I think she’s wearing her pjs. Anyways, the picture is amazing, the cute pink head scarf ramed her face, and I love that look in her eyes innocent yet strong! Beautiful <3
All your images from Morocco are not only beautiful but also peaceful.Beauty in colors,people and ligth.Thank you for sharing it with us and for showing a world, a life with hope and dignitiy.
Having been to Morocco, I can imagine how it is altering your perception of the world, and perhaps yourself, Scott. Strange to think that this world accommodates such a great dichotomy between the third world and the world of fashion and materialism that you normally swim in. Morocco, like much of the world, is still in another age: rather like a parallel universe from Paris or New York. Enjoy and learn: it will change your life if you allow it to.
Oops. I’m finding something a little surreptitious and sneaky about this pic. I’m asking myself if it has a place in a fashion blog. Super critical, I know. Easy for me to say. But I think you’re looking for the wrong thing in Morocco, Scott. I find that Morocco influences Western style not so much by how people dress there, but in what they make: the tiles, woodwork, leather products, architecture, rugs, textile design, etc. It’s one of the most aesthetically rich places in the world. This is what you should be aiming your camera at. It might be what everyone who’s been to Morocco is waiting for in these posts.
The portrait—as a portrait—is well done. It is sweet and playful. However, I hesitate to see what place it has among the portraits of fashion-savvy city dwellers that dominate this project. This young lady appears to be pajamas, and I think it is safe to say that she has no interest in the world of fashion… or if she does, she probably has little access to it. The danger of photography is that its framing influences the way we view a subject, despite the fact that photography is generally seen as a stand-in for the real thing. The featuring of this photo says to me: “look at this fashionable lady on the side of the road in Morocco, she is great enough to include alongside my other portraits, like those from fashion week”. However, what I see in this photo is simply that the photographer is very skilled and has a great eye for composition. The fashion-value of this piece is questionable. More over, the context of “fashion” seems to be imposed upon the subject, which itself is lacking in that specific regard and is unlikely to even be participating in the world of fashion as it is otherwise featured on this blog.
The Morocco pictures are beautiful. While I am a fan of The Sartorialist, I often find photos somewhat ethnocentric to the Occident, and favoring a social elite over creativity. These posts are proving me wrong.
I would love to meet you guys if you have a free moment while you are in Marrakesh! we are Americans with a tiny boutique hotel (my husband is an architect and I have an interior design book coming out in the US in April). Our home is also coming out in the Elle Decor April issue. Let me know if you have time for a hibiscus flower cocktail!
I so wish I’ll get there one day – the colors, the textures, so intense!
till I get there – it is a great pleasure to see Morocco through your unique eyes
I’m sorry to say, but your recent posts from Morocco look like ordinary tourist photos, not fashion photography or even anything artistic… I have a feeling there must be much more interesting and inspiring things in there than what you have shown us in your photos.
we want pictures of some of the beautiful moroccan caftan. Worn by the princess of morocco in the wedding of Prince william and catherine, I adooooore it
Beautiful shot! Thank you for the series from Morocco. The photos are thought provoking and inspiring as these views of life from afar can inform fashion and art. And, much more importantly, inform us as human beings.
Jeez, I cannot believe some of the comments telling Scott what to photograph and what not to. Maybe some of you should take a couple of days off from viewing the blog since you are so disappointed. The rest of us will enjoy the photos of a place that many of us will never get to visit in our lifetimes. I know I am liking them all.
I agree with Maria’s comments.
The Morocco photos are not within the theme of which Scott has won his audience, additionally they contain a much more complex set of social issues of which most of the comments ignore. In fact it appears that many people comment in order to promote their own blogs.
I’m looking forward to the Satorialist getting back to the streets he usually treads. Enjoy a holiday of course, but you don’t need to post from it.
A point (perhaps) to take from this picture… apropos of comments about its sartorial relevance:
Beauty, sensuality, and alternative/unique presentations of self are what this is all about. Clothing, architecture, grooming… So embrace the variation. Also, appreciate what this picture has to say about our universal desire to be authentically unique and beautiful. This girl, maybe living in relative poverty, still wants vibrancy and color in what she clothes herself with. Which says something very nice all around about the human spirit.
maybe some you are looking for fashion on this blog.
when I’m shooting I’m looking for inspiration.
ps
Florian
Did you not see all the photos from yesterday?
for Maria
the inclusion of this young lady is no different than the construction workers, cowboys, surfers, and waiters etc that have appeared on this blog for years. Don’t try to create boarders where there is no need for them
well, she does look like she’s in pj,s, but obviously this is not a fashion shot, it’s a frame of a moment in time. No agenda included. And, if anyone thinks this is a fashion shot, their head is seriously cut!!
I’m Moroccan, I was born and raised in that country. Let me just start by saying, as a photographer myself, that I’m a fan of your blog and I love the candor of your photos, they’re a breeze of fresh air. The half a dozen photos you posted on your blog this past week are, aesthetically speaking, rich and giving, I do however feel that they are misleading as to what Morocco truly is, a harmonious blending of the seminal Western, Arab and African culture. The city of Essaouira is more than just broken tiles and rusted window sills.
I do understand the underpinnings of the photos, and I do understand that you seek inspiration when you snap a shot, but you’d find your pursuit for a stimulus far more rewarding if you go by the beach in Essaouira, or the market place. or even in those little blindingly white narrow streets.
I truly hope that you trust that I do not speak to infringe on your art, but rather to help you find this sought-after inspiration, because I think that you’re looking for something other (more profound) than fashionably layered clothes, and Morocco is the perfect place to do so, which is why I’d hate to see you not take full advantage of what my country has to offer.
ps: forgive my nationalism :) I do truly love Morocco.
p.s.s: I recommend you visit Fes, Agadir, and Chefchaoune, and my city Casablanca.
I love this photo. You managed to capture really subtle aspects of her personality- timid yet bold. This photo goes farther than just her clothes- it manages to capture the essence of a person. Or how they seem at least. It’s also great to see positive, everyday representations of someone wearing a hijab (headscarf). It’s sadly not as common as it should be. And what are you doing in Morocco and what made you decide to go? As someone else said, it is great to see you going other places and stepping out of the Western world. I also appreciate how these photos aren’t just marveling at how the exotic “other” lives. That’s an easy, dehumanizing trap to fall into when traveling to such a different place but I’m glad you’ve avoided it.
I love this photo. You managed to capture really subtle aspects of her personality- timid yet bold. This photo goes farther than just her clothes- it manages to capture the essence of a person. Or how they seem at least. It’s also great to see positive, everyday representations of someone wearing a hijab (headscarf). It’s sadly not as common as it should be. And what are you doing in Morocco and what made you decide to go? As someone else said, it is great to see you going other places and stepping out of the Western world. I also appreciate how these photos aren’t just marveling at how the exotic “other” lives. That’s an easy, dehumanizing trap to fall into when traveling to such a different place but I’m glad you’ve avoided it.
These photos are so important. They bring another part of the world right to our desktop. I find inspiration in every one of them. And as the mom of someone who will be living and working in Morocco beginning next spring, it is exciting to see such immediate images. I’m sharing them with my son and I know he appreciates them as well.
Thanks to you and to Garance for bringing the world to our door.
Wow, suddenly everyone’s an expert. Funny how many people just don’t want to know about anything that wakes them up from their first world fantasies.
“Say what you feel and do what you do, because those who mind don’t matter, and those who matter don’t mind”.
She is LOVELY! This photo is BEAUTIFUL! I disagree with some of the previous comments — and I am THRILLED to see variation, diversity, difference, and people LIVING in other parts of the world.
absolutely love these new shots. something nostalgic about this photo. reminds me of the time i used to go hang out with our gardener’s daughter at their sunflower field! nicely done.
A shy little gardening fairy under the olive tree in her PJs (hard to get a shot like that in NYC). I can’t imagine what a visual feast you must be having. Enjoy, enjoy. B
I’m with Z., above. I see this blog as about clothes, or at least style, more than “fashion” per se (though I don’t claim to fully know the purpose of something I only read, of course). But think about the photo a couple of weeks ago, of the guy whose studded belt had rubbed a hole in his t-shirt. How is that different from any other skate/rocker punk type? How is that elite, or first-world, or fashion industry, or city glam? It’s just how clothing functions in that guy’s life. Those holes weren’t manufactured or marketed or modeled there, just lived and worn.
This girl is beautiful, too. Love that she is behind the olive branches, which echoes the veil in a very soft way, but she is smiling so engagingly. Very elfin.
There ARE a ton of cultural contexts, mostly controversial, that could be connected to this image, but maybe thinking of them too much spoils the slice of wonder at who she really is or may be, which can’t be summed up just in terms of cultural arguments, really.
Comment #81: chances are you’ll never read it, but if you will I’d like you to know that this picture is unique and made me smile thus whenever you’re in Chicago dinner is on us,at the most incredible restaurants in this beautiful city, have fun whereever you are!!
These shots from Morocco are wonderful! The way I see it, fashion isn’t what others think it is, but what the wearer feels it is to them. I think you capture that sentiment very well in your work. I guess what I’m saying is that you get the ” dream” part that takes place subjectively in the wearer of style, and what in turn excites the viewers like myself.
This particular shot of the girl under an olive tree reminded me of how I used to get off two bus stops prior to my destination( home) in junior high to pass by a clothing store that displayed a particular pair of jeans that had a certain finish that I liked to look at and dream of owning. I feel as though to this girl under that olive tree, what she’s wearing gives her that dream. It’s so exciting!
Scott, does this girl’s father know that you posted this photo? Experience from living in the MENA region and Gulf for several years has taught me to always ask for permission when taking photos of females.
To all the other readers who complain about this photo not being well suited for Scott’s audience -I say -it’s a blog. If you don’t like it don’t complain: you have misunderstand Scott’s intent.
Thank you for posting these pics.
Fashion and inspiration can be found everywhere.
One commenter had this to say:
” This young lady appears to be pajamas, and I think it is safe to say that she has no interest in the world of fashion… or if she does, she probably has little access to it”
I disagree with you – if she had no interest in fashion she would not have made the effort to have her scarf be in harmony with the rest of her outfit.
I am originally from a country like hers – we do the best with what we have and I am very glad to see Scott including as great a variety of subjects as possible.
Street style is not just limited to Europe, North America and Tokyo. It is everywhere.
You posted not only a irritating comment but one with several grammatical errors!
“oh great. girl in pijamas and jihab to match. marvellous.
please get back to A+ beautiful young, educated, european, civilised girls in Milan and leave Morocco in it’s dusty medieval era. k thankx.”
-The start of a sentence should always be capitalized
-”jihab” is incorrect: it’s hijab
-”beautiful young” needs a comma; it should look like this, “beautiful, young”
-European is always capitalized
-”it’s” before dusty should not have an apostrophe. It should instead appear as, “its”
-Midieval Era is always capitalized
At the very essence of your comment, you clearly do not understand that civilized is a relative term. It goes without saying with your views and with the errors in your grammar just how out of sync you are with the world.
Aw. A little Muslim garden gnome. I guess she is harmless enough so far. I enjoy the artistic value of this blog more then the fashion content, although I miss that right now. But at the same time, its honest and correct for Scott to simply let the blog go where his heart and his person goes. @Ceics; Its doubtful that Scott is going to turn this into National Geographic. Just be patient. I sort of agree with you, but I very much doubt there are any well dressed people walking around Morocco. Pretty much for the reasons you already mentioned.
Hermosa foto. Esos ojitos tímidos pero fuertes al mismo tiempo, entre las ramas de esa planta. Se ve que está haciendo su tarea diaria en la tierra. Me encantó.
Que vida tan distinta!
Es refrescante un poco de Marruecos entre tanto glamour occidental! …y necesario!
Me encanta tu trabajo.
Saludos desde Uruguay!
Wonderful, surprise photos. I’m loving all of it here and at Garances’.
Am only concerned for any youngsters being photographed. While they clearly enjoy being photographed and are a delight to see, Father may not be aware of your blogs’ global reach, even if approval is given.
Spent much of my early life in Morocco. A place of fascinating layers.
Wow. I never realised that at the Sartorialist we’d have so many xenophobes, racists and basically close minded people.
Shame on you, who profess to be ‘educated, intelligent, forward thinking’ yet can’t stand to see images of the real world ruin your fragile little bubble.
I realy feel EMBARASSED for the comments of a lot of people here. I didn’t know that in the world exist so many STUPID AND CLOSE MINDED persons… !! Thank you guys, now I know it!!!
I love the photo of this charming girl in her matching pink. One of the great pleasures of this blog is (in addition to the fact that I get to steal great style ideas) seeing how far-flung people present themselves to the world.
My friends and I forward each other our favorite photos and use them as a springboard to discuss ideas of beauty and personal style in all its manifestations.
I definitely dress better now that this blog is a regular part of my online life. My husband thanks you :)
What depressing and funny comments from some people… I suspect they’re secretly angry because this girl looks more at ease and happier with less than a tenth of what they’ve got?
Wow I am a little offended by some of these comments. I have loved all of the pictures that you and Garance have posted of your trip. I think true fans of the Sartorialist really understand that you find your inspiration in the people and not merely the clothes. This is why I love coming to you and Garance’s blog because it isn’t always about the clothes. It is sad that people couldn’t see the beauty in this girl that you did when you snapped the photo. The fact that people are to obsessed with what she is wearing just shows that they really don’t get it. Sorry that you have to defend your art to such close minded individuals.
Oh wow. Nice picture you got here.
Looks so innocent. Reminds me the time where the only time you cry is when you blow up your knee on the ground. http://www.faashi.com
Rocking Zebra
November 30, 2011 at 9:06 am
Omg! That’s very cute garden outfit! <3
http://rockingzebra.blogspot.com
Lauren
November 30, 2011 at 9:11 am
Beautiful! I love the mysterious aspect of this.
The Styleseer
http://styleseer.blogspot.com
Justine
November 30, 2011 at 9:15 am
I love this. How lucky you are that you get to travel and experience these different cultures.
http://www.thegirlinthecheckscarf.com
Hillary
November 30, 2011 at 9:15 am
Her expression is so mysterious! Gorgeous photo!
http://www.thoreausdaughter.com/
Davidikus
November 30, 2011 at 9:20 am
That olive tree is wonderful!
http://davidikus.blogspot.com
Ophelia
November 30, 2011 at 9:21 am
I love the photograph!
http://cestlavieophelia.blogspot.com/
Nolita Vintage
November 30, 2011 at 9:22 am
Love all the pics from Morocco!
http://www.nolitavintage.com
Fan
November 30, 2011 at 9:23 am
Sartorially…….questionable.
HarbiHaifa
November 30, 2011 at 9:25 am
I think she’s wearing her pjs. Anyways, the picture is amazing, the cute pink head scarf ramed her face, and I love that look in her eyes innocent yet strong! Beautiful <3
bambi
November 30, 2011 at 9:27 am
Culture?
http://bmbsplace.blogspot.com/
The life after
November 30, 2011 at 9:28 am
Such a sweet and smart glance!
The Life After
maddie
November 30, 2011 at 9:30 am
here eyes are so big!
Pinkovski
November 30, 2011 at 9:31 am
Pinkovski LOVES this! Girl, you’ll be a woman soon.
Elena
November 30, 2011 at 9:37 am
Please, no more Morocco, I love your posts and the beauty, glamour and style of always. Thanks. Kisses.
Bohemian Style
November 30, 2011 at 9:40 am
Pretty. Love the olive branches.
theBohmerian.com
Blog Desde el Trópico
November 30, 2011 at 9:43 am
Beautiful photo!
xx
Andrea
La ropa me vuelve loca!
November 30, 2011 at 9:47 am
Original picture!
Kisses from ♥ La ropa me vuelve loca!
Luce
November 30, 2011 at 9:49 am
Her eyes look like two beautiful olives right off those branches…
http://www.houseofhemingway.blogspot.com
comme fraiche
November 30, 2011 at 9:54 am
I would rather have the branches behind her than in front, it takes away from the subject- the pretty girl
Carole (NY-etc)
November 30, 2011 at 9:59 am
Such a nice portrait! Must be so resting to get away from city life :-)
Tori
November 30, 2011 at 10:01 am
Great photo! Love the print on her outfit : )
Lissa
November 30, 2011 at 10:05 am
That’s a very cute girl!
x
http://stylesensation.wordpress.com/
Rachel
November 30, 2011 at 10:13 am
This is a beautiful photo – it captures such a lovely expression.
Marcel Da Chump
November 30, 2011 at 10:17 am
Precious. And a reminder that certain activities (besides the carnal) are universal.
ximena schuman
November 30, 2011 at 10:24 am
I love this series of Moroccan photos. They are haunting in a very beautiful way.
ETC...
November 30, 2011 at 10:28 am
Great print on those PJ’s!
ETC…
http://www.eatontradingcompany.com
Lamirose
November 30, 2011 at 10:32 am
Pink & Green….She’s harvesting Olives…those which some of us will use in our beauty products and/or kitchen …
Kate
November 30, 2011 at 10:34 am
Love her…kinda hiding but totally engaged.
Kate
http://www.thrillofthechaise.com
La Vie Quotidienne
November 30, 2011 at 10:37 am
Incredible photo with muslim girl rear oiltree.
XOXO from Barcelona
LA Vie Quotidienne
http://www.laviequo.com
Matina
November 30, 2011 at 10:39 am
this photo is so random but made me smile.
Style Anywhere
November 30, 2011 at 10:40 am
nice shot!Lovethe fact that you captured her at work.
Le Sapphire Blue
November 30, 2011 at 10:47 am
What a beautiful face. Her veil makes her look even more pretty as you just focus on her features and nothing else distracts you.
Choukran Scott, I am loving this series on Marocco
http://lesapphireblue.com
proletarian Great Gatsby
November 30, 2011 at 10:50 am
All your images from Morocco are not only beautiful but also peaceful.Beauty in colors,people and ligth.Thank you for sharing it with us and for showing a world, a life with hope and dignitiy.
EGOTIST
November 30, 2011 at 10:50 am
Ha! That’s cute. You’re inspiring me to remove my auto-focus, but I’m too damn lazy!!
http://www.egoti.st
Charlotte Wilder
November 30, 2011 at 10:59 am
amazing. her clothing, her face hidden behind branches with her head covered…really lovely.
-Char
http://www.thewilderthings.com
Elizabeth
November 30, 2011 at 11:00 am
Wow! Morocco is one of the places I have been dying to go, how I wish I was there too! Thanks for the pictures!
Elizabeth
champagne-escapades.blogspot.com
Michael
November 30, 2011 at 11:02 am
Having been to Morocco, I can imagine how it is altering your perception of the world, and perhaps yourself, Scott. Strange to think that this world accommodates such a great dichotomy between the third world and the world of fashion and materialism that you normally swim in. Morocco, like much of the world, is still in another age: rather like a parallel universe from Paris or New York. Enjoy and learn: it will change your life if you allow it to.
Margherita
November 30, 2011 at 11:04 am
Sooo cute!
Audrey @ thebeautifulcollector.com
November 30, 2011 at 11:05 am
I get this overwhelming sense of vulnerability from this picture, but in a good way. Makes me smile!
http://www.thebeautifulcollector.com
Katherine
November 30, 2011 at 11:06 am
Blatant pyjamas! Nice shot but here in the UK its so last season to go out in your PJ’s to the shops. .!
Giada
November 30, 2011 at 11:10 am
Love this photo!
Giada
http://giadascarnival.blogspot.com
BEAUTYCOUNTRY
November 30, 2011 at 11:31 am
Beautiful picture!!
Style Croissant
November 30, 2011 at 11:33 am
Great picture ! So how are you liking morroco so far ?
Tokyofaces.com (@Tokyofaces)
November 30, 2011 at 11:40 am
I usually love your photos, but I also have to say that you and morocco are not compatible. Good photo, but your photos are usually more than this.
Tokyo street style: http://www.tokyofaces.com
cronicasdemiarmario
November 30, 2011 at 11:46 am
Cute ans mysterious!
lena
November 30, 2011 at 11:47 am
what a cutie, her pj’s are adorable :)
which me will i be today
November 30, 2011 at 11:47 am
I like the mysterious yet bewitching qualities of this photo. She has a lovely face. Loving the hearts.
http://whichmewillibetoday.worpdress.com
Florian
November 30, 2011 at 11:48 am
Oops. I’m finding something a little surreptitious and sneaky about this pic. I’m asking myself if it has a place in a fashion blog. Super critical, I know. Easy for me to say. But I think you’re looking for the wrong thing in Morocco, Scott. I find that Morocco influences Western style not so much by how people dress there, but in what they make: the tiles, woodwork, leather products, architecture, rugs, textile design, etc. It’s one of the most aesthetically rich places in the world. This is what you should be aiming your camera at. It might be what everyone who’s been to Morocco is waiting for in these posts.
Carol Markel
November 30, 2011 at 12:10 pm
Very Matisse!
http://www.femmeetfleur.blogspot.com
madgiemadge
November 30, 2011 at 12:15 pm
It’s your blog and you put on it what you like, you are a great photographer, the last comment made me so cross. I love these shots.
Maria
November 30, 2011 at 12:31 pm
The portrait—as a portrait—is well done. It is sweet and playful. However, I hesitate to see what place it has among the portraits of fashion-savvy city dwellers that dominate this project. This young lady appears to be pajamas, and I think it is safe to say that she has no interest in the world of fashion… or if she does, she probably has little access to it. The danger of photography is that its framing influences the way we view a subject, despite the fact that photography is generally seen as a stand-in for the real thing. The featuring of this photo says to me: “look at this fashionable lady on the side of the road in Morocco, she is great enough to include alongside my other portraits, like those from fashion week”. However, what I see in this photo is simply that the photographer is very skilled and has a great eye for composition. The fashion-value of this piece is questionable. More over, the context of “fashion” seems to be imposed upon the subject, which itself is lacking in that specific regard and is unlikely to even be participating in the world of fashion as it is otherwise featured on this blog.
Theo
November 30, 2011 at 12:32 pm
The Morocco pictures are beautiful. While I am a fan of The Sartorialist, I often find photos somewhat ethnocentric to the Occident, and favoring a social elite over creativity. These posts are proving me wrong.
Maryam in Marrakech
November 30, 2011 at 12:47 pm
I would love to meet you guys if you have a free moment while you are in Marrakesh! we are Americans with a tiny boutique hotel (my husband is an architect and I have an interior design book coming out in the US in April). Our home is also coming out in the Elle Decor April issue. Let me know if you have time for a hibiscus flower cocktail!
mt delite
November 30, 2011 at 12:58 pm
Make sure you visit Maryam @ Peacock Pavillions in Marrakesh. Check out her blog at http://www.mymarrakesh.com. You two will have much to share.
Dalit
November 30, 2011 at 1:06 pm
I so wish I’ll get there one day – the colors, the textures, so intense!
till I get there – it is a great pleasure to see Morocco through your unique eyes
Adela
November 30, 2011 at 1:08 pm
I’m sorry to say, but your recent posts from Morocco look like ordinary tourist photos, not fashion photography or even anything artistic… I have a feeling there must be much more interesting and inspiring things in there than what you have shown us in your photos.
Lauren (BestTrendz)
November 30, 2011 at 1:16 pm
I love this photo. It’s so mysterious- and like all your photos of Morocco, it possesses a certain peace and stillness.
BestTrendz
maya
November 30, 2011 at 1:19 pm
we want pictures of some of the beautiful moroccan caftan. Worn by the princess of morocco in the wedding of Prince william and catherine, I adooooore it
Starr
November 30, 2011 at 1:33 pm
Beautiful shot! Thank you for the series from Morocco. The photos are thought provoking and inspiring as these views of life from afar can inform fashion and art. And, much more importantly, inform us as human beings.
debbie
November 30, 2011 at 1:36 pm
Jeez, I cannot believe some of the comments telling Scott what to photograph and what not to. Maybe some of you should take a couple of days off from viewing the blog since you are so disappointed. The rest of us will enjoy the photos of a place that many of us will never get to visit in our lifetimes. I know I am liking them all.
clare
November 30, 2011 at 2:35 pm
I agree with Maria’s comments.
The Morocco photos are not within the theme of which Scott has won his audience, additionally they contain a much more complex set of social issues of which most of the comments ignore. In fact it appears that many people comment in order to promote their own blogs.
I’m looking forward to the Satorialist getting back to the streets he usually treads. Enjoy a holiday of course, but you don’t need to post from it.
Z.
November 30, 2011 at 2:35 pm
A point (perhaps) to take from this picture… apropos of comments about its sartorial relevance:
Beauty, sensuality, and alternative/unique presentations of self are what this is all about. Clothing, architecture, grooming… So embrace the variation. Also, appreciate what this picture has to say about our universal desire to be authentically unique and beautiful. This girl, maybe living in relative poverty, still wants vibrancy and color in what she clothes herself with. Which says something very nice all around about the human spirit.
Mei
November 30, 2011 at 2:35 pm
An eye for style as usual
hasty
November 30, 2011 at 3:03 pm
Beautiful,,,Beautiful,,, that was so sweet scott
sharon
November 30, 2011 at 3:07 pm
GIMME MORE MOROCCO!!!! Naturale beauty.
vasilieva
November 30, 2011 at 3:11 pm
brilliant shot
http://www.vasilievablog.com/
x
The Sartorialist
November 30, 2011 at 3:13 pm
maybe some you are looking for fashion on this blog.
when I’m shooting I’m looking for inspiration.
ps
Florian
Did you not see all the photos from yesterday?
for Maria
the inclusion of this young lady is no different than the construction workers, cowboys, surfers, and waiters etc that have appeared on this blog for years. Don’t try to create boarders where there is no need for them
meena
August 26, 2012 at 9:51 am
Jazhakhallah khair – thank you … for not creating borders …
Marcel Da Chump
November 30, 2011 at 3:20 pm
Scott should be commended for expanding his milieu, and at no small risk to his safety.
This could only take his fashion photos to a higher level.
dragon fruit
November 30, 2011 at 3:21 pm
this is an amazing photograph Scott seriously captured something special!
http://www.dragonnfruit.com
Sunny Side
November 30, 2011 at 3:29 pm
Such a grace in your photos !!!
phoebe
November 30, 2011 at 3:34 pm
well, she does look like she’s in pj,s, but obviously this is not a fashion shot, it’s a frame of a moment in time. No agenda included. And, if anyone thinks this is a fashion shot, their head is seriously cut!!
Frederik Philippe
November 30, 2011 at 3:47 pm
I really like your new approach – not in a physical way but the fact that you not only snaps fashion but also society as it is!
And this is said by a man who loves fashion&lifestyle
/Frederik Philippe
http://www.FrederikPhilippe.blogspot.com
MoroccanGirl
November 30, 2011 at 4:16 pm
Hi Scott,
I’m Moroccan, I was born and raised in that country. Let me just start by saying, as a photographer myself, that I’m a fan of your blog and I love the candor of your photos, they’re a breeze of fresh air. The half a dozen photos you posted on your blog this past week are, aesthetically speaking, rich and giving, I do however feel that they are misleading as to what Morocco truly is, a harmonious blending of the seminal Western, Arab and African culture. The city of Essaouira is more than just broken tiles and rusted window sills.
I do understand the underpinnings of the photos, and I do understand that you seek inspiration when you snap a shot, but you’d find your pursuit for a stimulus far more rewarding if you go by the beach in Essaouira, or the market place. or even in those little blindingly white narrow streets.
I truly hope that you trust that I do not speak to infringe on your art, but rather to help you find this sought-after inspiration, because I think that you’re looking for something other (more profound) than fashionably layered clothes, and Morocco is the perfect place to do so, which is why I’d hate to see you not take full advantage of what my country has to offer.
ps: forgive my nationalism :) I do truly love Morocco.
p.s.s: I recommend you visit Fes, Agadir, and Chefchaoune, and my city Casablanca.
Much love,
KMCC
Rebecca
November 30, 2011 at 4:40 pm
I love this photo. You managed to capture really subtle aspects of her personality- timid yet bold. This photo goes farther than just her clothes- it manages to capture the essence of a person. Or how they seem at least. It’s also great to see positive, everyday representations of someone wearing a hijab (headscarf). It’s sadly not as common as it should be. And what are you doing in Morocco and what made you decide to go? As someone else said, it is great to see you going other places and stepping out of the Western world. I also appreciate how these photos aren’t just marveling at how the exotic “other” lives. That’s an easy, dehumanizing trap to fall into when traveling to such a different place but I’m glad you’ve avoided it.
Rebecca
November 30, 2011 at 4:42 pm
I love this photo. You managed to capture really subtle aspects of her personality- timid yet bold. This photo goes farther than just her clothes- it manages to capture the essence of a person. Or how they seem at least. It’s also great to see positive, everyday representations of someone wearing a hijab (headscarf). It’s sadly not as common as it should be. And what are you doing in Morocco and what made you decide to go? As someone else said, it is great to see you going other places and stepping out of the Western world. I also appreciate how these photos aren’t just marveling at how the exotic “other” lives. That’s an easy, dehumanizing trap to fall into when traveling to such a different place but I’m glad you’ve avoided it.
saludos de Buenos Aires!
Judith
November 30, 2011 at 5:31 pm
These photos are so important. They bring another part of the world right to our desktop. I find inspiration in every one of them. And as the mom of someone who will be living and working in Morocco beginning next spring, it is exciting to see such immediate images. I’m sharing them with my son and I know he appreciates them as well.
Thanks to you and to Garance for bringing the world to our door.
Ladyofletters
November 30, 2011 at 5:49 pm
Wow, suddenly everyone’s an expert. Funny how many people just don’t want to know about anything that wakes them up from their first world fantasies.
“Say what you feel and do what you do, because those who mind don’t matter, and those who matter don’t mind”.
h
November 30, 2011 at 6:15 pm
She is LOVELY! This photo is BEAUTIFUL! I disagree with some of the previous comments — and I am THRILLED to see variation, diversity, difference, and people LIVING in other parts of the world.
Gizelle
November 30, 2011 at 7:19 pm
absolutely love these new shots. something nostalgic about this photo. reminds me of the time i used to go hang out with our gardener’s daughter at their sunflower field! nicely done.
Bernadette
November 30, 2011 at 7:50 pm
A shy little gardening fairy under the olive tree in her PJs (hard to get a shot like that in NYC). I can’t imagine what a visual feast you must be having. Enjoy, enjoy. B
tof
November 30, 2011 at 9:08 pm
she did a pretty good job of styling her outfit with what she had…very girlish all that pink to do gardening work…she is so cute
Ami
November 30, 2011 at 11:33 pm
I’m with Z., above. I see this blog as about clothes, or at least style, more than “fashion” per se (though I don’t claim to fully know the purpose of something I only read, of course). But think about the photo a couple of weeks ago, of the guy whose studded belt had rubbed a hole in his t-shirt. How is that different from any other skate/rocker punk type? How is that elite, or first-world, or fashion industry, or city glam? It’s just how clothing functions in that guy’s life. Those holes weren’t manufactured or marketed or modeled there, just lived and worn.
This girl is beautiful, too. Love that she is behind the olive branches, which echoes the veil in a very soft way, but she is smiling so engagingly. Very elfin.
There ARE a ton of cultural contexts, mostly controversial, that could be connected to this image, but maybe thinking of them too much spoils the slice of wonder at who she really is or may be, which can’t be summed up just in terms of cultural arguments, really.
victoria
December 1, 2011 at 12:14 am
Scott, this series from Morocco are some of the best pictures you’ve ever published in terms of composition, color, and sheer seductiveness. Kudos!
Magdalena Grobelski
December 1, 2011 at 12:28 am
Comment #81: chances are you’ll never read it, but if you will I’d like you to know that this picture is unique and made me smile thus whenever you’re in Chicago dinner is on us,at the most incredible restaurants in this beautiful city, have fun whereever you are!!
Truly
December 1, 2011 at 12:54 am
These shots from Morocco are wonderful! The way I see it, fashion isn’t what others think it is, but what the wearer feels it is to them. I think you capture that sentiment very well in your work. I guess what I’m saying is that you get the ” dream” part that takes place subjectively in the wearer of style, and what in turn excites the viewers like myself.
This particular shot of the girl under an olive tree reminded me of how I used to get off two bus stops prior to my destination( home) in junior high to pass by a clothing store that displayed a particular pair of jeans that had a certain finish that I liked to look at and dream of owning. I feel as though to this girl under that olive tree, what she’s wearing gives her that dream. It’s so exciting!
B.
December 1, 2011 at 1:09 am
I don’t think your blog needs to be about fashion all the time :)
Cute photo
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isabelle
December 1, 2011 at 2:35 am
Beautiful people. My mother cames from Maroc.
Love colours.
Erica
December 1, 2011 at 5:04 am
The contrast of colurs are amazing. This pic really impressed me.
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Ururu Kaigo
December 1, 2011 at 9:25 am
She is beautiful!!
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ceics
December 1, 2011 at 9:34 am
oh great. girl in pijamas and jihab to match. marvellous.
please get back to A+ beautiful young, educated, european, civilised girls in Milan and leave Morocco in it’s dusty medieval era. k thankx.
Tom
December 1, 2011 at 9:38 am
This photo is luvle..!
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KGH
December 1, 2011 at 12:43 pm
Scott, does this girl’s father know that you posted this photo? Experience from living in the MENA region and Gulf for several years has taught me to always ask for permission when taking photos of females.
To all the other readers who complain about this photo not being well suited for Scott’s audience -I say -it’s a blog. If you don’t like it don’t complain: you have misunderstand Scott’s intent.
Elle
December 1, 2011 at 12:52 pm
Dear Scott,
Thank you for posting these pics.
Fashion and inspiration can be found everywhere.
One commenter had this to say:
” This young lady appears to be pajamas, and I think it is safe to say that she has no interest in the world of fashion… or if she does, she probably has little access to it”
I disagree with you – if she had no interest in fashion she would not have made the effort to have her scarf be in harmony with the rest of her outfit.
I am originally from a country like hers – we do the best with what we have and I am very glad to see Scott including as great a variety of subjects as possible.
Street style is not just limited to Europe, North America and Tokyo. It is everywhere.
As Scott says – don’t create unnecessary borders.
Keep up the great work Scott!
KGH
December 1, 2011 at 2:51 pm
Ceics:
You posted not only a irritating comment but one with several grammatical errors!
“oh great. girl in pijamas and jihab to match. marvellous.
please get back to A+ beautiful young, educated, european, civilised girls in Milan and leave Morocco in it’s dusty medieval era. k thankx.”
-The start of a sentence should always be capitalized
-”jihab” is incorrect: it’s hijab
-”beautiful young” needs a comma; it should look like this, “beautiful, young”
-European is always capitalized
-”it’s” before dusty should not have an apostrophe. It should instead appear as, “its”
-Midieval Era is always capitalized
At the very essence of your comment, you clearly do not understand that civilized is a relative term. It goes without saying with your views and with the errors in your grammar just how out of sync you are with the world.
Martine
December 1, 2011 at 6:19 pm
Aw. A little Muslim garden gnome. I guess she is harmless enough so far. I enjoy the artistic value of this blog more then the fashion content, although I miss that right now. But at the same time, its honest and correct for Scott to simply let the blog go where his heart and his person goes. @Ceics; Its doubtful that Scott is going to turn this into National Geographic. Just be patient. I sort of agree with you, but I very much doubt there are any well dressed people walking around Morocco. Pretty much for the reasons you already mentioned.
Ileana
December 1, 2011 at 7:36 pm
Hermosa foto. Esos ojitos tímidos pero fuertes al mismo tiempo, entre las ramas de esa planta. Se ve que está haciendo su tarea diaria en la tierra. Me encantó.
Que vida tan distinta!
Es refrescante un poco de Marruecos entre tanto glamour occidental! …y necesario!
Me encanta tu trabajo.
Saludos desde Uruguay!
Rachel
December 1, 2011 at 8:36 pm
Scott, for whatever it is worth I’d like to apologize to you on behalf of those individuals who have left disgusting, shameful comments.
Annabella
December 2, 2011 at 5:06 am
Wonderful, surprise photos. I’m loving all of it here and at Garances’.
Am only concerned for any youngsters being photographed. While they clearly enjoy being photographed and are a delight to see, Father may not be aware of your blogs’ global reach, even if approval is given.
Spent much of my early life in Morocco. A place of fascinating layers.
a real human
December 2, 2011 at 5:58 am
Wow. I never realised that at the Sartorialist we’d have so many xenophobes, racists and basically close minded people.
Shame on you, who profess to be ‘educated, intelligent, forward thinking’ yet can’t stand to see images of the real world ruin your fragile little bubble.
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December 2, 2011 at 7:36 am
Im loving your photos.. life is more than fashion and there is a world outside of the U.S….. thanks!
Marta
December 2, 2011 at 10:16 am
I realy feel EMBARASSED for the comments of a lot of people here. I didn’t know that in the world exist so many STUPID AND CLOSE MINDED persons… !! Thank you guys, now I know it!!!
wonderful photos and wonderful places!!
Miss Parker
December 2, 2011 at 1:21 pm
I love the photo of this charming girl in her matching pink. One of the great pleasures of this blog is (in addition to the fact that I get to steal great style ideas) seeing how far-flung people present themselves to the world.
My friends and I forward each other our favorite photos and use them as a springboard to discuss ideas of beauty and personal style in all its manifestations.
I definitely dress better now that this blog is a regular part of my online life. My husband thanks you :)
Dominika
December 2, 2011 at 4:23 pm
What depressing and funny comments from some people… I suspect they’re secretly angry because this girl looks more at ease and happier with less than a tenth of what they’ve got?
Asia
December 3, 2011 at 1:09 am
Wow I am a little offended by some of these comments. I have loved all of the pictures that you and Garance have posted of your trip. I think true fans of the Sartorialist really understand that you find your inspiration in the people and not merely the clothes. This is why I love coming to you and Garance’s blog because it isn’t always about the clothes. It is sad that people couldn’t see the beauty in this girl that you did when you snapped the photo. The fact that people are to obsessed with what she is wearing just shows that they really don’t get it. Sorry that you have to defend your art to such close minded individuals.
Kendriana
December 3, 2011 at 5:19 pm
And this isn’t the first time the scarf has been featured…
http://www.thesartorialist.com/photos/on-the-street-chapel-st-melbourne/
LUCIA
December 4, 2011 at 2:32 am
I LOVE THIS ONE!
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Yenny
December 5, 2011 at 4:08 am
stunning travelling photos….Love garance.fr as well :-) both of you :-)
Faashi
December 5, 2011 at 7:02 pm
Oh wow. Nice picture you got here.
Looks so innocent. Reminds me the time where the only time you cry is when you blow up your knee on the ground.
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December 6, 2011 at 7:02 am
A very sweet photo!
bigbaldnbearded
January 22, 2012 at 3:19 am
gorgeous! lovely capture!