So gracious and dramatical! Even though her eyes are in the shadow.. the look is still so intense.. full of wisdom. simply beautiful! she seems from a different decade of ours..
the shadow of hat on her face, cold lokking eyes, bright skin and red lipstick…that all make a very aristocratic lady of her, like from the movie "Tredowata" beautiful!
A wonderful picture in so many ways – the lines and shadows, that bare section of lower face.
It also opens up so many questions about that beautiful woman. I think that's what you're so good at.
There's something a bit set about her mouth whereas her eyes are softer – a combination which intrigues, makes you want to know more about who she is. Not what job she does, editor of somethingorother, but who that person really is behind the hat.
I feel like I should say great stuff about this photo but for some reason I am finding it distracting–or at least the shadows from the hat on her face are.
Great photo! Beautiful woman. So jazz age. She looks a little like the main character from Masterpiece Theatres "Love for Lydia" or like Anais Nin. That hat and collar are amazing. Swoon big time!! What a woman!
Great hat & very nice use of the shadows. It was probably very tempting to expose for the background and give the whole picture an air of darkness but you (or the camera) made an interesting choice of exposing for the face: the shadows remain subdued instead of very black and we can see her expressions).
Love how the eyes work with the hat (though if she taken it off she'd have looked as though she had conjunctivits, or terrible insomnia. Just sayin') and mouth. The shadow the brim casts over her face bridges her makeup kind of perfectly.
My grandmother's family owned one of the first ever hotels in Atlantic City and she grew up there during the Golden era. She was a real beauty in her day. This photograph brings her to life for me. She has the perfect face for this look. It's an incredible shot. I'd love to see how she put the rest of the look together.
There were so many fashion types around St Paul's yesterday for the memorial, and frankly most of them looked very odd in the 'real' world. However, she looks elegant and stylish, I wish more had looked this good.
I love the shadows falling exactly in an angle on the nose with the focus on such a well-done red lip. I just can't pull off a red lip as well as she does, but I guess like here, the secret is to make it matte.
Very coco chanel before she cut her hair. This lady could have been a spy in a movie about The War to end all wars, the great war or First World War. She is mysterious;knowing and very sophisticated. Her eyes are on her goal and her lips are very determined. The hat, hair style and lace collar are circa 1918. There is a certain sadness around her eyes, but this will not deter her from her life’s journey. Definitely movie material!
Café Naïveté
September 20, 2010 at 4:25 pm
So gracious and dramatical! Even though her eyes are in the shadow.. the look is still so intense.. full of wisdom. simply beautiful! she seems from a different decade of ours..
November Grey
September 20, 2010 at 4:26 pm
Such an amazingly moody shot.
xx
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Moses
September 20, 2010 at 4:29 pm
What eyes.
edge and grace
September 20, 2010 at 4:31 pm
beautiful shadow :)
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By Ellie Rose
September 20, 2010 at 4:33 pm
How utterly beautiful xx
Rachael
September 20, 2010 at 4:33 pm
love it! so beautiful, reminds me of old italian movies!
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puderfee
September 20, 2010 at 4:33 pm
Is she weearing red eyeshadow?
interesting …
like the hat very much :)
Fotografo Books Lisboa
September 20, 2010 at 4:34 pm
Beautiful!
Artfully Awear
September 20, 2010 at 4:34 pm
Love this semi-incognito look.
FASHION SNAG
September 20, 2010 at 4:36 pm
Spectacular photo. I love the shadows. x
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diariodemim
September 20, 2010 at 4:42 pm
So teatral ;) love the perfection, the eyelook!!! great caption!!! Your work can capture one soul!
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Lisa Petrarca
September 20, 2010 at 4:52 pm
Simply STUNNING!
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Nedda Ebo
September 20, 2010 at 4:55 pm
I love the effect the shadow gives off her face. What a gorgeous photo and a gorgeous hat.
Mustart x
Ohmybird
September 20, 2010 at 4:59 pm
Amazing photo! beautiful woman…:)
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xxxooo
Nolita
September 20, 2010 at 4:59 pm
Great shot of a really beautiful woman!
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moreno
September 20, 2010 at 5:08 pm
ADORE!
love it!
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A Lot Like Fashion
September 20, 2010 at 5:09 pm
The hat is gorgeous and the red lip color complements her so much!
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Tiffany's Small World
September 20, 2010 at 5:10 pm
dramatic!love the red lips and the hat!
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Anonymous
September 20, 2010 at 5:11 pm
Does this have anything to do with a certain memorial service at St. Paul's?
jdit
September 20, 2010 at 5:20 pm
"…Oh, it's a jolly 'oliday with Mary…"
Lovely picture – love the way the light through her hat makes for a veil that isn't there. I think she would wait for me if I had to go far away…
Wallace Chapman
September 20, 2010 at 5:25 pm
great image. Might even work better in b&w – echoing Jerry Schatzbergs pics of 60's behind the scenes Dior :)
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Olya Nikol Pishcheva
September 20, 2010 at 5:25 pm
This is a very interesting picture! The look of her eyes and the shadow is so classy and chic ~
jimjims
September 20, 2010 at 5:33 pm
the hat looks great.
shadow is awesome too.
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SabinePsynopsis
September 20, 2010 at 5:33 pm
So beautiful! Hats, hats, hats… seems they are ruling fashion these days.
A la Femme
September 20, 2010 at 5:37 pm
This is a very dramatic shot!!
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ceo
September 20, 2010 at 5:39 pm
Lovely……. I like her lipstick…..
xxx
CEO
simone leblanc
September 20, 2010 at 5:56 pm
wow…so very lovely…those eyes speak a thousand words!
Sonsira
September 20, 2010 at 6:00 pm
ohhh…divine shades:)
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Rosenfeld & Dwornikovski
September 20, 2010 at 6:01 pm
the shadow of hat on her face, cold lokking eyes, bright skin and red lipstick…that all make a very aristocratic lady of her, like from the movie "Tredowata"
beautiful!
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Miss Ruby
September 20, 2010 at 6:09 pm
Wow, what a fantastic photo. Love the hat!
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18 Kerut
September 20, 2010 at 6:32 pm
STUNNING!!!! I would love to have that framed. I love everything about it.
BaronessVonVintage
September 20, 2010 at 6:48 pm
just exquisite!
Privalia México
September 20, 2010 at 6:51 pm
It´s a beatiful hat, great photo!!!
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The Collar of the Dove
September 20, 2010 at 7:12 pm
beautiful!!
- GraceCarolina
September 20, 2010 at 7:27 pm
What an interesting photo! She somehow reminds me of Coco Chanel…
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ireneexx
September 20, 2010 at 7:29 pm
Pretty. Beautiful picture.
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Lisa
September 20, 2010 at 7:48 pm
So 'Empire Boardwalk!' Have similar hat & always get compliments …
Anonymous
September 20, 2010 at 8:10 pm
She looks a lot like Coco Chanel. I love this photo.
epaige816
September 20, 2010 at 8:11 pm
Great hat! Love the picture-she looks deep in thought!
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Jane See
September 20, 2010 at 8:50 pm
Cool shadows!
Emily and Abigail
September 20, 2010 at 8:54 pm
What an absolutely beautiful photo!! the hat is so classy :)
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Lisa
September 20, 2010 at 9:20 pm
Wow!
Again , I say…"Wow!"
Clara
September 20, 2010 at 9:35 pm
Beautiful!!
la comedia del arte
September 20, 2010 at 9:55 pm
great shot, congratulations!
so dramatic ay! wonderful image.
gucci online shop
September 20, 2010 at 10:01 pm
visiting your post and I do think you are really born to be a fashion blogger
Ivy
September 20, 2010 at 10:02 pm
demure. dramatic. captivating.
ellylle.look
September 20, 2010 at 10:07 pm
The shadow of the hat gives her such a mysterious look- so sophisticated! Her lips are so well shaped too!
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M. Barberena
September 20, 2010 at 10:18 pm
Lovely. I see her as a murderess in a film noir.
Eugenia Woods
September 20, 2010 at 10:26 pm
Super dramatic. I'd love to see her eye makeup-the copper looks cool!
Jasmin
September 20, 2010 at 10:27 pm
beautiful lady!
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Anna
September 20, 2010 at 10:32 pm
There's a Tilda Swinton quality to her. If Swinton wore red lipstick…
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Bonnie
September 20, 2010 at 10:34 pm
I wonder what the red eye makeup looks like without the hat shadow…
Jonathon Pedrozo
September 20, 2010 at 10:39 pm
Oh yeah thats my colour!
xx,
JON
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KC
September 20, 2010 at 10:50 pm
this photo is so dramatic. reminds me of those old hollywood movies.
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loolah
September 20, 2010 at 11:18 pm
A wonderful picture in so many ways – the lines and shadows, that bare section of lower face.
It also opens up so many questions about that beautiful woman. I think that's what you're so good at.
There's something a bit set about her mouth whereas her eyes are softer – a combination which intrigues, makes you want to know more about who she is. Not what job she does, editor of somethingorother, but who that person really is behind the hat.
Sweet Confessions
September 20, 2010 at 11:55 pm
the contrast of her skin and shadow it's great, love it!!
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Theobroma
September 21, 2010 at 12:09 am
Allure, mystery, drama, intrigue — a dash of darkly compelling urban noir, captured in the brilliant light of day. Wonderful.
escalante blogger
September 21, 2010 at 1:05 am
Cool hat. But it may be more attractive when the color is pink.
J.Ro
September 21, 2010 at 1:06 am
Makes me wanna watch 'Four Weddings and a Funeral' again.
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Rosa&Carlotta
September 21, 2010 at 1:21 am
so beautiful and dramatic!
xx
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Shebelle
September 21, 2010 at 1:31 am
I don't know about you guys but somehow this pic kinda reminds me of Coco. I would love to have one of these hats.
Mademoiselle Marie
September 21, 2010 at 1:31 am
this shadow effect is great !!
xx
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Mani
September 21, 2010 at 2:06 am
I'm in love with this photo… she looks so refined!
Catherine
September 21, 2010 at 3:01 am
It's a powerful hat, with dramatical mood.
Anonymous
September 21, 2010 at 3:03 am
Very 1930s.
liv
September 21, 2010 at 3:33 am
Interesting face…
SPEETway
September 21, 2010 at 3:37 am
wow, red lips and black hat are totally fashion!!!
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Melinda.Robicheaux
September 21, 2010 at 3:50 am
So sophisticated.
cherryjubilee
September 21, 2010 at 4:09 am
Beautiful!!!
.
September 21, 2010 at 4:11 am
Nice! Looks a bit like an old dutch painting.
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Pink
September 21, 2010 at 4:23 am
wowww very chic lady!! love the hat
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MELISSA Z.
September 21, 2010 at 4:40 am
incredible pic! Great job! wow!
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Jack Daniel
September 21, 2010 at 5:29 am
Nice portrait…as always.
Anonymous
September 21, 2010 at 5:41 am
Scary!
Mad Hatter
September 21, 2010 at 5:59 am
Lovely photo of a very beautiful woman
nadya
September 21, 2010 at 6:33 am
such a lady … so pretty
london like ..
Liz S
September 21, 2010 at 6:38 am
I feel like I should say great stuff about this photo but for some reason I am finding it distracting–or at least the shadows from the hat on her face are.
Anonymous
September 21, 2010 at 7:51 am
sometimes a lady is better without a smile.
Dana
September 21, 2010 at 8:05 am
Great photo! Beautiful woman. So jazz age. She looks a little like the main character from Masterpiece Theatres "Love for Lydia" or like Anais Nin. That hat and collar are amazing. Swoon big time!! What a woman!
Davidikus
September 21, 2010 at 8:44 am
Great hat & very nice use of the shadows. It was probably very tempting to expose for the background and give the whole picture an air of darkness but you (or the camera) made an interesting choice of exposing for the face: the shadows remain subdued instead of very black and we can see her expressions).
Very atypical. I like that.
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Marie
September 21, 2010 at 9:12 am
Love how the eyes work with the hat (though if she taken it off she'd have looked as though she had conjunctivits, or terrible insomnia. Just sayin') and mouth. The shadow the brim casts over her face bridges her makeup kind of perfectly.
Anonymous
September 21, 2010 at 9:24 am
Lovely!
StyleAnywhere
September 21, 2010 at 9:38 am
i love the photo! and there is elegance and authority in her face and fashion! beautiful!
82Brute
September 21, 2010 at 9:49 am
My grandmother's family owned one of the first ever hotels in Atlantic City and she grew up there during the Golden era. She was a real beauty in her day. This photograph brings her to life for me. She has the perfect face for this look. It's an incredible shot. I'd love to see how she put the rest of the look together.
Kate
September 21, 2010 at 10:59 am
Love the picture and especially the shadow but not sure about her eye make up. Love the lippy though!!
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Johanna Urban
September 21, 2010 at 11:03 am
Love her.
xx
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zahira
September 21, 2010 at 11:24 am
i love this.
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Anonymous
September 21, 2010 at 12:03 pm
There were so many fashion types around St Paul's yesterday for the memorial, and frankly most of them looked very odd in the 'real' world. However, she looks elegant and stylish, I wish more had looked this good.
Elena Vasilieva
September 21, 2010 at 1:08 pm
gorge photo and that hat is super fab
vasilieva
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x
Danielle
September 21, 2010 at 2:06 pm
This picture is stunning. I love the look on her face & the shadowing.
Noumia's papers
September 21, 2010 at 2:51 pm
Gothic and drama, it's wonderful !
xoxo
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Anonymous
September 21, 2010 at 2:55 pm
reminicent of Karen Black in Day of the Locust !
thank you
Anonymous
September 21, 2010 at 4:00 pm
Im prone to dislike what you normally post here but this picture is trully amazing.
Congratulations.
MJCK
September 21, 2010 at 5:59 pm
Per-fect picture! She has the mystery of a Kees van Dongen painting.
mabelmabel
September 21, 2010 at 7:49 pm
Love her look: timeless, stately, elegant, supremely self-conscious sans apology.
She is multi-lingual, chooses her words carefully. Know I'd hang on her every word.
This is why I follow the Sartorialist.
Claud
September 22, 2010 at 3:19 am
Mysterious. And beautiful.
amir
September 22, 2010 at 3:48 am
like a painting. love the shades of the background.
valerie
September 22, 2010 at 4:12 am
I love this portrait. It's like 'Yeah, Ok, take the picture.'
She's fabulous.
Anonymous
September 22, 2010 at 4:14 am
Sweet and low down…………
Anonymous
September 22, 2010 at 5:02 am
Sublime
Mademoiselle Antonova
September 22, 2010 at 5:23 am
such a beautiful shot!
love the red eye-shadow with black hair and pale skin…
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proletarian Great Gatsby
September 22, 2010 at 6:06 am
Oh,the little sister of Kristin of Kristin Scott Thomas.I love the shadow of the hat like a veil.
M.L.
September 22, 2010 at 7:49 am
superb. looks like danielle zinach. is it her?
Concetta
September 22, 2010 at 10:23 am
I love the way she's always so dramatic
all-in-the-silhouette
September 22, 2010 at 11:13 am
Wow. That is an incredibly beautiful photo. Well done.
Anonymous
September 22, 2010 at 11:46 am
This is class. Congratulations!
Sara Lua
September 22, 2010 at 3:46 pm
Love her fine millinery. Love her purple pink eye rims!
Anonymous
September 23, 2010 at 3:18 am
I think she evokes the spirit of Wallis Simpson.
Anonymous
September 23, 2010 at 4:08 am
Just a beatiful moment!
AnastasiaC
September 23, 2010 at 8:47 am
Fantastique!!!
eyespyfashion
September 23, 2010 at 10:11 am
Incredible, I actually love her lips…they remind me of a canoe strangely…
All the best
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blessedbabe
September 23, 2010 at 10:56 am
I love the shadows falling exactly in an angle on the nose with the focus on such a well-done red lip. I just can't pull off a red lip as well as she does, but I guess like here, the secret is to make it matte.
Philippine
September 24, 2010 at 6:48 am
mademoiselle Chanel?
Anonymous
September 25, 2010 at 3:09 am
Beautiful…reminds of me somehow of this beautiful painting by Kees van Dongen (http://tinyurl.com/345aeq3)
Julia
September 26, 2010 at 11:28 pm
Looks like Tilda, too. xo
Anna
September 28, 2010 at 2:04 am
I love her lips…
Anonymous
September 28, 2010 at 5:22 am
she does not look happy
Carrie
October 8, 2010 at 12:14 pm
Stunning photograph, amazing to still see the expression through the heavy shadow.
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nevermind.com.hk
September 22, 2011 at 6:52 am
i like the pair of thin lips in full red
Je Suis - Fotografia
January 13, 2012 at 10:43 am
Good looking!
elaine trouard
June 1, 2012 at 8:34 pm
Very coco chanel before she cut her hair. This lady could have been a spy in a movie about The War to end all wars, the great war or First World War. She is mysterious;knowing and very sophisticated. Her eyes are on her goal and her lips are very determined. The hat, hair style and lace collar are circa 1918. There is a certain sadness around her eyes, but this will not deter her from her life’s journey. Definitely movie material!
steph
August 1, 2012 at 10:06 am
Reminds me of a lady that the Impressionists would want to paint
julian
September 13, 2012 at 9:02 pm
Stunning shot of a formidable, defiant looking woman