Tuesday, May 31, 2011
The Lower East Side and especially Tompkins Square Park has been on fire lately. Such a great variety of style is blooming in the park right now.
This is Claire. She is wearing a hand-me-down dress from her mother. I love the wispy little summer dresses that are starting to appear but a more tailored, shaped dress like this is sooo flattering. To me this is vintage at its best; it draws inspiration from the past without feeling “costumey.”
Tonight you will see a photo of 87 year-old artist KC Rowland; he’s like the orignal Prada. Tweed hat, tortoise glasses, snake ring, Cuban shirt and leather sandals with socks. He’s a true original.
Anonymous
May 31, 2011 at 9:38 am
Lovely.
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Lauren
May 31, 2011 at 9:41 am
What a sweet photo! The shaped dress is indeed very flattering. I love to see vintage done well and it's wonderful to know a little of the back story, too.
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The Bohmerian
May 31, 2011 at 9:46 am
So pretty and innocent! Love it!!
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Mi estilo, mi moda!!!
May 31, 2011 at 9:47 am
Que look lindo e simples! Tem estilo a menina!
Loved the look, simple and cute! She´s got style!
Reptilia
May 31, 2011 at 9:47 am
She looks so cute! Love her dress! Amazing photo.
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xx
urban muser
May 31, 2011 at 9:48 am
love that park, and love this shot!
Anonymous
May 31, 2011 at 9:48 am
very lady-like and lovely, in a very modern and bohemian sense of the word. unusual and different, poetic and earthy…perfection!
Elizabeth Benfield
May 31, 2011 at 9:52 am
just lovely!
Paul
May 31, 2011 at 9:54 am
So demure! And the lighting is amazing :-)
Marcel Da Chump
May 31, 2011 at 9:55 am
The artistry of the print makes me think of Sonia Delaunay.
Definitely not the Tompkins Square Park of my younger days.
Isidor
May 31, 2011 at 9:56 am
I really like this picture.
it's obvious she's in on it, so I want to ask a question.
When meeting people that you want a picture of, how do you approach them? How do you ask them to participate in your picture?`
Thanks for all the inspiration!
Anonymous
May 31, 2011 at 9:56 am
I love the way she is looking at you ! She has a real "frimousse" SunnySide
Rachel
May 31, 2011 at 9:57 am
I love vintage dresses. My mom gave my sister and I some and I still wear them all the time!
Rosa and Carlotta: Illustrated-Moodboard
May 31, 2011 at 9:59 am
such a lovely picture :)
I love her dress btw!
xx
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Davidikus
May 31, 2011 at 10:01 am
The great thing about vintage is indeed being able to use great designs from the past, those seem to be timeless (within reasons!)
I get compliments very regularly on my 1970s-1980s & 1990s Lanvin suits! I could probably wear them forever.
Shapely summer dresses are nice too. I like shape; clean shapes.
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givea
May 31, 2011 at 10:04 am
couldn't find who's he? but sounds promising
can't wait…
Simplizers
May 31, 2011 at 10:07 am
I love her hair style very much. I saw this style many many time; however, going with this dress, it looks amazingly stylish and different. She is beautiful as well. I wish I could make friend with her.
This is Belgium
May 31, 2011 at 10:16 am
how wonderful to be right there and have a daily show of 'variety of style blooming' daily in front of the camera
Something White
May 31, 2011 at 10:21 am
Very feminine dress indeed. I don´t like shapeless dresses. Lovely vintage touch!
Melina
May 31, 2011 at 10:31 am
sooo cuute…I have to admit that I am falling in love with your blog.
Maybe you'll have time to visit my blog:)
Kisses,
Melina
http://melina-lajolie.blogspot.com
FASHION BURROW
May 31, 2011 at 10:31 am
i love your blog, always a window of inspiration
House of Hemingway
May 31, 2011 at 10:41 am
She looks so polished and neat. I have to agree, clothes my mother used to wear at my age were more tailored and put together. It seems that the mass production of clothes have left very little time for all these important details!
http://www.houseofhemingway.blogspot.com
Nomadic D.
May 31, 2011 at 10:41 am
So sweet. Love it.
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Angel
May 31, 2011 at 10:50 am
Very cute and simple.
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Carole (NY etc.)
May 31, 2011 at 10:53 am
Wow I love the dress. It also has the advantage of being unique. So many look alikes when it comes to changing seasons… The girl is so cute!
pRiyA
May 31, 2011 at 11:01 am
This must be one of the most beautiful photos ever on The Sartorialist.
comme fraiche
May 31, 2011 at 11:03 am
this is one hand-me-down dress that Marc Jacobs would approve of. It looks very current and the young lady wears it well.
Em
May 31, 2011 at 11:05 am
So simple and pretty, definitely vintage at its best
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Anonymous
May 31, 2011 at 11:05 am
I wish my friend Milena from Rotterdam would dress like this. AMAZING!!
Kate
May 31, 2011 at 11:08 am
love the tailored vintage look, so classy
http://www.styleisalwaysfashionable.blogspot.com
arielle kepler
May 31, 2011 at 11:09 am
i love claire – great energy to have around the tompkins square neighborhood. great shot!
arielle
clothREvisited
May 31, 2011 at 11:13 am
BEAUTIFUL vintage dress–and the fact that it is a hand-me-down from her mother makes it even more serendipitous!
Ann
May 31, 2011 at 11:14 am
lovely….looks like a real vintage photo…
Purple Panda
May 31, 2011 at 11:17 am
it's very stylish yet subtle,I absolutely love it!
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songbird
May 31, 2011 at 11:18 am
love how the sunlight illuminates her hair
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Dandy Man
May 31, 2011 at 11:22 am
Cool sihouette, great fit on the sholuders and the shoes and hair mary beautifully! Great photo.
Prisoner of Fashion
May 31, 2011 at 11:32 am
great. I liked it a lot.
xoxo
http://prisonerofashion.blogspot.com/
Lucia
May 31, 2011 at 11:54 am
I love that she is wearing flats. Vintage dress with high heels usually looks costumey. I am bored with heels right now, skirts look better with flats, flares looks better with flats, only skinny jeans looks great with heels :D
Mila
May 31, 2011 at 12:10 pm
She's so cute! Love her dress!
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Kathleen
May 31, 2011 at 12:14 pm
Lovely–sweetness, modesty, restraint.
s
May 31, 2011 at 12:15 pm
GORGEOUS ;))
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beesandbugs
May 31, 2011 at 12:21 pm
The girl is so beautiful and the dress really suits her :)
Lizzy Frizzfrock
May 31, 2011 at 12:31 pm
Darling girl & she looks so lovely in her mom's dress. Feminine!
caribbelle
May 31, 2011 at 12:35 pm
bring on KC Rowland. :)
I love her demeanor, in addition to the fit of this dress.
Caroline
May 31, 2011 at 1:04 pm
I love how the light comes across in the picture.
Beauty Spectacle
May 31, 2011 at 1:18 pm
Very nice!
Selina.
May 31, 2011 at 1:31 pm
beautiful,
love, selina
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Annushka
May 31, 2011 at 1:34 pm
Picture like magic, like a fairytale)
xxx
Edit by Lauren
May 31, 2011 at 1:37 pm
This girl is so warm and inviting. It is so wonderful that she is able to wear her mother's vintage things. Sometimes those are the best fashion finds!
http://www.editbylauren.com/blog
Drew!
May 31, 2011 at 1:38 pm
this photo just evokes everything that is great about spring/summer clothing and the weather that allows us to wear it…just great! love that early evening light =D
kamo
May 31, 2011 at 1:43 pm
The Sartorialist used "sooo" in a sentence?! Beautiful dress but that shocked me even more. Garance must be rubbing off on you ;)
Anonymous
May 31, 2011 at 1:55 pm
I need that dress! She made it fabulous by wearing it with those sandals.
Anonymous
May 31, 2011 at 2:25 pm
So beautiful…so lovely! I love that she's also wearing a dainty watch which looks vintage. Her whole look is so well put together!
Irina Sevastianova Photography
May 31, 2011 at 2:26 pm
soo cute :)
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missy
May 31, 2011 at 2:32 pm
I love the dress and also couldn't help noticing that her hair style is one that could have been worn by her mother at the time she wore the dress.
thwany
May 31, 2011 at 2:37 pm
just gorgeous.
Best of Beehive
May 31, 2011 at 3:07 pm
I never would have thought this was a hand-me-down and I think that speaks to the quality of the dress and how she wears it.
meenal @ maison marigold
May 31, 2011 at 3:12 pm
she has just the personality to do justice to the vintage dress…so sweet and simple..xx meenal
thethirddimension
May 31, 2011 at 3:14 pm
The simplicity of this dress brings to mind a new clothing line out of California, Cityzen Green.
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Beatrice B.
May 31, 2011 at 3:15 pm
she's gorgeous not only because of her dress…
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Ms LadyCakes
May 31, 2011 at 3:33 pm
Beautiful girl in a beautiful dress.
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Anonymous
May 31, 2011 at 3:38 pm
Now that's style–the dress seems to suit her perfectly–but what I find most intriguing here is her expression. You must have a terrific rapport with your subjects; she looks shy, but also delighted and proud to be photographed. The resulting image is just lovely.
(I can see the dress looking great with Docs and a denim jacket for fall, too.)
Anonymous
May 31, 2011 at 3:49 pm
A million miles from the TSP I remember.
mon sac by me
May 31, 2011 at 4:00 pm
Lovely and charming dress ! Bravo for her mother !
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Angeles Almuna
May 31, 2011 at 4:04 pm
Beautiful! and refresh….good idea without to much …..
Kisses
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mon sac by me
May 31, 2011 at 4:06 pm
Nice girl, nice flattering dress, bravo for her mother !
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Miles
May 31, 2011 at 4:31 pm
i was just there yesterday! wish i had walked by. great pic
Miles
May 31, 2011 at 4:33 pm
I was just there yesterday eating my lunch! Wish I had the right timing. Great pic, love the dress. Simple.
Elisabeth - Everything's Better with Frosting
May 31, 2011 at 4:45 pm
She looks so sweet! Love the vintage dress. And that long flowy hair is the perfect finishing touch.
steve
May 31, 2011 at 5:16 pm
i love the way she is wearing the watch. her posture is quite nice.
the field of focus causes the subject to rise from the ground and into the backlight…quite nice photography.
Liz S
May 31, 2011 at 5:36 pm
Wow–this is really "smart casual" wear. If something looks good it's never "out of fashion". I am so glad vintage is slowly losing its negative perception.
cocktailvintage
May 31, 2011 at 6:05 pm
love the dress!! and the light of the pic. lovely!
M
May 31, 2011 at 6:11 pm
She really is beautiful. The lighting in this shot is gorgeous, too.
styleflourish.blogspot.com
Anonymous
May 31, 2011 at 7:35 pm
This photo and it's subject are stunning. I hate to call you on this but Tomkins is in the east village not on the lower east side
andrea
May 31, 2011 at 7:43 pm
My ancestral homeland! My mom was born on 8th st between avenues B and C. I can't help but feel that the pulse of that neighborhood was passed down to me and still courses through my veins and inspires me daily (even though I live uptown).
un peu de gâteau
May 31, 2011 at 10:10 pm
the pattern and the neckline are so delicate and subtle. so lovely!
Gabriel
May 31, 2011 at 10:22 pm
Lovely. absolutely lovely. This proves Style need not be complex.
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Aubrey and Melissa
May 31, 2011 at 11:59 pm
So sweet and innocent. Unique dress.
Evan
June 1, 2011 at 12:32 am
Poka Dot Beauty
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Anonymous
June 1, 2011 at 12:43 am
wow <3
nick
June 1, 2011 at 1:02 am
model (face specifically) almost exactly resembles vintage photo of the grandmother from India two posts down. life is weird
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Marisa Alma
June 1, 2011 at 1:30 am
The guy is cool, however my personal fashion hot button, especially living in the land of the supernerds (Silicon Valley), is sandals with socks. A real turnoff for me. No one can make it work.
He looked great until you got to his feet…..sandals demand bare feet!
MELISSA Z.
June 1, 2011 at 4:01 am
what a cute and sweet girl, great photo!
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Shanti Pranadi
June 1, 2011 at 4:02 am
Lovely vintage dress.. I love it!!
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helenanr
June 1, 2011 at 4:49 am
Lovely dress!! In Oysho there lovely dresses too!!
Charlie Lyons-Jones
June 1, 2011 at 5:10 am
If only girls at my school would wear numbers like that…
Bernd
June 1, 2011 at 6:41 am
awesome, just awesome.
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l'blog c'est moi
June 1, 2011 at 7:16 am
fell in love with her. modest mode^^
john
June 1, 2011 at 8:12 am
Very simple and innocent yet beautiful. Vintage dresses are always cool.
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¿Por qué Chile?
June 1, 2011 at 9:20 am
It's Maria from West Side… really very sweet.
The Styley
June 1, 2011 at 10:50 am
Love this photo.
The Lower East Side has always been one of my favorite neighborhoods in the city (if not my favorite). I lived there when I was in graduate school and loved walking around people-watching when I wasn't buried in books.
monkeyshines
June 1, 2011 at 1:44 pm
classy + dandy!
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JAKARECH
June 1, 2011 at 2:30 pm
that lighting is gorgeous! love the photo and love the outfit!
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Anonymous
June 1, 2011 at 9:19 pm
Sweet look, sweet story. It's always wonderful when you add a bit of back story to your photos.
Anonymous
June 2, 2011 at 5:17 am
Love it! Beautiful, natural, simple, not contrived like many of the looks on the street. Makes me want to talk to her.
PatrĂcia SilvĂ©rio
June 2, 2011 at 8:23 am
Love her style!~
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BigBagGirl
June 2, 2011 at 10:26 am
Sooo cute! A little bit bohemian… little bit delicate… Like this shot!!
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Bloggablegirl
June 4, 2011 at 12:15 am
Now I need that dress!Très romantique!
Anonymous
June 4, 2011 at 10:43 am
She is so innocentlooking and beatiful.
André
June 4, 2011 at 7:54 pm
The 100th commentator might be in love by now. Pretty :)
Cristiana Nunes
June 5, 2011 at 10:30 am
So sweet and simple. Such a natural beauty!
StyleCandy
June 6, 2011 at 2:20 pm
So beautiful
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dash
June 8, 2011 at 2:33 am
East Village.
Anonymous
June 8, 2011 at 11:58 pm
Claire, you're looking lovely!
-one of your Vassar classmates.
Macrobid
June 9, 2011 at 5:37 pm
nice photo i am impressed .because good style of photo. very good .
Macrobid
June 9, 2011 at 5:42 pm
nice photo for lover because very nice photo ,i am impressed …..
Anonymous
June 10, 2011 at 12:29 am
sorry, yuck. Frumpy. You were on an espresso high…