The Sartorialist

I aspire to be this chic when I am her age. Amazing!

Classic, refined, bohemian chic beauty. Love the natural color palate. Thank you for including a woman of a certain age. These women are less present than men on your blog.

I love this! The layering and colours suits any age or bodyshape and looks fantastic on her. The slick of lipstick and the “just so” buttoned coat sets it off perfectly.

Wow. So long and lean. I love that despite all that material, texture, layering and folding that she still looks quite minimal to me.

What a fantastic image. This one reaches well beyond style/fashion. The expression on her face tells a thousand stories. This is truly art.

Thanks,
Dennis Cahlo
http://www.madetm.wordpress.com

Creo que esta señora es española, y tiene la gran suerte de poder comprar todo aquello que quiera en cuanto a marcas de vestir.
Aunque la imagen no refleje todo lo que ha sido, sabe muy bien como hacer uso del concepto “una mujer bien vestida”.

She carries the look with such authority. Nice palette, in the photo as well as the outfit. Love the (linen?) coat and the way it’s come to fit the wearer alone, as linen will do.

How chic is this lady!

Wow, most of the time, women her age dress themselves very dull. But this lady is very stylish!

What style!! If this is what this beauty looks like as a mature woman, she must have been stopping traffic a few years ago. And still may. Great Scott…or is that great shot?

Glad Man

what a beautiful woman. she is so chic. That coat is wonderful and I love the textured materials and her huge shawl underneath

If my granny could dress like that… …

loooove the hobo chic meets elegant grandma!!

http://www.snapsanddaps.blogspot.com

Ahaaaah! Love! Please let me carry myself this way in 20+ years…

The incomparable beauty of egocentric aging…
I’ve no idea who this woman might be, but she’s an outstanding example of someone supremely confident of who she is, the impression she means to leave in her wake. I’m certain that her presence commands attention wherever she goes.
I hope that when you publish your book, it contains a good representation of such people–men and women whose faces, carriage and personal style map their lives.

Her hair is so perfect and her clothes so battered – that and the proportions make her a fascinating study in incongruence.

this is by far the best shot you’ve ever taken. i’m blown away

i like that she played with proportions

Beautiful. She looks like she’s hust stepped out of a fairytale by Hans Christian Anderson or an illustration by Eedmund du Lac

oooooh she’s amazing.

¿No es Eloisa Berceo?

Wow. Just…wow.

I think I’ve just experienced a major paradigm shift. This is how it’s done.

fantastic! I can only hope i’d have this much style and grace in the years ahead. nice shot!

So elegant!

so natural beauty and elegant. The face is just magic

Amazing woman with so free and boheme style!

She makes me look forward to aging!

Sart, your photographic eye is the best there is!

Why do I feel like I know this woman?
Anyway, her look is great. I’m loving the distance between her boot tops and her trouser hem.

Now this is how you do hobo chic! Lovely.

Energie

The photo is beautiful, as always, Mr. S. It’s one of your August Sander moments, an image with a great deal of subtext.

I think she’s Eloísa Berceo, the haute-couture Spanish coleccionist. Distinguished.

i love this. i’m 22 and would definitely wear this today.

perfect combination for such a modern granny! I love her scarf and how she’s put together the colours, volumes and textures. and her hairdo!

The title could have been “super granny” ;-) :-P

Regards from Barcelona!

(When are you coming up and visiting us?)

I love the picture,
chic lady

How wonderful to discover the existence of Eloisa Bercero, whether or not this is the lady herself pictured. I googled her and was just charmed. Such a lovely discovery. If this woman isn’t Ms. Bercero, then she is lucky to be mistaken for her!

good color palette.. appropriate !

Max

Hello to everyone!
A few mysteries revealed:
The coat is Paul Harnden —
Attenzione, the lady’s NOT a granny (yet) —
And she’s NOT Eloisa Bercero
Trust me, she’s MY MUM.

Wow, wow, wow!! I love her! I wish I could see the back of the coat.

This is the most beautiful photo I’ve ever seen on this great site. I’m actually holding back tears looking at it here at work. I agree with the other person who said it is rude to call her granny though. Woman of a certain age is a much better descriptor. She doesn’t look any older than a lot of the men that are featured regularly on this site anyway. But her ageless style, her confidence, is awe inspiring. Sartorialist, more women of a certain age, please!

Love the long scarf!

she is not Eloisa Bercero. she is originaly armenian, speaking good french and russian, working in fashion press and communication, nice person. I had lunch with her at Pitti press cantine.
philippe

http://www.studiophoto1.com

PERFECTION! What a display of superior knowledge of proportion! I’m in awe. Stunning! I bow.

Please would the lucky and heplful offspring of this lovely lady also tell us where the scarf is from?!

I want to know her life story! She looks like shes seen a few things and been a few places; It shows in her laid-back bohemian style… it’s beautiful!
Lisa- London, UK

This image of ageless chic inspires my first comment to your site. I hope you will continue to include images older women who do not bow to style but use it as a language to express themselves. It’s so tiresome to always be inundated with the beauty of youth when that is only one aspect of style. This woman speaks to me. Thank you!

She is so cool! The slim pants and ankle boots give her outfit a playful twist. The rest is enviously casual/elegant/boho. But the best thing is that it is timeless. I love it.

My goodness, the pure grace and elegance. I love the outfit but what I love more is the look in her eyes. Absolutely beautiful.

スカーフとロングコートのコンビネーションがすばらしい！！！
真似しちゃいます☆

So good combination-scarf and longcoat-I should steal her Fashion☆

So gorgeous.

i want to look like this when i’m her age. she looks like such an interesting person, i wish i knew more people like her!

so freaking incredible!!!!!!!!!

I keep coming back to this photo. Love the boots, the slim cropped cuffed pant, the texture of the coat and her beautiful gray hair and rid lips. Bella! Bella!

This is completely breathtaking. It’s almost Dickensian, but at the same time speaks of Miuccia, Limi Feu, everything modern. I don’t have the words to properly describe it, but it must be said that the look on her face is the most amazing thing of all. Bravo.

Wow, I am completely blown away. This picture is just…perfect. She has to be one of the most beautiful people I’ve ever seen.

perfection!

Finally, a charming, chic women with lots of style and … silver hair… fabulous… as I am also in the same age bracket I suspect this wonderful woman occupies, I appreciate seeing what can be done when stilettos and leggings are not really a good choice.. keep more of these divine, creative women in the “list”. I love your work and gain courage with each months displays..

Those red lips just kill me (in a good way).
Magnificent.

she can’t be more elegant and graceful, beautiful!

Isn’t she elegant!

This photo gives me hope that it IS possible to age and still create enviable looks that are appropriate and delightful. What a treat! Never give up!

Thank you for posting this! I, too, have refused to color or cut my hair and wear it, gloriously grey, in this same style! Ditto for the red lipstick! You photo of this lovely lady strengthens my reserve to ignore those who advise me to “update” my look. I say this is a classic!

She´s Elisea Berceo. She´s a spaniard. She´s one of the few women in the world who wears Hauté Couture.

She is an ever-evolving gift!

No other country is more inspiring than Italy!

This woman is a Spanish millionaire, called Eloísa Bercero, she was on TV showing her wardrobe – a whole apartment in Madrid city centre.

She looks great in Paul Harnden. Nice picture
http://www.envoyofbelfast.com

The same woman as in your January 11, 2008 picture, no? She’s definitely not Eloisa Bercero – their faces are totally different. I like her better in this photo – not so cold.

Sometimes Italians take the style purity thing too far and it becomes austere and unbecoming. She looks a little too much like a WWII refugee. The outfit is cool but I would advise softening the hair (a few tendrils) and trading out the drab scarf for something with some color (geranium pink, or perhaps coral). Now that I’m over 50 I find that color near the face really perks things up.