The Sartorialist

Very sexy. Singular

This is so cool. His gloves are really beautiful…everything works here. His happiness is infectious!

He looks so safe in those warm fabrics. I like his round shoes and pants that are purposely short, and his little hat too. I want to put him in my pocket as a luckycharm.

I LOVE him!! Two great pics, Sart!

wow dressed sooo perfect for the winter in NYC and you know that come the summer Mr right hand man of the USA’s finest sartorial export Mr Lauren … will be wearing the garments to provide us again with another perfect heritage meets east coast meets mid west combo … he’s my sartorial hero and i hope when i get to his age i still care, but don’t come across contrived …. just enthusiastic and genuine … heres to the man !

soooooooo not getting this

Thanks for the comparison shot. He comes at this with no less precision than Mr. I should give up now and that for me, really is the point.

Great shots–the patched chinos are cool. Can’t help but think that it looks like he was plucked from a lobster-fishing boat in Maine.

his first pic/story is what got me really into this blog, he is a lucky man.

In reply to laguna beach trad’s comment: He is not a vagrant you ignorant dumbshit.

Oh, very different looks! Both are great anyway!

He is absolutely sure of himself,he is not cool in a knowing way, but only because he doesn´t seem to care.He is not showing off anything, just being himself. Reminds me of my own dad.
His clothes look worn but in a good way. He looks really good.

endearing. :)

Oh yes, wasn’t he a designer or something like that. Good example of finding one’s style and keeping it. Does this mean that NY is becoming to small for the sartorialist?

I like the earlier photo much better because of the colors and worn in quality of the clothes.

and what did LBT say?

One of my favorites. His story kept me coming back to this blog. Nice to see him again. He has true style.

Nothing to do with this guy (although I agree he’s charming) – but don’t you have Spring in Manhattan yet? It’s freezing but bright in London, and I saw the first bare tanned legs of the season on Saturday.

The buyer guy, I remember him well! Loved the first photo, love the new one even more. Great colors.

Ohmigosh! I love this!

He looks like he changed on the inside, too. Something very good happened to him, and he’s very grateful.

The top photo is okay, though I would add some length to his pants. The second picture is great if you want to look like a hobo. Not my cup of tea.

He’s wonderful.

I do wish people would refrain from describing older men and women as “cute.” It’s so patronizing.

I know this isn’t a fashion related comment, but he’s so adorable!

he bought all the furnishings, antiques, etc seen in all the ralph lauren stores, right?

i want a fun grandpa like that 2.

what an endearing & charming man! I love the color palette of the first picture. I also love his worn out shoes. He could be friends with the Charmer #2 (http://bp0.blogger.com/_qjpwnPW4c1o/R6HKDvOHXqI/AAAAAAAAC5U/JedW9nt8sl4/s1600-h/Italo.jpg)

Jcrew happens to carry red wing boots, but red wing boots are not exclusively JCrew — they’ve been around forever. I think they are cool in that “factory worker from the 1930′s” kind of way.

Gorgeous jacket in the first pic. Love his whole look there. The shoes compliment the jacket, and the gloves with the pants. His face seems to glow as well.

Someone mentioned that it looks like an internal change has occured from the original pic to the more recent one…..maybe he quit smoking?

:)

In picture #2, I am drawn to the background. What the WW II vet (I assume) is wearing. Also, the guy with the wide brim hat, blue shirt and orange tie…looks like he’s trying to get Sart to take HIS picture.

I think this guy has my dream job. I sure would love to go thru his warehouse of vintage stuff…
I love seeing people, no longer in their salad days looking excellent! I get so tired of seeing middle aged people look like crap.

I love the patches on the pants. He’s my hero.

d!!!! you look like a rockstar!!!!!!!!! xoxoxoxo man of style….!!!!!!!

i wish he was my friend. this guy rules! understatement, style, indelible…

got the number (n)ine look spot on. (i wonder if he shops there..)

AHH! I love this guy! I am so excited that you shot him again!

Ellie D

Ahhhh! Men like him :) They make fashion fun. I love this guy. He looks like Santa on a happy trip.

Dear Sart,

In my most recent correspondence about meeting you at your show
I said that you were my new mentor but if the recent comments are to be believed, this gentleman, Doug Bihlmaier(?), is! If he has been the vintage buyer for Polo for years and a good guy I think I have to meet him and learn. I suspect we may have karmic business together.

Thanks for the follow up picture, he looks so much healthier and much less homeless.

the Men’s Vintage Connoisseur

You’ve gotta love the whimiscal!

He’s one of my favorites—-an inspiration to individual style!

This is a guy named Doug Bilmaier. I worked with him back in the 80′s and we were the original stylists who worked with Ralph developing all the looks for showrooms, stores and ad campaigns. Doug’s a seriously talented guy…….. and super nice.

I also had the privilege of working with Doug for many years. Couldn’t get him out of my mind today, and this is where I found him! Captured as his easy, tweedy, bearded self! Miss you man!

Oddly enough, I just spotted Doug 2 days ago, at the Polo shop on Prince and Mott! I hadn’t seen him in almost 15 years till the spotting in the Sartorialist, and now in 3-D.

Hobo chic? No, this isn’t working at all.