Initially I thought maybe this was someone in a church attending a friend’s wedding. But I suppose it’s much more likely to be at a fashion show. It seemed more interesting for some reason when it was potentially at a church. Maybe edgier.
The ultimate confrontation/reunion of street style and timeless sartorialism. It works so well, because each side is at its extreme and somehow ends up creating a real harmony of style.
‘Ink’ is an American word for Tattoos! Ha…. I used this word with my French husband too (who is completely fluent in British English and he looked at me as if I just spoke Ancient Greek)
This young man looks like my son – stature, posture and build. My boy wears the cord wrist’lets as well and makes a suit look good more often than the other way around. He is very interested in tattoos and I admit to being kind of skeptical because of concerns about their place in conservative workplaces or how they may or may not compliment one’s attire. This young man not only looks very classy but the tattoo looks like it very much belongs and makes me feel it would be as much missed were it not on the back of his hand and part of this picture. It seems as comfortable right there on his hand as the suit appears to be as it is worn. Beautiful shot Scott – Thank you for this – I will gladly show it to my son and add a thumbs up sign in support of his self expressively adventurous and complimentary skin decoration plans.
He looks like a really fashionable, dapper rapper. He looks like he’s in a traditional tux, but then you look at his earrings and his rose tattoo, which gives him a whole new style.
Just lovely! The ear gauge and tattoo are in striking but perfect harmony with the strict, refined simplicity of the suit & shirt. (The fact that the gentleman is ridiculously good-looking doesn’t hurt.)
Beautiful light and shadows and the angle of his body makes the shot very interesting.
I like the simplicity of the dark suit and white shirt (is that a club collar?)
Handsome. Typically, I’ve found nothing attractive about a man with massive tattoos and a huge hole in his ear. This man’s exquisite suit and grooming elevated everything along with my typical opinion.
The suit is well cut and fits his nicely.
Also the peeking of his personality (tattoo & earring) just really makes this sophisticated look more modern and edgy.
He actually looks like president Obama, well built and handsome but the tattoos l don’t like them. All in all he is a handsome man and yea he can get all hot ladies falling for him like zombies.
A beautiful example of how tattoos can be worn with class. Too bad about the iphone, though. What does it say about our society that so many Sartorialist shots are of people looking at their iphones now?
I love this guy! Hes handsome and I love a man in a suit but I love the edge of his tattoos popping out :) Also really enjoy the shot of the man in the gray suit with brown tie a few shots back :)
Simbarashe
August 24, 2012 at 4:01 pm
That’s nice detail on the collar. It’d be nice to see what everyone on the row is wearing as a matter of satisfying curiosity..
http://lordashbury.com
hadhka
August 24, 2012 at 4:04 pm
HOT I LOVE LONDON :)
http://haideeandco.blogspot.co.uk
Natasha
August 24, 2012 at 4:08 pm
Initially I thought maybe this was someone in a church attending a friend’s wedding. But I suppose it’s much more likely to be at a fashion show. It seemed more interesting for some reason when it was potentially at a church. Maybe edgier.
~Natasha Fatah~
alison
August 24, 2012 at 4:09 pm
yes please
Monsieur Marcel
August 24, 2012 at 4:11 pm
“If you’re blue and you don’t know where to go to
why don’t you go where fashion sits
puttin’ on the ritz”…
Leslie
August 24, 2012 at 4:13 pm
Nice view!
SM
August 24, 2012 at 7:59 pm
Agreed, i love the detail on the collar
http://untrucoudeux.wordpress.com/
Iconic
September 16, 2012 at 10:23 pm
Really gorgeous!
annamaria potamiti
August 24, 2012 at 4:16 pm
Handsome with a capital H!!!
Dora
August 24, 2012 at 4:16 pm
A handsome fella.
Mira
August 25, 2012 at 3:29 am
Totally agree and the tattoo is sooo cool!!!
xo
glamDevils
CBC
August 24, 2012 at 4:18 pm
so handsome elegant and edgy…..love the shot
james
August 24, 2012 at 4:23 pm
Boring, horrible lapels, jacket way to short…
Kimberly
August 24, 2012 at 4:25 pm
I am sure I should know who this is, but I don’t. I see an elegantly dressed man, and would like to know him!
uptowngirl
August 24, 2012 at 4:28 pm
oh he almost looks like a young obama!
barbara
August 25, 2012 at 2:02 am
yes that’s also my first impression: Oh I never knew that Obama had an earring… and tattoos? 8-o
…. oh this must be someone else.
love, barbara
Laura
August 24, 2012 at 4:34 pm
Great style, chic and bad boy at the same time!
http://www.laurablogmode.com
Dominika of FASHION PHILOSOPHY
August 24, 2012 at 4:36 pm
he looks incredible!
i’m loving his tattoos, in a way they look very, very classy with his suit. just amazing!
<3
FASHION PHILOSOPHY
http://www.fashionphilosophy.net
StandardGoods
August 24, 2012 at 4:36 pm
beautiful. beautiful. A man who is impeccable at close range, and is a work of art.
kcomekarolina
August 24, 2012 at 4:37 pm
cool!!! i love these photos!
xoxo from rome
K.
kcomekarolina.com
THE STEL STYLE
August 24, 2012 at 4:41 pm
nice picture!!!
http://thestelstyle.com
Elisa
August 24, 2012 at 4:45 pm
The ultimate confrontation/reunion of street style and timeless sartorialism. It works so well, because each side is at its extreme and somehow ends up creating a real harmony of style.
Elisa
Wandering Minds fashion
http://www.ourwanderingminds.com
Maya H
August 24, 2012 at 4:52 pm
I think I know that guy, well anyway I love his style and he is georgeous Xd
En Mufti
August 24, 2012 at 5:05 pm
The contrast is cool; punk meets Gentleman.
Becky Bedbug
August 24, 2012 at 5:06 pm
I love his tunnel against the suit. So smart!
Becky
http://www.beckybedbug.com
Russ
August 24, 2012 at 5:16 pm
super cool
Esther
August 24, 2012 at 5:22 pm
love the classy suit look!
Esther xx
http://lamodeetwanderlust.blogspot.com
Style Linguist
August 24, 2012 at 5:25 pm
I love me a good contradiction. stylelanguage.wordpress.com
Kate
August 24, 2012 at 5:36 pm
Pure modern class. Love the ink.
Kate
http://www.thrillofthechaise.com
LongJohn
August 24, 2012 at 8:49 pm
What ink?
Mixy
August 25, 2012 at 4:48 am
‘Ink’ is an American word for Tattoos! Ha…. I used this word with my French husband too (who is completely fluent in British English and he looked at me as if I just spoke Ancient Greek)
Vanessa
August 24, 2012 at 5:59 pm
What a handsome man! The suit is impeccable, and the tattoos and plugs- so cool!
DSTONE Magazine
August 24, 2012 at 6:06 pm
OMG! So stylish!
Your photos are great! Always capturing the best moments or details.
http://dstonemagazine.blogspot.com/
Q
August 24, 2012 at 6:06 pm
Who is this Scott? Is that a tux? That curved cutaway collar is crispy white!!!
Jess
August 24, 2012 at 6:07 pm
Classy, cool, edgy.Super heart this image
Xana Athens
August 24, 2012 at 6:09 pm
Marvellus shirt…and his tatoo!
Alan
August 24, 2012 at 6:20 pm
Cool in the moment photos.. great lighting to!
Hulsmanstyle
August 24, 2012 at 6:26 pm
Sartorially
Physically
Photographically…
Elegance Redefined!!
Stephanie
August 24, 2012 at 6:27 pm
Oh gosh, pretty handsome! Except for maybe the earrings..
-Stephanie
@LaminLouboutins.blogspot.com
Johnny
August 24, 2012 at 6:29 pm
Love the contrast of the sharpiness of his dress with the tattoos. It’s great indeed!
jdit
August 24, 2012 at 6:30 pm
This young man looks like my son – stature, posture and build. My boy wears the cord wrist’lets as well and makes a suit look good more often than the other way around. He is very interested in tattoos and I admit to being kind of skeptical because of concerns about their place in conservative workplaces or how they may or may not compliment one’s attire. This young man not only looks very classy but the tattoo looks like it very much belongs and makes me feel it would be as much missed were it not on the back of his hand and part of this picture. It seems as comfortable right there on his hand as the suit appears to be as it is worn. Beautiful shot Scott – Thank you for this – I will gladly show it to my son and add a thumbs up sign in support of his self expressively adventurous and complimentary skin decoration plans.
wayne
August 24, 2012 at 6:36 pm
proper!
thecircleofit
August 24, 2012 at 6:47 pm
ok, i am sorry, but i can’t resist….normally, i am not a fan of tattoos, etc., BUT whoever you are, you are very hot! well spotted Mr. Sartorialist!
irene
August 24, 2012 at 6:48 pm
hot:)
http://www.ontomywardrobe.com
CBC
August 24, 2012 at 7:04 pm
At first I thought is was a photo in a cool church…..then I realized i was on a fashion site and he was holding his cell!! LOL
Angeles
August 24, 2012 at 7:12 pm
Classic and interesting man…great picture.
Kisses
http://www.angelesalmuna.com
Jane
August 24, 2012 at 7:21 pm
Is that J.Cole??
Eat.Style.Play
August 24, 2012 at 7:38 pm
Oh and he’s fine too! haha, love this picture!
Serdane
August 24, 2012 at 7:40 pm
Very stylish and … So HOT !
http://www.younglington.wordpress.com
Andrew89
August 24, 2012 at 8:06 pm
That shirt looks like very fine quality.
Víctor
August 24, 2012 at 8:24 pm
Perfect, but the awful earring and the tatoo.
Jennifer
August 24, 2012 at 8:34 pm
Love the ear gauges!
xo Jennifer
http://seekingstyleblog.wordpress.com
Diane
August 24, 2012 at 8:53 pm
in the front row looking at his phone…
ttea
August 24, 2012 at 8:54 pm
He looks like a really fashionable, dapper rapper. He looks like he’s in a traditional tux, but then you look at his earrings and his rose tattoo, which gives him a whole new style.
http://fashionananthropologicalpointofview.blogspot.ca/
Jinna Yang
August 24, 2012 at 9:18 pm
Nothing better than a well dressed man!
xx,
Jinna
http://greaseandglamour.com/
kenny
August 24, 2012 at 11:07 pm
very stunning!
krista
August 24, 2012 at 11:20 pm
Rarely do I comment or pay much attention to the males but this shot is wonderful.
Eva
August 25, 2012 at 3:01 am
Beautiful photo! Love these shots of people during normal activities.
http://www.creativityandchocolate.blogspot.com
Gary
August 25, 2012 at 3:06 am
Oh, interesting individuality !
une chatte grise
August 25, 2012 at 3:06 am
Just lovely! The ear gauge and tattoo are in striking but perfect harmony with the strict, refined simplicity of the suit & shirt. (The fact that the gentleman is ridiculously good-looking doesn’t hurt.)
Irene's closet
August 25, 2012 at 3:20 am
nice shoot!
http://www.ireneccloset.com
fashionresidence.com
August 25, 2012 at 3:48 am
He is totally hot but chic and kinda ethereal:)) Thumbs up!
petpost
August 25, 2012 at 4:20 am
Really nice photo.He looks so smart.So stylish……
carola
August 25, 2012 at 5:04 am
wow! i’m fan of tattoo and this man so hot!
ciao!
C.
http://www.pursesinthekitchen.com
san
August 25, 2012 at 5:23 am
This picture is amazing! Wonderful composition and light!
Daisy Roadster and Coco
August 25, 2012 at 5:53 am
His tattoo discreetly showing on his hand is really nice ! Charmingly hot in fact !
Opposite Lipstick
August 25, 2012 at 6:48 am
love love love!
http://oppositelipstick.blogspot.be
Sevan
August 25, 2012 at 8:15 am
Beautiful light and shadows and the angle of his body makes the shot very interesting.
I like the simplicity of the dark suit and white shirt (is that a club collar?)
isabel
August 25, 2012 at 8:25 am
handsome man :)
http://mamajulesbrussels.blogspot.com
Lindy702
August 25, 2012 at 9:58 am
Stunning shot…
Gordon G
August 25, 2012 at 11:00 am
I like the picture and fashion but I do not really like the erring choice.. I think a gold colored erring may have looked better
Shopaholic in London
August 25, 2012 at 11:39 am
One word- hot! :-)
African Fashion
August 25, 2012 at 11:59 am
His style makes him so intriguing, the tattoo, the suit, the earring… who is he… he even makes me wonder what he’s texting if thats what he’s doing
http://www.facebook.com/AfricanFashionInspiration
princessglee
August 25, 2012 at 12:00 pm
Handsome. Typically, I’ve found nothing attractive about a man with massive tattoos and a huge hole in his ear. This man’s exquisite suit and grooming elevated everything along with my typical opinion.
Niki
August 25, 2012 at 12:47 pm
usually, I hate those holes in the ear. But he is so handsome, elegant and sexy…almost as sexy as the Sartorialist himself :P
Lebo
August 25, 2012 at 1:50 pm
Swag for days. So hot!!!!!
Capuchino Beauty
August 25, 2012 at 8:01 pm
I love the gentleman in this picture. So sexy. ~CBeauty http://capuchino-beauty.com/blog/
Rachel
August 25, 2012 at 8:31 pm
LOVE THIS! The contrast between the black tie and the plug and ink is amazing! Nice style, totally refreshing. Yes, please.
JAco
August 25, 2012 at 9:56 pm
The suit is well cut and fits his nicely.
Also the peeking of his personality (tattoo & earring) just really makes this sophisticated look more modern and edgy.
m.edwin
August 25, 2012 at 10:16 pm
what’s important is how comfortable he looks with such a studied and purposeful appearance, with all it’s individual details.
Namrata
August 26, 2012 at 1:21 am
Love the contrast of the body art and piercing with the crisp perfectly tailored suit!
N
http://seasoncheck.blogspot.in/
lucia
August 26, 2012 at 3:59 am
This is a really handsome guy! Love the suit and the tattoos. And he is so cute!
Nicoliiiiiii
August 26, 2012 at 6:49 pm
I’m in love……
Asma
August 26, 2012 at 9:31 pm
classic with edge
Jokey
August 27, 2012 at 12:12 am
Татуировки на кистях рук ни к чему…
http://www.jokey.kz/
Lydia
August 27, 2012 at 7:03 am
His name is Shai Spooner, he is a Stylist/Designer from London! Not your stereotypical stylist from what i have heard and seen.
princessglee
August 27, 2012 at 1:38 pm
Watched pieces of his youtube videos. Uhmm, well, the jury’s out. Still…great looking photo by the sartorialist.
allen
August 27, 2012 at 9:40 am
very sharp and distinct look.
StefaniaM01
August 27, 2012 at 2:23 pm
President Obama photoshopped w/ earring and tattoo! First thought lol. Clearly a v handsome young man w/ great personal style.
Niia
August 27, 2012 at 2:43 pm
Thought it was President Obama at first until I saw the ears. Handsome man.
Vicki Fields
August 29, 2012 at 1:25 am
He actually looks like president Obama, well built and handsome but the tattoos l don’t like them. All in all he is a handsome man and yea he can get all hot ladies falling for him like zombies.
Tammara Shelley
August 29, 2012 at 2:34 am
Looking good! I like the hair cut. He’s just great.
Danny
August 29, 2012 at 2:43 am
if Obama had son he would look like him
jobin
August 29, 2012 at 9:00 am
A beautiful example of how tattoos can be worn with class. Too bad about the iphone, though. What does it say about our society that so many Sartorialist shots are of people looking at their iphones now?
KING
August 30, 2012 at 11:53 pm
94 comments and only one person knows that this is J. Cole. SMH. Great photo, by the way.
nicoliiiiiii
September 3, 2012 at 1:34 am
that is not j.cole … that is Shai Spooner
Julia A.
September 5, 2012 at 12:11 am
Sorry, it’s Shai Spooner. I don’t believe J. Cole has gauges or tattoos.
Great shot.
GB
March 6, 2013 at 4:31 pm
94 comments and it’s still Shai Spooner.
Stylist to Fazer and Dappy.
iconic
September 16, 2012 at 10:20 pm
His noble suit is harmony well with gorgeous hand tattoos which give us sensitive of the street fashion.
ahqaf12
September 20, 2012 at 10:10 am
Hi,
I think you are waiting for someone & messaging her, am I right. Looking good.
Julius Soubise
September 22, 2012 at 3:19 am
The gentlemans name is Shai Spooner he’s a stylist wearing Spencer Hart and he is indeed a very handsome fellow
Joannaq
October 3, 2012 at 2:09 pm
I love this guy! Hes handsome and I love a man in a suit but I love the edge of his tattoos popping out :) Also really enjoy the shot of the man in the gray suit with brown tie a few shots back :)
Nicole.O
November 10, 2012 at 4:07 pm
wanna be my boyfriend?
cool plugs
November 13, 2012 at 12:32 pm
That is one sharp-dressed man!