The Sartorialist

Very hot university professor looking. I like!

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Certainly, and I think some men can pull it off quite well. (Like this fella.) But it all has to do with your neck, doesn't it? I mean, could you imagine Jeremy Piven buttoned-up? Disaster.

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Button-up again? Why not?! :)

Great portrait.

On the button up question. Hmm, just have not enough knowledge to answer this question on button up down or sideways. However I love the style of old movies. I'm really missing this kind of style these days. When I bought gloves this week the sales clerk told me they were leftovers from carnival. No style around here. Ts,ts,ts. And don't get me started on hats.

I think I have to go to Venice to do some serious gloves shopping.

It looks strange! But on him, it seems fine. I love the shirt and his glasses. I think to use botton-up you must be very fashion. Anyway, it is a beautifull portrait.

Sure it can be modern. You never saw Stop Making Sense? Started a minor fad, back when…

sure it can

it's going to be modern again.

Lovely – could somebody tell me where are these glasses from? I'm looking for a pair exactly like this…

I think it could work. Like most of the things it would depend on who is wearing it and with how much conviction.

i think it can be modern. i really like his look, the glasses and hair just tie it all in.

The button-up look has been virulent in London for the last few years. It treads a fine line between 'unique' and 'affected'. To be in the former camp really depends on the collar being an extension of the personality rather than the other way round.

i love his glasses and scruffy bone structure. i tried doing the button-all-the-way-to-the-top thing the other day and i just looked very anal retentive. or rather, "buttoned-up". HARHAR

Where have you been the last two years? "Are we ready for the button-up again?".

I totally believe it can look modern. The disheveled, shirttail-hanging-out look is so done. I'm ready for crisp.

All nice things will be always modern.

Very handsome! Great look!

shure we are! looks great!

Are we ready for being reasonably well pressed again? I have a terrific idea for performance art – those of who know how, should iron shirts in public and show the rest of the world how it's done.

Buttoned all the way up? He's a brave man, and he definitely pulls it off.

i sometimes wonder why some people rather appreciate your photographs but never really comment on the content:
yes – button-up is chic if the collar is right, i like it a bit more straight…

I don't think that button-up is bad. I do button-ups too, and I don't think it looks bad at all, especially on him :)) But well, that is only my opinion.

The little studs on the shoulders look great, but would make a shoulder or crossbody bag really uncomfortable, so it would never work for most of my men. I'm not ready for unkempt beards, but I like the unironed button-up.

While this is a beautiful shot and a fascinating portrait, I have to admit that I really hope not. There is simply nothing sexier on a man than a buttoned up shirt with the first couple of buttons undone, I love getting that peak into the neck and just the very top of the chest. Like with women, showing just a hint of skin can be incredibly alluring while still tasteful.

What an incredibly gorgeous man.

I love his lips. They make me wanna taste them. I love the buttoned-up shirt too. Putting it simple: I WANT THAT MAN RIGHT AWAY.

I love this portrait

Definitely. It's the time for the button-up. Love it. Looks so classy ~

I say you can wear pretty much anything as long as you have cool accessories – shoes, bag, glasses mainly. You could be wearing granny's polyester pantsuit but if it was with some Rodarte melted wax heels, or crazy Prada bag or great specs, people who care about fashion would look at you in an appreciative way.

that look was popular in the eighties. they rocked that look in the film Rain Man. it does not look modern or interesting to me now.

Well some people can pull a certain "look" off with style and some cant. This guy look great! but its Italy, he's thin and has a great face. Thats NOT MOST of us :) so I would say no Im not ready for it to return but thin guys with great facial bone structure probably can manage.

I always wear my shirts buttom-up and I´m no planning to stop because I like it a lot :)

i'm ready!

Good Pics.

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Yes Scott it can be modern. This lovely looking man has pulled it off and yet not every man can. This shirt is so 'friendly' and looks like a favourite and he has a lovely neck and face. Not that you have to be good looking to pull off this look, you just need the right shaped neck, a much loved shirt and the right attitude I reckon. Julia

I like it, the little button at the top, the detailing at the shoulders. This is a lovely looking shirt.

Perhaps? I feel like a shirt buttoned all the way is finished nicely by a well taken car of collar. Of course, there are always exceptions.

As (almost) always, it depends on the wearer. So…yes, it can.

I think certain people can pull it off. Namely those with swan-like necks. This fellow can and I do like the rumpled look of the shirt. His carefree hair also works for this buttoned-up look. If the shirt was too starchy perhaps it wouldn't work.

Pretty sure they're the Ray-Ban "New Wayfarer" model. I believe that's the RB logo on the arm near the hinge.

Great shot. The button-up collar isn't for me, but it seems to work on this gentleman.

sexy is always modern to me!

Yes, I'm ready for a more polished men's look and this fellow pulls it off beautifully. His slim neck, good looks, hair and glasses really work for him.

It reminds me of my Czech grandfather who was always so meticulous in his appearance despite having so little money. He buttoned his shirts too.

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IT works well for him
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definetely romantic, not jet modern but still romantic.

Modern YES
Cool YES
Sexy ? …

Most of the guys I know have been wearing their shirts this way for ages

cool portrait!

I've seen the button up coming and going so many times the past years, so I guess I consider it a parallel occurence to the open button.
Though in terms of look I believe it should mostly be included in casual look with half-hidden eccentric elements. The button-up is harder to combine with more ordinary styles (in order not to look too casual).

I trully blieve it all depends on the size and shape of the shirt collar in correspondence to the subject's face. Most of the time it looks silly, but sometimes when it does work it's refreshing. I would never do it.

Great Shot, love the hair and glasses…there is a tumblr that has great stuff that seems to fit your taste, its wwww.campiii.tumblr.com

Nice shirt and it looks good on him. I don't think something has to be "modern" to be interesting and cool. IMO "modern" is over-used and over-rated.

It does work but it all depends on the look, the person, the face. I does look like there is something missing.

LOx

What role should ironing play in such a look as the classic button-down?

I am just curious because I do not own an iron.

YES, absolutely!

i vote yesss that the button-up is sooo modern! tucked into the right trousers with leather belt! i can only imagine what the bottom part of his outfit, down to his shoes looked like

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First thought: What a beautiful man.

Second: I love the buttoned up look and see it a lot here in San Fran. It always looks crisp and clean.

I always button up! Modern or not – it looks great (especially with a suit, i.e. "air-tie").

I think the women are ready, but the men are a bit hessitant.

I think it looks great, and oh so classic!

I love this photo, another awesome job Scott! I only wear my shirts all buttoned-up and I don't care about what others think, to me it's the best way of wearing a shirt…non?

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Up or down, it's all about him.

He's stunning.

Wrinkled = elegant

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L.S.

I think its important to dress to flatter your shape. This handsome chap pulls it off very well and the shirt looks perfect for it. Other people might not be able to pull it off quite so well. But if you can then i think we're ready!

Come fly away, come fly away with me!

definitely!!! omg, and that dude has a really alluring look. dont u think?

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Why not? It wouldn't hurt to try, right? Fashion is 100% about risks.

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I have a weird thing for button up shirts – they are extremely sexy ;)

Very, very inspiring – the way the collar is not perfectly crisp together with the fabric, the hair and the glasses. Fantastic.

I love button up and the glasses are very nice

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wow, this is an amazing shot, loving the mood there + great colours and lighting

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xx

i have the same shirt! great detailing by Unrivaled, classic yet modern
-xymon

with brands like band of outsiders, how could we not be ready for the reemergence of the button up?

The professor glasses match well with the button-up seasoned cotton shirt!

On slim men, I think it can work. But chubby necks + Buttoned up = Horribly wrong.

Yes, it can be modern, but the collar has to be small. If you would button up a shirt with a wide / long / big collar…it wouldn't look as good.

So yes, it can be modern…for sure. :)
And the Swedish people are doing it for years.

I think he comes across as modern because he looks comfortable. It's not the shirt, or the glasses…it's the man, which btw, looks great!

I think it can be modern again:):)

XOXO

The weathered and rumpled shirt. The aged and slender face. The horn rims and top buttom add such a nice touch. I like it, but its a look that works on him, not the every man.

Well framed photo.

Love the button up, but not ALL THE WAY buttoned up. Men look like they're so uncomfortable or they just lost their necktie somewhere like this. Don't look like Tom Jones "down to there", but don't strangle men either.

yes, definetely YES!!!

When it's paired with some degree of scruffiness (his hair and facial hair) it works. If he had very short hair and total shave, it'd would look too uptight. The glasses help too. I like!

this man can pull it off. definitely. his hair, that's a little too long. his beard, that's a little overgrown.
his shirt that is a little un-ironed.
style.
yes.

Its partially cultural I think. I mean historically, peasants in russia and more eastern europe would keep their top button done always. In the US and UK, you would traditionally unbutton the top one or two buttons when going sans neckwear, and in Italy its acceptable to unbutton even more. That being said, it looks as modern as any of the other worker, peasant 1890's inspired styles that have been dominating trends for the past several years. I haven't decided if I like it for me (though I have toyed with it a bit), but I do think it looks good on some people.

What kind of button is this? And what´s on shoulders?

I think this guy is gorgeous, but I would prefer even one button opened. Buttoned up shirts without a tie to me look either a bit unfinished or standoffish!

Where could one find those frames?

It doesn't have to be modern, just classic. And we are so ready for it.

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why not, depends on time of year mind. When it's hot out, it may not be a great idea, what with sweat drips all over your shirt.

so ready! it has modern written all over it.

I think it looks very modern (again), but it depends on the collar, of course, the one the gentleman is wearing in this picture is very nice because it's casual and unstructured.

I've been wearing my polo shirts like that this summer and I like the little "strictness" of it, it looks tidier all of a sudden.

I like that "boy in the striped pyjamas".

This is a great picture, the gentleman in question wears the rugged look well.

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yes it looks great! on the other hand, those guys with the 3,4,5…etc buttons open are in the majority a nightmare for our eyes (especially in you walk in greece by night you will understand…)

I like the shirt, which looks much loved and deliciously scruffy. The button-up is a step too far.

Doing it already in London! x

I adore adore adore fully buttoned-up. It's so.. sharp. Not to mention, I absolutely loathe to see white Hanes undershirt peaking through. SO cheesy. Ugh.

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My Boyfriend used last winter/spring in Paris,it was so natural and modern!!!

I am!
Everything else about this shirt is so perfect too: the softness of the stripes, the texture, the stitching down the front.

Absolutely it can and is modern! I think your photo is proof that it still works.

Is it just me? He reminds me of Jeff Goldblum in a period drama.. but far more attractive.. I kind of like the look though. captures a moment in time..

Dear Scott,

If you will please let me know who this man is I'll be forever grateful! I'd love to meet him and photograph him for a series that I'm doing. I'll be in Italy soon. Thank you!

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think i'ts a classic option.

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yes please!

Yes, Yes, Yes
That's the beauty of classic style. it is always timeless
Great Photo

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One 'Anonymous' is right…come to Shoreditch, London's East, and this look has become a uniform for the last few years. Usually manditory with ray ban wayfarers and fixed gear bike in tow also! ha! (But please, do still come)LOVE your work S.

I sure hope so! I've been wearing my button-ups like that for awhile now.

This photo is stunning.

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This is really nice image. Keep it up

Yes, of course. But i would still love to see a bowtie. In fact my toddler son wears all of his button down shirts buttoned up.. so he doesn't chew on his collar.

I think the button up is modern, but we're not in the age of modern fashion anymore.

Can it be ageless? Perhaps. Whether it looks any good depends on the overall look and the style of shirt, and of the wearer.

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The frames are from Ray Ban, the model is called new wayfader. They come in two different shades of borwn, that's the darker one. I have exactly the same :) I think they are pretty easy to find.

He looks cool, but for me it's still a little too Sling Blade.

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hi all
thx for all your feedback as tyou can see from pictures i'm ok with my bottom up choice so i think that coolnes is when you are comfortable in it

Love the portrait, but he is strict, no ?

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beautiful man…

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i really, really, REALLY hope this is asking about the top button and not the entire shirt otherwise HERP DA DERP!

Ofcourse! That's the only way my boyfriend wears it, and it looks wonderful!
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