice pair of shorts and a polo for the summer, but this look is great! A more stylish American look.

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I love the pose, we have all been there- ready to go! It is a classic outfit, but it is accentuated by the fabric straps in the back, and the sheerness of the top, you can kind of see through it but in a very classy way. And the coup are the shoes, very delicate, almost dressy! Jorge from WPB

I can't see the details that well but I wasn't sure if this was a woman or man. However, my first impression was European, maybe Dutch or Scandanavian with the strong, tan limbs and the blondish hair. Most Americans are still in their cars. It's a nice vision you have, though.

Completly agree.
I will like you to keep posting like this Amrican-ish looks.
Thanks Scott.

I would have to say this is the typical "dressed up" dutch girl two summers ago. No helmet (mind you, only toddlers do over here), relaxed unisex look, long blond pony tail… yep, i would say she's dutch.

I don't like her hulking, stooped posture. As much as I wish a girl on a bike was classic american, I can only agree with you as far as the no-nonsense clothes and ponytail.

I love: this picture, the shorts, the white shirt, the bike…
Is so vintage!

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the shorts & blond hair says ALL-AMERICAN GIRL without a doubt. I like the dimensions of her shoes from the side.

man looking at your blog makes me so excited; I'm moving to New York next month and can't wait for sunshine, dusty streets and just the feeling of being there.
Lucy Laucht

cute look but is it healthy not to wear a helmet?

I agree with Scott! Although I find the "Anonymous" said quite interesting (quote: "seriously that's american to you ?
i'd thought american was a obese dude in a fast food joint"). I dont know if this is "American" but it sure is "New York". When i was visiting NY last year, the friend i was staying with told me that there are no fat people in Manhattan. When I later pointed one out on the street, he said: "Oh, but clearly they are tourists!" .. I was lost for words

That's not really American spring. That's an American who hasn't gotten too lost from her Scandinavian roots. Cheery, if rare, isn't it?

I love this website. Thanks.

I LOOOOOOVE THIS PHOTO! Would love to see more bike pics if possible! :) COME to Salt Lake City this summer! So many bikers here…. :) it is wonderful!

to Anon 2;24
You must be French, they don't travel much.

To all those commenting about helmets: helmets don't work. They don't prevent serious head injuries. Therefore, there is no point in wearing one.

Don't believe me? Do some research.

incredible light

So many bikes in your photos lastly! I think it's great too, and for me a very stylish accessory. I didn't think it was so frequent in Manhattan?!
Great pleasure to follow your work as usual.

If this is a man, he is so sexy!

agree on all except for the shoes which are not american in feel.
more like old fashioned spanish or even older Italian

Anon 2:24 and the Sartorialist:
What's this all about???
I am French, I travel a lot and I don't think all americans cart their obese bodies to fast food chains.
The photo is great as are all your photos in my opinion. The woman could be american, she could be european, she could be from the moon, most of all she looks healthy, well dressed, unaware of the dangers of city cycling and careless and happy to be out in the sun.
Let's not make it a diplomatic issue.
Love your blog, it brightens my day to see how people take life all around the world. No need to see beyond that.

I Spotted an other great cruiser as well, a Johnny Loco bike!

i agree, i love this :)x

I think what Sart is referring to when he says "American" is the strength and sport you see in this woman's body. America has a rich tradition of sports; one that starts at a very young age and is encouraged for both boys and girls, men and women for life. This includes baseball, softball, basketball, kickball, football, hockey, soccer, lacrosse, gymnastics, cheerleading, dance, swimming, volleyball, etc. Sports are social in the United States, and cultural.

I think what Sart is referring to is the sport in this woman's body. She surely played one of the above aforementioned sports- as is seen in the strength of her legs and the strength in her upper body.

Some have posted silly "is she a man?" comments, which reflects naive chauvinism at worst, and cultural differences at best. For all those people in the world (specifically Europe) who say America doesn't have a culture— take a look at this picture. In this picture you will see a healthy strong beautiful American athlete. And that's just her body language!

As for the style, arguably also American in the soft khaki + white tones…. notice: no black or bright colors.

I wouldn't be surprised if this girl were European as New York City is more European than it is American in some ways. Totally a guess but I would say this girl is French.

the colors are fantastic. so very american indeed.

Well, ab04bace, it's definitely a man's bike, a man's pose and a man's body. Agree the dress sense is feminine so maybe you're the naive chauvinist making a sexe judgement based on clothing…

For whatever reason- and someone feel free to back me up here- I sort of cringed at the terms of "strong/healthy" that were used to describe this woman. They made me feel as though Scott just HAD to distinguish her from the models and waifs he seems to normally shoot, and that this this fact somehow lends to the quality or specialness of the photo and her ensemble. This woman is, what, maybe a size 6? Eyeballing it. Possibly an 8? Since when are "strong and healthy" AMERICAN characteristics? Look at the majority of us! Neither word would qualify to describe the phenomenon occurring here. I'm possibly half this woman's size, or maybe just a bit more than half her size, and when I WAS her size I was certainly never made to believe I was "strong and healthy." Just normal. Average. And I got the sense that Scott, in using these terms, is almost implying that her stylishness is so special in light of the fact that she is, well, normal and average (when taking into account, as I said before, the medium size of women normally featured here). Anyone else see my point??? Perhaps I just hate any reference to body type at all in fashion blogs….

so new york. so easy.

Gosh, another bike. Who knew the accessory of the season would take this shape!

Shame you didn't get the front, looks like the perfect spring look at you say.

So carefree. Strong and yet elegant. Great picture.
Antonogni

If by American, you mean WASP, then yes, yes it is. But luckily Americans have far more diversity and that's is far more attractive than high waisted shorts and being a wasp.

Perfect!!

The ghost of Carolyn Bessette Kennedy.

I love your caption. It's true, there's such an essence here you don't even need to see the whole in order to grasp it. Fabulous!

North America? Central America? South America?
So american from which country in the continent?

Love the picture though!! Nice work!

can't help but think,
she looks like tonne goodman from the back.
true?
i wonder.

Familiar and yet absolutely fresh. Effortless elegance.

Uh, i agree with the post who said it's Caroline B. Kennedy's ghost riding through NYC. And my whole take on Scott saying its an "American" style is that its reflective of the look American designers (Kors, DK, Ralph Lauren) have made synonomous with the country in regards to sportswear. Afterall thats what the American designers are known for.

Can anyone identify the brand of shoes?!

i actually know her very well. SHE is russian but moved to the states in her teens – so enough to understand and embody american style.

i think her style is definitely American in that its not fussy or overdone and is stylish and classic.

she is proof that you don't have to be American to capture its spirit.

i thought she is a man untill i saw her shoes. so muscular, strong!