The Sartorialist

Mama Mia… she has amazing legs. I want to look like her when I grow up. Simply beautiful.

semplice e bellissima

I hope my legs look that good when I’m her age.

Nice!

The perfect balance of elegant and sexy. I wish she was wearing the glasses, though.

so chic and elegant! love her bag :)

I adore that bag! Does anyone know what it is?

Love the sleeves on the sweater/top. And great bag! She’s beautiful.

I’ve been reading your blog for ages and love it (who needs glossies – your take is infinitely more pleasing!), and this is the first time I’ve commented – because your shot of this lady stopped me in my tracks. She looks really incredible – truly beautiful and stylish. Great shot.

Sophisticated lady! Great legs and nice pumps.

I am so jealous of her legs…they seem to go on and on…This is really the most beautiful dress EVER !
Found a similar looking ‘tunique’ at COS a few weeks ago…
Great to see how I could wear it in a different way !!
I’ll start looking for killer heels like hers !!

thank you, thank you, thank you. You have no idea how encouraging this is. I have her hair and now I can fantasize that I have the rest.

I like the beige accessories to keep her from being all in black, and which go with her hair. She also looks very comfortable, not fussy at all. That is true chic.
She makes me want to go work out–those great legs!

That bag is gorgeous! Sigh, I covet it… and those shoes are beautiful too! I also love how the stones in the road dissipate into the light… beautiful!

So elegant!
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She looks so elegant. I like the bag(Ralph Lauren)? and her shoes too.

Simply gorg! Love her Ralph Lauren bag

I also want to look like her when I grow up. I love her classic look.

Where can I get that bag? And that dress? And those legs??

The epitome of Milanese chic… but I am proud that her bag is from an American designer :-).

She knows that less is more… and having perfect legs certainly doesn’t hurt.

Love her dress and her bag!

She is a Lady! Everything is gorgeous!

Molto fashion..

what a beauty!

The three C’s- Classic, crisp and cool. This woman proves that you can look good at any age without overdoing it. Bravo honey, bravo!

Bella. This Woman is elegant and gorgeous.I love how she makes a classic and simple dress look modern and stylish.

Uma Thurman in her 60s.

It doesn’t get much better than this.

omg omg, loove the bag <3<3

Hmm… i’m torn. Obviously, as previously stated dozens of times, incredible legs- and what a fantastic, expensive looking tan!
I also like the bag, and love the way she has tied her scarf around it.
And her white hair is stunning- it is just as attractive and fifty times as elegant as the pale blonde numbers commonly sported on women her age.
But, a) Am I the only person who thinks that such heels are simply too blingy for daytime? They strike me as evening heels, and not ones which can bring one from daytime to nighttime either. But, I do understand how the coloring of them ties in nicely with the beige of her bag and contrasts with the black of her dress. Still, I think it lacks elegance to wear such shoes in daytime.
b) undeniably, it’s a stunning dress, but I think the cut is unflattering on her. She is obviously a svelte woman and has an incredible figure, but it is hidden and enlarged by the draping around her hips. I’m undecided as to weather showing off a wonderful figure is a worthy sacrifice of a fashionable cut.
Overall, though, I do think it’s wonderful shot- lovely setting, Sart, the angle at which you’ve taken the shot at makes the perspective on the cobbles look super cool, and the building behind her is lovely.

Ps. I noticed some pictures of you in Paris on The Cobrasnake and adored your jacket, Sart. I know you don’t do it very often, but you should post a few pictures of your own outfits!

It’s all black with pop this season don’t you think?

Not sure I love this one, but I do like it. Shape of the dress is a little awkward but with her figure she can pull it of. Nice combination of accessories, definate co-ordination but not too matchy matchy.
However in all honesty I think its her expression that makes the picture (:

Vaya zapatos y vaya bolso! espectacular a su edad! un 10 :)

i would date her, i’m 23.

I will never understand how women can wear stilettos to walk on cobbles. For all you who think this is cool I say it is a sick idea, kind of like foot binding. Maybe she has shoes that are actually wearable in that big bag! She is blessed with good genes which give her the legs, etc. That is not something you can put together. But I do like her choices for pashmina, shoe, and bag colors. Her panache makes the bag look sexy instead of stodgy.

to be honest, she gives me a cindy mccain vibe.

Che bella. She looks so relaxed and happy.

If only this kind of simple chic looked good on short people like me! Sart, apart from the gorgeous Delhi girl in the black ruffled dress, how many of your subjects are under 5′ 8″, do you think? I’d love a round-up of petite women to see the possibilities.

Stunning – the epitome of class and elegance.

thank you! truly amazing. too sexy for any age.

This is simple elegance at its best. But quite how she manages to walk on those cobbled streets without getting her heels stuck in the grooves is beyond me!

this is really just a prada ad…can’t wait for it on the sidebar! sartorialist, why so few creative and so many wealthy?

she is beautiful – more so than many young models – absolutley stunning!! re the outfit – love the shoes especially.

fabulous.

Omg, I need that bag in my life. RIGHT NOW.

I hope that when I’m old and grey I can have someone standing beside me that looks so timeless. Its an inspiration to the younger crowd to age gracefully rather than fight it!!! Love it

She is my hero! She obviously is in great shape but she has class and just gives a peek of her body; she truly looks fantastic. Apparently I should add Italians to my list of cultures whose women know that beauty doesn’t have to fade with age.

She certainly knows what is appropriate for her comfort level.

Inspiring.

What an elegent lady she is! She is my idol.

Among all the accolades there have been several notes of dissent or doubt. I will add two: the combination of those shoes and that bag is incredibly unharmonious (country race circuit meets evening wear); and the boat neckline is the most unflattering ever invented. Even on a figure as glorious as this, it doesn’t work; the neck looks thick because the straight line of the dress beneath it cuts it off quite unnaturally.

what a fab handbag! gorgeous!

Perfect, bella. My ideal look, if only I had her legs!

It is always such a pleasure to view this website.

Chalk another point for showing off one’s legs after 35…these gams shouldn’t be hidden under any bushels.

Gorgeous shot.

great legs

I am sorry, but I desagree : Too much tan, too much blonde, too much, the way she WANTS too make people notice that legs.
Thats not elegance for me, I prefer De la Fressange style..much moore aristocratico !
& Much moore graceful ( to my opinion).

Pachmina is nice and also the bag !

And always nice to see "mature women" in that blog !

Beautiful! And I totally want that bag…

fabulous bag and shoes. she looks stunning.

That’s an outfit I would do even as a young person. Are her shoes snakeskin? Love it all.

those shoes are killin me!!!

Gorgeous photo. Gorgeous woman. Beauty clearly has no age.

thank you, thank you, thank you! i am sending you many kisses. i was about to give up. i am a woman of a certain age, and thought, what difference does it make how i look? this world is youth obsessed and older women are invisible. several weeks back, you posted a picture of a wild-haired young body beautiful in a startlingly formfitting red dress. i was in despair. now you’ve done this – bless you! i can breathe again. i have printed out this picture to inspire me to be the best i can be. vivre la femme d’un certain age!

Thanks Scott – she looks wonderful, the epitome of style and chic, irrespective of age. Very inspirational. The fact that she is drop dead gorgeous helps a little too.

The bag is the Ralph Lauren “Ricky”

Bella donna indeed! I disagree with unfavourable comments. Shoes lend pizazz and probably she was on her way to somewhere where the shoes will look just right. There is no way this lady doesn’t know what to wear when. Was this shot taken early evening Sart?

its a ralph lauren ricky bag.

This is really classy, simple, gorgeous. More women need to take a cue from this lady!

I really like this shot. I can’t believe how sexy chic this lady is. I wanna keep this photo in my mind against future “growing old realted sadness”.

my goodness, i hope i look like that when i will be of her age! is it just me, or do italians generally dress better as they get older? in the same way wines tastes better with the years… i only seem to see this with Italians & Mediterreanan ppl in general… and sometimes the French too. And also before I forget, I love the glasses hanging on her neck- something also about Italians and glasses… they always look good in glasses, whether they are wearing them or hanging them off a shirt pocket or around their neck or whatever!

One thing to say – the elder the better. I wouldn´t even try to walk on this stones with high-heels – but in a while…

Oh la la ! Ces jambes! Dieu! que c’est beau!
This lady manages to stay so beautifully put together despite the black dress!
xavier

This lady is the dictionary definition of elegance.

She is style personified in a wonderful photograph!

I adore when you post older women! To me, they make this blog :)

Alessia!!! very nice lady, from Bologna