A pensive gentleman… Are men wearing coats longer in Milan yet? I can’t wait to see that softer draped 50’s/ 80's look on the streets again? Any thoughts?
This guy's got an artsy-spy film intrigue look going with the trench and the specs and the cycle helmet. The finger in the mouth leaves another unanswered question in addition to what kind of bike he has and what the rest of his outfit looks like. An amiable character though. Genius of a shot though, Sart!
Very cinematic. It's such an amalgam of movies that it's hard to pinpoint just what it is that gives this shot such cache: the sideburns, the trench, the glasses, his expression, the hair, the way he's looking as if it's a key scene or about to be a laugh line or I don't know what.
It's the juxtaposition between his clothes (so cool) and that fact that he is biting is nail and is lost in thought…and the surrounding…if this were a novel we might call it pathetic fallacy… all of the people and the slight blur are like thoughts rendered human…there is movement inside his head and movement around him. So emotional. So Italian.
Yes, this looks like the guy with the army surplus jacket and blue helmet in October. One of my favorite pictures! Where is it? I can't find it anymore! Bought the same army jacket last week ;)
looks cool alright, i've got similar glasses and it's amazig what putting these guys on does for your look! women seem to like that superman/clark kent cool look, well it's been working for me a lot recently. :)
Jacqueline
March 9, 2010 at 1:05 pm
Great shot! I love the jacket and his expression with the finger in the mouth. xo
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Anonymous
March 9, 2010 at 1:10 pm
Nice glasses
(first)
lineageofinfluence
March 9, 2010 at 1:15 pm
I hope I look that cool when I'm his age
Anonymous
March 9, 2010 at 1:17 pm
great look! I have the jacket, helmet and scooter.. just need the glasses
Anonymous
March 9, 2010 at 1:18 pm
Too bad he's biting his nails – otherwise it's a nice shot. He's rocking the frames.
sarah
March 9, 2010 at 1:18 pm
super-sexy sideburns.
Misha Lulu
March 9, 2010 at 1:19 pm
so cool, very Dustin Hoffman!
Shyla
March 9, 2010 at 1:21 pm
Love him. Love his glasses, his trench, and his pink in his mouth. Love, love, love!
Jocy
March 9, 2010 at 1:32 pm
Great shot
WE SPY WITH MY LITTLE i
March 9, 2010 at 1:33 pm
The specs and the all important gun patch on the trench! we like
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TorontoVerve
March 9, 2010 at 1:34 pm
Cool shot. Not staged at all.
.....InStyle....
March 9, 2010 at 1:35 pm
very special…like actor….
SallyO
March 9, 2010 at 1:35 pm
I like the finger-in-mouth look. Very "Dr. Evil" (Austin Powers).
Anonymous
March 9, 2010 at 1:41 pm
The coat is perfect and the glasses are even better, but his facial expression is magnifico!
The Style Scout
March 9, 2010 at 1:44 pm
A pensive gentleman… Are men wearing coats longer in Milan yet? I can’t wait to see that softer draped 50’s/ 80's look on the streets again? Any thoughts?
AnonymousJK
March 9, 2010 at 1:50 pm
Love the trench! Love the fit, the colour and the masculinity of it…
M.
March 9, 2010 at 1:53 pm
Oh, lovely trench coat. Whose is it?
Anonymous
March 9, 2010 at 1:55 pm
Love the sideburns,a Steve McQueen
feeling with white/caramel and black, as a perfect combination.
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Anonymous
March 9, 2010 at 2:09 pm
lorenzo!!???
anon
March 9, 2010 at 2:15 pm
He's carrying a motorcycle helmet, but he doesn't have "helmet hair!"
How the heck does he do that?
And how does a gentleman wearing a trench coat ride a motorcycle anyway?
Anonymous
March 9, 2010 at 2:24 pm
love him
the eternal worrier
March 9, 2010 at 2:26 pm
Great shot. The guy looks like a spy in a 70s movie. A nervous spy!
l´habitué
March 9, 2010 at 2:28 pm
What a great shot!
The trench looks just perfect!
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Anonymous
March 9, 2010 at 2:34 pm
great…..
the coat, the glasses and especially the colors..! everything is perfect…
and…
it soo simple….
i think scott allready has taken some pictures of that guy… smart guy!
Lisa
March 9, 2010 at 2:35 pm
What a cool guy. I love his glasses!
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Anonymous
March 9, 2010 at 2:38 pm
This guy's got an artsy-spy film intrigue look going with the trench and the specs and the cycle helmet. The finger in the mouth leaves another unanswered question in addition to what kind of bike he has and what the rest of his outfit looks like. An amiable character though. Genius of a shot though, Sart!
Francesca
March 9, 2010 at 2:39 pm
love the hair, trench and glasses. perfect
xoxo,
F
lekisskiss.blogspot.com <– Texas gal bloggin fashion from NYC!
Catherine like Deneuve
March 9, 2010 at 2:46 pm
Very cinematic. It's such an amalgam of movies that it's hard to pinpoint just what it is that gives this shot such cache: the sideburns, the trench, the glasses, his expression, the hair, the way he's looking as if it's a key scene or about to be a laugh line or I don't know what.
WOW
Maria José
March 9, 2010 at 3:01 pm
The most important the glasses.
xoxo
Anonymous
March 9, 2010 at 3:11 pm
To me this is very "Alfie." Bon.
Factory Mode.
March 9, 2010 at 3:12 pm
Nice shoot, this man looks like an actor!
Isabel
March 9, 2010 at 3:29 pm
so stylish…
ColorHater
March 9, 2010 at 3:41 pm
He's very funny :)
I always like to see that glasses on older men!
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neha
March 9, 2010 at 3:45 pm
what sideburns! :)
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Jacob Frommer
March 9, 2010 at 3:45 pm
Yes! Grey mutton chops done classily! Love it, love it.
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Prutha
March 9, 2010 at 3:50 pm
he looks like dustin hoffman!! love the expression..nice capture
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laweezil
March 9, 2010 at 4:42 pm
I love him. You posted him before wearing a cool army surplus look. Hotness and coolness all at the same time!
Misanthropic Pulp
March 9, 2010 at 4:56 pm
Aaaa this is the kind of picture that makes you wonder how you are going to look later in life…(hoping for Catherine Baba's looks)
http://misanthropicpulp.blogspot.com/
.
March 9, 2010 at 5:10 pm
nice!, man in essence elegance in blood
Buntsy
March 9, 2010 at 5:26 pm
Looks like he walked off the set of All the President's Men. I love his glasses
Anonymous
March 9, 2010 at 5:32 pm
Paper cut? Looks like a painful one.
Great shot. And those sideburns are excellent.
Anonymous
March 9, 2010 at 7:50 pm
This the guy with the grey/green military jacket,white pants and the light blue helmet a few months ago… same glasses and same attitude…
Anonymous
March 9, 2010 at 8:21 pm
It's the juxtaposition between his clothes (so cool) and that fact that he is biting is nail and is lost in thought…and the surrounding…if this were a novel we might call it pathetic fallacy… all of the people and the slight blur are like thoughts rendered human…there is movement inside his head and movement around him. So emotional. So Italian.
Charles
March 9, 2010 at 8:21 pm
There is such beauty in simplicity
d
March 9, 2010 at 8:45 pm
dear god,
i love this photo.
what a fantastic image.
thank goodness for photography
<3
LiLySoSo
March 9, 2010 at 9:56 pm
geez, why are italian men so damn hot?
prettypq
March 10, 2010 at 1:12 am
Love the burns
FvaD.
March 10, 2010 at 1:54 am
nice shot !
Björn
March 10, 2010 at 3:27 am
Does anyone know the trenchcoat by name?
Really nice!
Anonymous
March 10, 2010 at 4:56 am
He looks just like Dustin Hoffman!
Dustyflint
March 10, 2010 at 5:02 am
Flashback 1972!
Ozwald Boateng
March 10, 2010 at 5:18 am
You need attitude like this fella to pull off those rims!
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wheelsontoast
March 10, 2010 at 6:56 am
Super sharp, contemplating a caper.
http://wheelsontoast.wordpress.com/
Anonymous
March 10, 2010 at 7:32 am
This is Lorenzo!!!!
Soooo hot!
Anonymous
March 10, 2010 at 7:58 am
we love you…affe girls
Deborah
March 10, 2010 at 8:52 am
Shades of Peter Sellers — I am in love…
aNiZ
March 10, 2010 at 9:31 am
Yes, this looks like the guy with the army surplus jacket and blue helmet in October. One of my favorite pictures! Where is it? I can't find it anymore! Bought the same army jacket last week ;)
stephanie_press
March 10, 2010 at 9:36 am
Cool pic. What a character, like something from a movie.
Sara
March 10, 2010 at 11:12 am
He's hot!!
thwany
March 10, 2010 at 11:42 am
great coat
Anonymous
March 10, 2010 at 2:52 pm
He reminds me of Peter Sellers.
JoSiffert
March 10, 2010 at 5:53 pm
Great pic!
The coat is awesome, texture is perfect, color is the right one. Looking for such a coat for a while, any idea about the brand ?
V
March 10, 2010 at 8:46 pm
Like a young(er) Dustin Hoffman! Very cool :)
Anonymous
March 11, 2010 at 8:52 am
It's Austin Powers in Milan! Where's Mini-Me?
grizzlesnort
March 11, 2010 at 12:34 pm
I love the background action and the fact that it is blurred enough to keep focus on the subject who is immersed in his interior world.
Anonymous
March 11, 2010 at 12:59 pm
ciao fratéllao ! ;-)
Anonymous
March 11, 2010 at 7:54 pm
Older, more beautiful, more interesting,I love this look of men.Amazing shot. It is my favourite photo.
prettypq
March 12, 2010 at 7:48 am
love the burns
Anonymous
March 12, 2010 at 2:33 pm
you know.. I love U.. vali
Anonymous
March 13, 2010 at 2:11 pm
nobody picked up on the fact that he's listening on the mobile phone! hence, the finger on the mouth moment. geez ppl, what are you looking at?
Anonymous
March 13, 2010 at 7:12 pm
Does anyone know the brand and style of those frames? They're exactly what I'm looking for.
behindthemask
March 14, 2010 at 12:35 pm
looks cool alright, i've got similar glasses and it's amazig what putting these guys on does for your look! women seem to like that superman/clark kent cool look, well it's been working for me a lot recently. :)
Snackapeek.
March 15, 2010 at 5:55 am
Hehe' I love this photo for its impression, ohh and the trench coat I guess :)
Pernilla
March 15, 2010 at 1:58 pm
great!
Sympathy Sms
March 16, 2010 at 7:58 am
Wao his glasses so nice and i like it. thanks for sharing with us.
charcoal
September 14, 2011 at 6:29 pm
Hi, great post! Thanks..
Jay W.
February 5, 2012 at 11:34 am
Out of all the photos I’ve looked on your site, this is one of my favourites. It is so simple, and beautiful.
I love your work.
Cheers.
DeBeers
February 29, 2012 at 9:53 am
We already know him from an older post: http://www.thesartorialist.com/photos/on-the-street-military-effect-milano/
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julian
September 9, 2012 at 8:31 am
if this is truly a candid shot then its great !!
julian
September 10, 2012 at 11:48 am
looks like a movie still
(and a good movie at that !)
Fernando
January 9, 2013 at 10:57 pm
This is the same dude that was wearing a military shirt!
Terence
March 13, 2013 at 4:43 pm
Yup, you’re spot on!