The Sartorialist

I love how all the colours in this picture are coordinated: the wall, the clothes, the skin! His clothes look like a perfect rainy day. Wonder if that outfit would look as good on a woman.

i like it. he looks chic without trying too hard. love the tan bag and hat with all the grey. wonder what he’s thinking. nice shot.

I’m really glad this is in Paris. I was going to say it looks so well put together, but dirty (in a very French way). Of course, being in France, makes sense. I appreciate the layers and the tones. And, I covet his bag; simple, masculine, casual.

I am a woman, an urban dweller, needing lots of comfort and movement– I adore this outfit! The hat reminds me of something out of a 1930′s-early ’40′s movie. Or a fairy tale hat. Or Pinocchio’s wonderful chapeau!

I love this look. Street gamin with class. He looks fabulous and I envy him his comfort and his colors. Bravo!

sincerly don’t like him so much. he just looks dirty. but I’m italian so maybe that’s the reason!

Gregory Smith, I agree, it’s good dirty for Paris.

Chico Marx, is that you off the set? (Chico was always the one I wanted to meet as a civilian.)

nice.

i like this calm gray and creases.
he looks like a bohemian wanderer.

Soething menacing about this chap I think! I wouldn’t want to bump into him on a dark runway.

Great colors/tones, but too ‘unclean.’

It looks ‘chic’ in about the same way as all those young American, minor tv celebs used to run around with unwashed, greasy hair. I can’t excuse it because it’s “French” in this case.

Shudder. Sad, dirty, depressing.

Homeless chic…in a really good way.

The jacket does look a little bit…unwashed.

Hmm.

His outfit is like urban Parisian camouflage (check out how well he blends in with the weathered stone behind him!).

That is a testament to the artistic vision of these photos.

He is almost wincing…

rick owen’s muse?
i love this. i want that jacket desperately.

The thing about his jacket is that it could be a $1200 limited edition piece in washed leather from John Varvatos or it could be something he found at the Salvation Army for $5. From this distance, you just can’t know. Is that cool or annoying?

Too many layers, not enough shades. Nice hat, though.

really phenomenal. for some reason, he also reminds me of those sad clown paintings, that ive been trying to google and cant find…

anywho, i also like the bag, its somehow unexpected but it all works really well.

ton-sur-ton, absolutely beautiful

The way he stands in the picture and where he stands, makes me think of that movie ; the name of the rose…
At first sight, it looks like he has stepped out of the year 1327…
He has a very mysterious ‘air’ …

Pierrot le fou on hard times but still looking good. That harlequin bag is genius.

I wish I could wear all that, but Brazil’s storching sun doesn’t allow me to do that.

Remind me a person who is searching the wisdom from town to town. If leather jacket replace with a black wool coat it would be better fit.

Brilliant layering! He’s so timeless looking.

And he doesn’t look sad or depressed to me at all. He just looks like he might have ambivalent feelings about being photographed on the street for a fashion website. (As, indeed, would I.)

Enzo from men’s non no, adore the tones.

i like it. i particularly love the jacket and hat. this look is homeless meets heroin chic… cute.

How phony to fashion a couture outfit that apes homelessness. The two piece sleeves give it away; the grime disgusts.

Mr. Sart, you’ve captured him perfectly against that background!

My goodness! I love his tonality and his amazing jacket.

I agree with -h of candid cool, there is something of the tragic harlequin about him – perhaps this is referenced in the bag?

When I saw this photo, I thought a strange French gentleman had burglarized my closet. Way to do androgyny. High marks overall.

just love this, all about it.

Shabby chic. Okay. Homeless chic. That is downright callous, and I don’t mean toward the model.

(As for the outfit pictured: I bet it is far from “poor.”)

Mmmm, it seems people who like to be told what to wear are not too hot on this chaps look. I’m not sure whether most of the comments so far are hilarious or just really depressing, 1.10 was certainly just depressing.

Nice. Very well thought out.

i don’t think sart started this blog to catalog what he thought might sell at Bergdofs. He has a look and is playing with proportions and tones in a really smart way.

He looks like Eugene Souleiman, the acclaimed hair stylist…

I really wish people wouldn’t comment on this person on a purely technical sense, he is not an essay. He is a human being who has expressed himself through his fashion in a very pleasant way. I love the fact that you can see his personality so strongly through his clothes and that it really speaks about him, even if what it says isn’t the nicest. Fashion doesn’t have to be clean cut, tailored and perfect. Personally I love this look and I wish I could express myself as well as he has, that’s what I get from this look

Sart,

My comment is unfortunately incredibly after the fact, since I have recently discovered your blog and am now going back to read older entries I initially missed.

I think this is an inspiring photo, especially considering that as a woman of sunny disposition who is not terribly fond of Paris, I am able to find things in this photo I can translate into ideas for my own wardrobe. The play on shades of monotone, the sparing use of pattern and texture, and the layering are particularly well done. It's also wonderful to see someone who really knows their own style. With the pattern on the bag, the hat, and expression I have to agree with one of the above comments that he does look like a sad clown, and like he should be in a modern production of Waiting for Godot, but I think that's a good thing.

Also glad you didn't take the above advice…I really enjoy the variety your work has to offer!

Enjoy your work immensely,

K