The Sartorialist

But his sunglasses! They are perfection! All over-sized glasses suddenly and definitively passe.

Beautiful!

Exquisite Gentleman.

Detached and dandy

If I can look half this good when I'm this gentleman's age, I will have reached Nirvana!

There is something extra admirable about looking so chic while you're on a bike; it makes your style seem even more natural and effortless.

You definitly like people on bikes.
Who knows, your gardian angel my be a biker!!!
Sacramento from Andaluc

I cannot comment on his being your guardian angel or not, but I really like his choice of colours!

Thanks for sharing.

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Definitely see why you call him a Sartorialist all-star. He has amazing sense of style…and I love his beard! Hehe.

Mustart x

I think we in the comments have mentioned before how great a Sartorialist 'Style on Bikes' book would be ….

This man looks far too much like Santa NOT to be. Every time he pops up in one of your shoots I end up smiling.

These old italian man have something magical. They're tradition and classicism and they looks always perfect.
Shonwer

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Ernest Hemmingway, is that you??

i saw this gentelman the same day, he was wearing this outfit and actually riding his bike at porta ticinese. and i was very impressed about his looks and i admired his energy. you can tell from this look that he is a life lover.

Fabulous!!! XD

A trim Santa in stylish summer gear! He is gorgeous.

He is cool angel,alike Santa Claus…but no smile!!

i love how perfect his beard is!just bought your book by the way.I love it!Everynight before I go to bed,I have a flick through it's pages.Perfect dream material if you ask me :)

I love this look, the small sunglasses, the burly beard and mustache, the longish hair, as if to say, I'll do as I please. And then the effortless look of the tattersall shirt and the tan jacket with jeans. Do you need an extensive wardrobe to achieve this?

Good thing one of the production stuff had a camera! But then again, I'm sure if you took a picture with your phone it would still be a good one (or am I just being too optimistic, as usual? Could be :))

soooo stylish and I hadn't to read the head-line to know that his Italian:)yeah,Italian style!

The (im)Perfect Harmony

What a handsome looking gentleman of a certain age.

This is one of the reasons I just love Italy! The people are amazing! Fantastic … and on a bike!

SO interesting!!

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He must have his own category
"Guardian Angel" or 'Stylish Gentleman" so we can wee all of his photos together, please!

Absolutely stunning man. So chic.

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Looks like my gramps

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he's so gorgeous.
I want to be his grandson lol

But you are a guardian angel…. The true style guardian!!!

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I love his style.
From his majestically grooved beard to his wonderful loafers.

LOVE

Dr Pagan
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His hair and mustache are so perfect that's exactly how i want to look like when i get older

I live in this street!

thanks for nice shot….
great looking and definitely wise fella, who is worth to know more and become friends with…
Sart, you have an eye to notice interesting people, – thanks again

He looks great, but a REAL gentlemen in town always wear SOCKS!!!!

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He is the summer santa,,,,,, lol

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He looks good

"I die"! Mamma mia. My absolute style pecadillo is a man with italian loafers and no sox. Does me in!

that's just a bonus in his case. i've missed his gougeousness on his bike and fabulous, impeccable…yet easy, natural style…similar to the "white knight in firenze… oops,I mean "heat" ;-)! again that killa' Italian DNA. DEar Sart and fellow Sarters, how 'bout we have fiction contest where we create fabulous stories around these Milanese style icons? I never ever tire of seeing them, and find myself fantisizing about their lives. I believe I read somewhere that this gentleman is overseeing the latest top secret Michaelangelo restoration at his lake house on Orto….his accoustic guitar rhapsodies melt the heart. He is very kind to anumals. Tonight he is dining with Miiucia and usual suuspects under the wisteria laden pergola at the family villa… Okey dokey..You talented writers, feel free to pipe in anytime here!
thanks Sart..like you, seeing "Mi angelina"
made my day!
annabella

it's so amazing to see him here AGAIN!!! he is incredible!

Wow! this is THE cool man! I love him better than that SUSPENDER-size-not-so-fit man!

I love him! The bike, the sporty chic look. A man on a bike always gets to me. x

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Maybe he really is your guardian angel. The fashion guardian angel. It would be so great if I were to meet him.

he looks like santa in daylight!

Looks effortlessly put together.

The color of jacket is wonderful. (Khaki with mustard overtones.) Have always liked this color. Wish there were a name for it.

If you cover his head/beard with your finger, he could be 30-something. Nice to see an older gentleman looking so fit and vibrant!

–jw

love the facial hair! and nice shoes!
lovely little story,try and make friends with him the next time!

I've never liked shoes without socks. Fabulous pic and great clothes. (I thought you didn't post on Fridays, Saturdays…?)

I Love This Guy

Just perfect!

He looks like he can sit next too you and talk to you all night long about women, philosophy etc. without becoming boring.

beautiful pic – aim for the moon and land among the stars

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He 's so natural

I L.O.V.E. this photo. Could look at it all day!!!

Happy o so very happy to see this pic! Growing up can be beautiful x I love a guy on a bike.

Perfection.

The gentleman, the bike, all look wonderful As per usual in your photos. But:

ageless style, pure confidence

Perfect:Camel+Pink+Denim+Brown

Great beard. I'm going to try and get mine like that.

Lovely pictures!

kisses

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This young gent is awesome! Love the tassel loafers that he often wears.

I've had a pair of these shoes for a number of years and think they're fabulous. I bought them at Celine in Paris and don't wear them all that much because they are a teeny bit tight. On the sole it says they were made in Italy. I wonder who made them.

My God! He's beautiful!

good blog and pic

this can only be found in Italy…perfect

Wow! I wish that was my grandpa!

i cant even begin to tell you how much i enjoy seeing photos of "older than usual marketable age" people on your blog!! This guy is soo well dressed! I love people who embrace getting older.. in a society when everyone is doing all they can to stay young

This shot is somewhat surreal! I mean, this monsieur's image is quite aliken somebody who doesn't belong anywhere, he's got this "nowhereman" look, cannot explain it better…
Like your co worker said, I also think he is a kind of guardian angel of all of us, fashion lovers! Marvelous rose shirt!!!
Great, great shot!

You have a very elegant guardian angel indeed! And his beard is so well groomed!

That is such a happy coincidence! He really does have amazing style — love his round sunglasses and white beard and hair! I can't stand it when men color their hair… white hair gives this gentleman such a personality! He looks like he should be a famous novelist or something else creative!

When I go to pick up my kids from school I short cut through a very quiet neighborhood, boring nothing special… you get my drift. And for some reason I always see, there, of all places very interestingly (dressed) looking people. I can never stop because I'm rushing, but maybe I should passing by a little earlier. You never know… As you've pointed out your self.
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Also loving the metal bangle resonating with the shades. And what appears to a perfectly flat stomach. Impressive!

This guy is a fresh lord

it's the beard i tell ya. it has some sort of magical power or something…

What a refreshing picture!
Well done Scott..

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he must be an amazing character. I'd love to chat with him some time.

I've been trying on all different varieties of Levis endlessly trying to find a pair with a fit like that. Anyone have any reccomendations, levis or otherwise?

it's like what would happen to santa clause if he moved to milan and starting reading the sartorialist

he is your own Santa!!

Definitely Guardian Angel material there. And not just a Sartorialist all star but a beard and mustache all star as well!

I love this outfit. Very nice indeed.

Love his clothes, yes, but really love his bike! Anyone able to identify it?

Yes indeed, he is quite cool for his age. He seems like a nice guy. I love his mustache.

Fabulous! And how does he keep his beard looking so…perfect?

just can't help but smile when i saw this photo. he looks so cool, i see him as a grampy who gives cool advices to his grandaughter about love, and life in general. gosh, im so dramatic. teehee. :))

lovely!!

Love the shoes!

Love the (leather?) panniers.

Perfect. Love his jewelry and belt. Love the cut of his jeans and how they just slightly taper at the leg. He is well-groomed and alluring in a non-ostentatious way.

The bike is a classic rod-brake roadster. Nearly identical ones are produced over the world. Eastman and Flying Pigeon brands from China are perhaps the easiest to obtain.

Google: flying pigeon, eastman roadster, rod brake roadster

Amazing style!

So on point. His tassled loafers are brilliant (sans socks of course).

I read your post, went out and saw him on his bike in Via Torino. And I could not take a photo!

Is there no end to this guys coolness? He's smoking a cigar!

I want to look like this guy when I'm an old man. What a Beard!

He looks so cool. It pleases me to see someone of that age still so into dressing smooth.

this is a perfect example showing that a great photographer makes the best out of any camera he or she is given :)

I love his look. It looks so familiar. Inventors and scientist in movies always have this look. Well the glasses and beard anyways.

This is fantastic! What a character.

?Choubelle?

Rob Forbes, founder of Design Within Reach, just launched the bike company PUBLIC (www.publicbikes.com). The goal, aside from selling bikes, is to get more people like your guardian angel on bikes making our streets safer, sexier, and more fun.

AMAZING STYLE! I wonder what he does for a living!

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Dear Sartorialist,

Why are bikes so much cooler in Europe?

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Perfect!

Great look

a real all star!!!!!!well done…

The beauty of an old man is like a poem…

I am aspiring to have facial hair like this!!! so cool ! I love your blog.

Mr. Ötzi! I love it!

I like his mustache and galsses
He looks like pringles so cute!!

None other than the famossssisimo Chino Maglia … who btw makes the most beautiful of hand made umbrellas ! (oldest factory in italy) http://www.ombrellimaglia.it

perfect thank you

If I were an old man, I would want his facial hair. He's got this cool eccentric old man thing in the bag.

Ah such comfort for the eyes! I created a bookmark folder just for him, and others like him.
Thank you for posting the photos
They are like a facelift for my soul.