The Sartorialist

he’s lucky he has great legs to show off with the shorts!! I really love the shoes and the white armband things. anybody know what kind of bag that is? it rocks!

Top photo: Did I wear this in the 80′s? I like the shoes and the girl is lovely but I’m not digging the pants for some reason.

We’re wondering how the top look would work on a damsel less blessed with height? It’s likely to stir a Nights of Arabia stampede of camels at the oasis. On this lovely muse, it works. The bottom look? Hmmm. It’s a bit too Vanilla Ice crossing Fifth Avenue. The only thing missing? A mullet perhaps.

Reminds me of those ladies that change their shoes before they enter the office…
cute.
(cuter if it was a Sunday afternoon)

WOW. I love it. I like the glare from the cab (a clean one, at that) against the black outfit, and the fact that everyone in the foreground is wearing rather dark colors to make it pop. Secondly, great outfit. He has long lean legs to pull off the look- I would never wear high-tops and certainly not in zebra-on-acid stripe, but it works on him. Dress shirt with elastic sleeve straps (very Helmut Lang), workout shorts and high-tops, concluded with a rather dressy leather briefcase. Perhaps it is because everything fits him so well that the ensemble works. Thanks for a wonderful picture! Jorge from W Palm Beach

oh my. at first i thought, “eh…that’s a plain picture.” BUT, i’m glad i zoomed in b/c the whole thing (bag, shoes, jacket, toned les, white x straps on elbows) almost makes me laugh but then i find myself surprisingly impressed.

thx for sharing this!

The lovely lady totally rocks the high waist pants. Strange proportions, but work very well on her. The second one is just hideous: I hate what this person is wearing, with passion.

that guy really wants to wake me up
before you go go.

I love the short running look with the hightops! Perfect for the spring

Love the first shot. Black and white always looks good and I love the proportions here. The high-waisted trousers are perfect with the white tank and the cropped trouser leg shows off her shoes and makes the entire ensemble light for Spring.

Now that is a fine pair of legs! The outfit’s good but it’s the legs that get my juices flowing…..

The legs are the best part of the ensemble. But the outfit is good, too.

I have to say it too….
Hes got some damn awesome legs!!

fabulous legs on Fifth Avenue!

not feeling his shorts or his shoes. those are the supra sky top shoes and they are the worst thing to happen to skateboarding since lupe fiasco.

just one mans opinion.

She’s charming– how can anyone not find her so when she’s able to rock those harem pants with such effortless style?

Not feeling this gentleman’s look– it all comes off too contrived and too self-conscious.

–PLO

i just bought the exact pants that that women is wearing and i was debating whether or not i should keep them. they’re so hard to wear, and i have to wear them with heels because i’m very petite and they look goofy otherwise. this has inspired me to experiment with them a little more. any other suggestions for how to rock these pants would be much appreciated!!

limited edition supras sold out everywhere…. which he is rocking… underneath perfectly toned and shaved legs, cuffed shorts…. it all seems a little intensively groomed and over the top to me. The garnish on-top of it all is the pose (as if he knows who was behind him at the moment!)
I mean… I would never want to make personality assessments due to clothes alone, but we have quite a character here…

His outfit is trying way too hard … I’m all for creativity in one’s wardrobe, but short-shorts, waxed legs, stripey high-tops, three-quarter-length sleeves, and what appears to be a glacé-finish leather manbag just doesn’t cut it for a guy at midday in midtown Manhattan …

Shaved legs. Hmmmmm
Not a very good look.
Unless he has a medical condition that necessitates the use of nair. In which case, i take my comment back.

Ladies, what do you think about shaved legs on a man?
Attractive or repulsive?

Fantastic legs. Wow.

I think the girl looks like a shapeless mess. The colours are nice (B&W: not hard to coordinate) but where are her legs in those things?? No calves, no curves, no nothing, just a waistline at the height my grandmother enjoys, with no torso left above the belt. Not a fan.

Ah, the wonder that is high waisted pants on women…can make the most beautiful butt in the world look just awful. It’s amazing, considering just how unflattering they are, that they still exist.

I am definately not feeling this guy’s look. Short shorts and high tops without socks…that hasn’t looked good since Magic Johnson wore that look with tube socks while winning NBA titles in the 80s! Next time, he should think about sporting the sneaks with some jeans and the shorts with sandals, loafers, low cut sneaks, etc.

I simply adore the woman’s high-waisted pants…great look! But um, that guy has better legs than I do! His sneakers are dope however, do not deserve to be paired with some shorts like that.

RE: Garth “Ah, the wonder that is high waisted pants on women…can make the most beautiful butt in the world look just awful.”

….I wasn’t aware that the sole purpose of fashion is to make one’s butt look good. If this were true, every woman in the world would wear nothing but lululemon pants.

I’m not always fond of this style of pants either, but I think this woman rocks them. They’re just baggy enough that they make a statement without swallowing her whole. I also love the subtle ruffles on the shirt…together with the bare ankles and shoulders, they keep the look very feminine and pretty. I am inspired!!

the bag is a YSL bag

The top she is wearing is “small” and nicely balances the volume of the pants below. I really love how she wears the whole outfit with such ease.

Competitive cyclists and swimmers will sometimes shave their legs so as to reduce drag. His legs do look like those of a serious athlete. In any case, if I were walking behind him, I would certainly enjoy the view afforded by those shorts. I’m not so keen on the loose tops of those shoes. Imagine how much better he would look with something fitted to the leg.

RE: Joy

While making the female butt look good is not the sole focus of all fashion, making it look vast and shapeless isn’t either.

Black and white … not feeling it. I’d be so much happier if it were black and pale yellow.

I hate guys who have better legs than I :)

i was just in new york city this week! perhaps i missed you? lol

Oooooh a man purse!! Saw alot of those in Tokyo!

What a great smile on the lady on top. B & W perfection.

Love the guy, love his shaved legs. love the tight shorts. i’m old enough to remember when men wore tight jeans (the early 70s) and you could see their butts – cute, high butts. then all that hip hop baggy stuff took over and i lost my view of those cute butts. this guy brings it back. more! more!

Top image: cute.

Bottom image: WOW! Find me some smelling salts because I feel faint. I love NY!
Great ensemble! Striking photo.

I just bought a pair of vintage pants (two days ago!!) that are exactly the same as the ones that girl is wearing. My boyfriend thinks they’re ‘dorky’. The Sartorialist doesn’t. Guess who’s opinion I’m going to go with?

the legs looks awesome

I cannot wait to go to New York.

No No No ….
I cannot take such fabulous legs on a man.
The ensemble gets a resounding no, jealous beast that I am.
… but love the elastic sleeve bands.

I’m curious what he looks like from the front! Also, in response to the first comment, I think the bag is a Phillip Lim tote.

I LOVE her pants! That’s the kind of silhouette I feel really good in. If you are tall with a small waist but wider hips, this is such a good look–it’s flattering and very comfortable! She looks lovely.

Love shoes any socks

The man’s photo is a bit of gay porn isn’t it? I jhave nothing against that because he does have great legs and I have immense respect for anyone who can be so confident just walking the streets in that kind of look. Look at his stance, he stands like he rules the place, and he didn’t even know that Sart was taking the picture-just the way he is. That’s great.

Energie

It takes great confidence and not to mention great legs to wear short shorts on the streets… You’ll have to pay me a billion bucks to wear one… Love the look! But the shoes… hmmm… it added something waaay beyond expected, so I liked it… and did I mention about the legs?

durrty

I LOVE her pants. she looks great. does anyone know who makes a similar pair??

I am not 100% positive. But after looking at Fall/Winter 2008/09 YSL, it almost looks like a pair from YSL. Or it may be an influenced brand from the YSL collection.

on the top photo, anyone knows where the trousers are from? they’re amazing.. thanks!

Yowza!! Nice legs!

I love it!

Am pretty sure I sat across the aisle from him on the subway this morning. Same bag, same jacket, same legs. Hair is bleached Champagne blond now (a very good dye job, actually). Actually an incredibly handsome guy but WAY too much foundation and powder. (I swear it, though magnificently applied.) He got off the B train at 34th Street.

Love Supra footwear!