Monday, March 11, 2013
On the Street…..rue Saint-Honoré, Paris
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sialsiquiero
March 11, 2013 at 9:04 am
We are in love with the way she is wearing the hat
Sà al sà quiero
Marta
March 11, 2013 at 12:36 pm
well, that’s strange to me..
http://www.martasfashiondiary.com/
Ottoman Dandy
March 11, 2013 at 4:08 pm
She looks like she jumped out of a turkish hammam!!! Lol…
http://Www.ottomandandy.com
Laura
March 11, 2013 at 9:04 am
Beautiful photo! Love the colored scard and the oversize coat but she looks so small in it!
http://www.laurablogmode.com
andreea
March 11, 2013 at 9:06 am
hobo chic :)
http://littleaesthete.com
Martine
March 11, 2013 at 8:41 pm
For sure.
Simbarashe
March 11, 2013 at 9:14 am
Isolated… On those huge steps… All by herself. I am astonished.
http://lordashbury.com/
Gian Luca M
March 11, 2013 at 9:30 am
…chic…funny…
Gian Luca M
http://laterzapagina.net/
Evgenia
March 11, 2013 at 9:34 am
Like vintage style.
http://streetfashionmore.blogspot.com/
Bleu Poplar
March 11, 2013 at 9:37 am
Is it weird that I like whatever it is that she is holding?
Even though I dont’ know what it is, the color really works…
It’s like she knows what she’s doing :)
http://bleupoplar.com/
Ivona
March 11, 2013 at 9:39 am
Fashion has been about “homeless attitude” lately. Not sure how I feel about that but the oversize coat I love!
Ivona,
http://thesmokedetector.me
LIZPR
March 11, 2013 at 9:42 am
I have a feeling everyone there will be “oohs” and “aahs” over how brilliant this outfit is …. and I won’t get it. I mean, I know oversized coats are on trend right now. But it’s swallowing her whole! I like the boho hat but combined with the oversized coat and “un-stylish to be stylish” shoes with the “anti-stylish” turtleneck all makes for a sloppy look.
Am I in the minority? Or perhaps anyone who agrees won’t say anything?
http://www.lizpr.com
Nodbon {Ana}
March 11, 2013 at 10:23 am
I agree. Sometimes I consider that people just comment to say something like: “I like it!”, no matter what it is, just to make a comment. And like you, I wonder sometimes if it’s really like this, if they really like everything, and what would be so bad in taking a couple of minutes more and telling the truth or a bit more detailed opinion.
Thanks for putting into written words.
Michael R
March 11, 2013 at 2:43 pm
Some people might have style….but lack a bit of taste.
Martine
March 11, 2013 at 8:46 pm
Most people aren’t leaving the comments to make you understand. They are probably leaving the comments to express their feelings. I think many of us simply don’t leave comments when we don’t like something because it is quite rude.
What does it matter if you are in the minority? Are you that insecure? If you son’t like it, thats fine. Doesn’t mean everyone else is lying. I love it.
Nodbon {Ana}
March 12, 2013 at 6:26 am
In my opinion, when a comment is made from the respect, can perfectly express like or dislike. Disliking somethig doesn’t really need to be rude.
The point is, I somehow think many people don’t express their feelings, some people may leave a short comment just to be able to add their link to their website, because it’s the same comment they leave in all the blogs and sometimes it has nothing to do with what is published.
So, it is ok to like it or not, to make others understand or not. What I consider rude is to write: “I like it”, just to leave the link (0r 3 links) under it.
Going back to the real topic: the girl is really nice, and although I don’t share the opinion that I like it, I consider very very brave to dress the way you are and feel even knowing that some people may critizice.
Signed: the person who is looking forward to be brave to wear some kind of pieces.
anila
March 12, 2013 at 3:19 pm
Walking on the street naked also requires bravery, but that does not show style or good taste. In this case wearing ugly clothes and not worrying what others have to say has nothing to do with bravery, just bad taste.
LIZPR
March 30, 2013 at 6:33 am
Nodbon {Ana},
I appreciate the intelligence of your comments. Thank you. Be brave! Wear those pieces! Life is short.
Martine:
No, I’m not “that insecure” – I’m questioning the sheep mentality, or those who only reply to say how much they like something, instead of dislike or question. Nor did I EVER imply that people are “lying”.
Energie
March 11, 2013 at 10:35 am
I’m right there with you – I feel like I’m missing something here. I can live with the oversize coat, but combined with the shoes and polo neck; really sort of baffled.
elle Quinn
March 11, 2013 at 10:51 am
I totally agree with you. I understand the oversized trend on outerwear, but some balance is what makes an outfit aesthetically pleasing. It feels to me like this girl is trying too hard just to be “different” with no regard to what is actually visually appealing.
debbie
March 11, 2013 at 10:52 am
LizPR-count me in as agreeing w/your opinion. I’m also sure we will be in the minority. I don’t care for anything she is wearing, it all looks like it belongs to her old large grandfather or something.
Lauren@Styleseer
March 11, 2013 at 11:43 am
You are right – beautiful photo, terrible outfit.
http://styleseer.blogspot.com
James W
March 11, 2013 at 12:48 pm
Agreed – this reminds me of the Derelicte line in Zoolander.
Sevan
March 11, 2013 at 1:13 pm
My thoughts exactly. My first reaction was and still is : beautiful girl in terrible clothes !
LIZPR
March 11, 2013 at 3:40 pm
Oh my goodness …. wow! Thanks everyone – not for agreeing per se, but for just putting it out there; letting me know you do.
I sometimes feel like the “non-liker” of The Sartorialist because I tend to question as much as I like certain outfits.
I also think Scott is deliberate in putting up photos that would spark dialogue – and I even go so far as wonder if he puts up the odd pic now and then of an outfit that he himself may think is terrible (if not merely unusual or controversial) just to see if everyone “baas” like sheep with a resounding “fabulous”.
Anyway, I appreciate everyone who let me know I’m not alone in my thoughts.
I’m a fashion lover and do comment on many things that are amazing or inspire me!
Thank you!
http://www.lizpr.com
thoughtful
March 12, 2013 at 6:13 am
It’s a joke, simply…
Where is the boder of fashion?
linda miller
June 16, 2013 at 10:40 am
Here is the ‘bode of style – Sart your pix are brilliant and you sure stir the s***. Bless you!
Nodbon {Ana}
March 12, 2013 at 6:31 am
I also thought it can be a game to ad some images Scott may not agree, but just to see, as you said, the reactions.
In fact is a fun game, like a social investigation. Maybe Scott is really investigating :D, what do you say Scott ot Justin?
Nice greetings
dcinDC
March 11, 2013 at 3:34 pm
Thanks to all who have spoken up not liking this. It’s simply awful. The coat isn’t “oversize” it doesn’t fit. The hat’s a joke. Is it on top of another hat, or her hair? And then, men’s slippers! You’ve got to be kidding! Perhaps Scott will be compelled to clue us in to what he saw here… Scott? PLEASE!
linda miller
June 16, 2013 at 10:33 am
Anyone who agrees has no wits. She’s brave and utterly adorable!
Susan
March 11, 2013 at 9:42 am
This is fashion?
Linda Miller
June 16, 2013 at 10:43 am
Fashion? Definitely not. Style in bucketloads! And, what an exquisite face.
El Wonger
March 11, 2013 at 9:45 am
She looks like she’s channelling Giulietta Masina from ‘La Strada’
Sonia
March 15, 2013 at 8:01 pm
agree. yet it must just be a coincidence, since most Chinese don’t know much about Italian neorealism films.
Cecilia
March 11, 2013 at 9:48 am
Funny!
http://modeskinen.blogspot.com
Jana H.
March 11, 2013 at 9:48 am
Lovely hat, lovely colours, lovely face. Maybe the coat is a little to long for my taste, but wonderful either! These are the rare and lovely things I love to see besides the catwalk and vogue collections!!
Great! Keep up! Thank you for your excelent work
Jana
Black and Olive
March 11, 2013 at 9:53 am
Her coat is lovely! Love her look very comfortable!
http://www.blackandolives.com/
Kate
March 11, 2013 at 9:54 am
She has such a beautiful doll face.
Kate
http://www.thrillofthechaise.com
Manuela Simões
March 11, 2013 at 9:55 am
Strange little look! I think that sreet fashion is all about that: real people, real styles. Good work!
http://modanosapatinho.blogspot.pt/
Lindy
March 11, 2013 at 10:03 am
She looks like my polish grandmother. Only 40 years younger. :-))
Rachelle
March 11, 2013 at 10:04 am
Love the oversize coat.
xo
http://pinksole.com
Mónica - Mes Voyages à Paris Style Blog
March 11, 2013 at 10:30 am
Not for me, of course, but cool!! I love the coat, I think I would be able to wear it on a different way and adapt it to my style!
xx
M.
MESVOYAGES A PARIS STYLE BLOG
almu
March 11, 2013 at 10:39 am
Original style
almu
http://www.mavieenroseblog.com/
FripperyVintage
March 11, 2013 at 10:45 am
Wonderful portrait, love the stairs.
RJT
March 11, 2013 at 10:50 am
A real life Eliza Doolittle !
E. Lentini
March 12, 2013 at 12:20 pm
I was happily thinking the same thing. Just love Eliza!
Desiree
March 11, 2013 at 10:58 am
Very cute hobo chic!
http://desireechoo.blogspot.sg/
Gary
March 11, 2013 at 11:02 am
Oooooh, this is very very strange. If she wasn’t a pretty girl, I would have though she hadn’t done it on purpose and that she was just an odd weirdo. But it’s obviously not the case. So what’s going on there ? I don’t know. I think the hat and the coat would work on a taller lady, but really, I can’t like the old slippers and I’m not a big fan of the jumper. Oh, I just though of one thing: it might be a costume for a fancy dress party. This would explain it all. And now, why would we need to explain, it’s just great than we can come across such characters in Paris!
http://www.gare-a-gary.blogspot.com
Lavinia Soliman
March 19, 2013 at 12:30 am
“If she wasn’t a pretty girl, I would have though she hadn’t done it on purpose and that she was just an odd weirdo.” ………I read these selection of comments out of curiosity as result of the repost, and I was stunned to come across this phrase. I would never expect such a vain justification of “off-beat” style. In what way does vanity attest to the sanity, or fashion sense of a person? And why is this girl alleged to be dressed this way ‘on purpose’? as if she needs to be aesthetically pleasing in order to mockingly dawn the garb she is wearing? ..Everyone is entitled to their opinion, don’t get me wrong, but as an avid reader of The Sartorialist and an 18 year old young woman coming into the world.. this comment has left be baffled. Style is style. No amount of physically beauty will be an excuse, and in this case.. what excuse does this beautifully dressed girl need?
:)
Luna
March 11, 2013 at 11:05 am
No me gusta, parece una indigente, no entiendo que esto le guste a alguién.
Reptilia
March 11, 2013 at 11:17 am
One of my favorite streets in Paris!
Love this photo and love her coat!
http://www.justreptilia.com
xx
OH No No No
March 11, 2013 at 11:22 am
Truly hideous…because it lacks common sense. The coat is the wrong proportion for her body…the hat is cool..the rest is utter disaster color wise. Those velvet slippers will haunt me for quite some time. Thank God her make up is flawless and her skin looks like she bathes in Creme De La Mer otherwise I would have concluded that she lives on a bench, talks to pigeons all day and drinks cheap wine straight out of the bottle. { FASHION VICTIM AT ITS WORST.}
My Daily London
March 11, 2013 at 1:57 pm
This is a bit harsh. It’s not that bad but it’s not amazing at the same time.
http://www.mydailylondon.com
OH No No No
March 11, 2013 at 11:27 am
Oh No.
LesFleurs
March 11, 2013 at 11:32 am
No. Just no. Go home and change.
monkeyshines
March 11, 2013 at 11:38 am
adorable!
monkeyshines
http://monkeyshines-monkeyshines.blogspot.com/
Els
March 11, 2013 at 11:40 am
She makes me wonder who or what she is. Her face looks too smart and clean for a homeless person, but her oversized coat and shoes are nearly screaming ‘ Get me to the nearest goodwill and have me replaced!” Why?! Why would anyone do this to themselves?
Sonia
March 15, 2013 at 8:03 pm
http://blog.think-silly.com/wen8/
this is her blog.
Hannes
March 11, 2013 at 11:56 am
A go for the hat and coat. A no for the rest.
Denisa
March 11, 2013 at 11:58 am
You made always perfect pics.. I like that one. Have a nice monday.
http://www.fashiondenis.com/
Anthony
March 11, 2013 at 11:58 am
That is totally, completely, strictly-at-home stuff that on her works beautifully outdoors.
Azzurra
March 11, 2013 at 12:03 pm
Beautiful Picture, Really!
The Eiffel Fashion
Bisous :)
Stella
March 11, 2013 at 12:06 pm
I can just about forgive all until I get to the slippers and flesh coloured tights..
Kait | when we wander
March 11, 2013 at 12:08 pm
She’s a cute little lady, but she is swimming in that coat. This picture just seems kinda silly!
Jualferx
March 11, 2013 at 12:13 pm
Espectacular!
From Boho to Chiic
March 11, 2013 at 12:26 pm
I don’t like it :( But great photo!
http://frombohotochiic.blogspot.com
Local & Opulent
March 11, 2013 at 12:27 pm
Cozy!
http://localandopulent.wordpress.com/2013/03/11/430/
Chiara
March 11, 2013 at 12:29 pm
mmmmmmm…no.
portland
March 11, 2013 at 12:32 pm
Wow! She looks like a bag lady, hobo from the thirties to me. I think she’s even wearing slippers. Yes, it’s unique and original but that doesn’t always equate to good fashion. I do like her little hat but besides that, there is nothing chic about this ensemble.
Debbie T
March 11, 2013 at 12:45 pm
A terrible look, trying too hard to look good and missing the mark by a mile. Those shoes, that coat and hat – saggy, baggy… an insult to the eyes!
lucia
March 18, 2013 at 3:36 am
Maybe she really is a bag lady? Homeless? Maybe she can’t go home and change? This is one of the loveliest pictures to be seen on this blog I think. She might be an art student or a really wealthy but eccentric lady playing around with looks, or maybe she does not care at all? But she might be a real life home less bag lady who can’t go home and change.
THE STEL STYLE
March 11, 2013 at 12:49 pm
interesting style
http://www.thestelstyle.com
Elena
March 11, 2013 at 12:51 pm
She looks so weird in a cool way, the “hat” or whatever it is- is awesome!
http://dcinstyle.com/
Isabelle
March 11, 2013 at 12:52 pm
Sitting at a café with a friend, looking out the window, you see this woman walking by …
Would you really find she has a great look ? Really !? (I am talking about her outfit. Her face is lovely, and the photograph is great, as usual).
I don’t think so. I just don’t.
Fashion Snag
March 11, 2013 at 1:08 pm
The hat makes it and even though the coat should be wearing her since she is so tiny, she is owning that coat!
http://www.FashionSnag.com
Blaire
March 11, 2013 at 1:11 pm
This hat is so cute – like a little muffin!
ChicRedneck.blogspot.com
Susie
March 11, 2013 at 1:11 pm
This is a strange one … not sure what I make of it.
Sea and Swank
DR
March 11, 2013 at 1:16 pm
Bag lady in Paris. We have a bunch of those here in NY.
Love cake
March 11, 2013 at 1:21 pm
The other extreme of the Saint Laurent look.
Lorietta
March 11, 2013 at 1:23 pm
The oversized clothes makes her look so cute :)
http://www.lorietta.cz
Jennifer
March 11, 2013 at 1:29 pm
Interesting!
xo Jennifer
http:/seekingstyleblog.wordpress.com
Martin
March 11, 2013 at 1:36 pm
Got me singing on Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – Thrift Shop…
Chahrazad
March 11, 2013 at 1:51 pm
What a stunning picture! I wonder what the story is behind the picture.
x
http://www.thecherryfactor.com
My Daily London
March 11, 2013 at 1:56 pm
Not so sure about the outfit – I hate it but then love something about it at the same time. But the photo is amazing – really good.
http://www.mydailylondon.com
liz
March 11, 2013 at 1:58 pm
love her funky little hat
http://lavieenliz.com/2013/03/05/rich-addictions-giveaway/
Viktoria
March 11, 2013 at 2:04 pm
Is that the hat Jane March wore in The Lover? I’ve been looking all over for it. It admittedly appears a little battered now…
Anna
March 11, 2013 at 3:29 pm
Such a cute look, amazing style!
Michelle
March 11, 2013 at 3:53 pm
Proof that dressing as crazily as possible will get you on the style blogs.
Trinity
March 11, 2013 at 4:11 pm
This screams My Fair Lady during the “I like chocolate” phase. I’m not feeling it. But at least now I’m singing it.
carol
March 11, 2013 at 4:23 pm
love her coat a lot :)
http://franchemeetsfashion.blogspot.cz/
Momo
March 11, 2013 at 4:27 pm
There are so many wrong things about this….
fashion is serious business… sometimes people are just playing us a joke.
Thea lynch
March 11, 2013 at 5:40 pm
Not sure if I like this look, a bit raggedy Ann!! She is certainly making a statement.
Dottie
March 11, 2013 at 8:22 pm
She is making a statement- accept me or don’t accept me for the way I look. I will bet if Scott were to photograph her in 1 year- we might see something different or not. Keep a watchful eye.
Martine
March 11, 2013 at 8:48 pm
She looks adorable. Definitely unusual and not what you could expect in a typical fashion blog, but that makes it all the better. Its like a real life distillation of the big hat, oversized coat look. Like a cute, urban mushroom.
Monsieur Marcel
March 11, 2013 at 10:00 pm
Well put…captured the right imagery: “a cute, urban mushroom”…a simile to smile about.
dcinDC
March 14, 2013 at 3:59 pm
I feel like I took mushrooms seeing her – or maybe SHE took them and that’s why she dressed like that.
SHG
March 11, 2013 at 10:57 pm
I’m trying to remember which 1950s Fellini film had a woman in a similar outfit.
Monsieur Marcel
March 12, 2013 at 9:30 am
Giulietta Masina in La Strada?
Sonia
March 15, 2013 at 7:55 pm
oh my god i love that movie!!!!!!!!! Gelsomina is the character’s name, love that actress.
Eleanor
March 11, 2013 at 11:06 pm
Oh to be a Parisian waif!
Sokhorn
March 12, 2013 at 3:27 am
So many people have talked about how they don’t like this girl’s outfit, it’s poor color choice or proportions, or a despise of pajama as daywear, or even ethnic this or that… Has anyone stopped to realize that there is more clothing and history than what is Euro-centric? That maybe pajama’s originally are daywear and not sleepwear? Or that this girl’s inspirations may come from a culture that takes care to reducing the body, interest in the sensuality in movement rather than sensuality of suggestion? Or how troubling that to wear the likes of a sleeved coat and trousers is to wear normal clothes; but to wear anything else is to be costumed, to be ethnic?
Why not enjoy how someone has dressed for the world and for themself and wonder why they do what they do even if you wouldn’t yourself, rather than sour your face and just say “no”?
Lally
March 15, 2013 at 4:48 pm
Perfectly put!
rmh
March 15, 2013 at 7:23 pm
Well said!
Mazy
March 12, 2013 at 5:43 am
This outfit is funny & if I passed her in the street, it would make me smile. Nothing wrong with that!
Maite Jiménez
March 12, 2013 at 6:15 am
Just horrible. It is the perfect example of not to wear that way. Not vintage, not cute, not fashion. This marvellous girl would look better with other clothes.
Sometimes seems that wear a sort of different things I can find in fleas markets or wherever is fashion and trendy. No way! Lets recover a good taste.
Linda Boardman Kerr
March 12, 2013 at 7:08 am
I think it looks completely frumpy.
Greensboro Daily Photo
March 12, 2013 at 9:10 am
Mary Poppins……..
karacocoa
March 12, 2013 at 11:14 am
I love the hat and her lovely face, but the rest of it is a no for me.
Juanita
March 12, 2013 at 1:37 pm
Oh dear! x At least she looks warm!
Lauren S
March 12, 2013 at 1:38 pm
Guys just check out her website, I think she just want to have some fun in Paris!
http://blog.think-silly.com/wen8/
marianne
March 12, 2013 at 3:48 pm
thats the most conceptual street style i’ve ever seen! bold!
Lydia
March 13, 2013 at 7:32 am
The hat! Love the coat too…
ravenmaidenmaven.blogspot.com
KidA.
March 13, 2013 at 1:53 pm
This is Wen8, buyer from SillyThing Hong Kong. Quirky.
doitgirl
March 14, 2013 at 5:53 pm
“Proportions and fashion be damned, I’m rocking the real hobo look” – Her
I support and love her passive defiance. I don’t care what anyone says, this is true fashion and what I miss about the old approach to this blog. Real people wearing whatever the hell they want confidently. Bucking fashion trends and rules. True muses.
Aruta
March 15, 2013 at 1:52 pm
A very delightful contrast between a beautiful face and (overly) relaxed way of dressing. I found it very entertaining, and yes she would make me smile when i passed her on the street.
NYCMama
March 16, 2013 at 12:12 am
Awwww! She looks like a line of hallmark cards I used to collect as a kid called Betsy Clarke! How precious!
Kathleen Shaw
April 2, 2013 at 6:02 am
Okay, one more bat at my “comments” ball. I should not have been so harsh before. If you took the picture Scott; then you found beauty, balance, something unique, and the like. This young woman is walking the tightrope, fashion wise, and I completely respect her for this. One of the things I’d like to see the most is her in the morning going about selecting what she is going to wear, I’d love to see her closet. In NYC, you can get anything and I’m sure it’s like that most anywhere you go. She urges me to buy a hat! Here she is in Paris rocking their boats!
zey
April 4, 2013 at 10:35 am
you know what? sometimes I see people on the street and I think this is a really cool outfit, this is a great style! it can be something modern, something minimal, something retro or something really weird. and sometimes I see a person from behind and I suddenly think yeah! that’s what I was searching for! and when I see the persons’ face most of the time she is a really old lady who wears her coat or skirt or headband for 25 years and the item becomes a part of herself with years with all the ill usage and all the memories. A knee lenght skirt under a really cosy coat, washed out colours, clashing prints; sometimes they become a wtf moment for lots of people but I think someone, somewhere can like it. without trying to over-buy, over- spend people can be stylish! and I think this girl has a secret vision or an agenda to become a part of a story only she seems to know. I can’t say she is fashion week front row queen/ super buyer/ wannabe fashion blogger/ money can buy everything/ worthy chic but nonetheless she is herself and she is enjoying what is that she is wearing. And thank you Scott for putting someone wearing something that won’t cost a house or a car.
Amber
May 11, 2013 at 9:33 pm
It’s not about fashion. It’s about the clothes people wear, how they wear it, why they wear it… It tells a story… Clothes reflect someones soul, thoughts, feelings etc. There’s a reason this girl wore this outfit that day. It wasn’t to be photographed, that’s for sure. To me, I believe that’s what this website is about. Something more than fashion and trends… Not about fashion, it’s about style and the story behind these fabulous strangers. This is more beautiful.