The Sartorialist

Great color palette, nice pose, distinguished features and great shoes. A natural model if you ask me.

Love the man with his bike. He looks great and I’d love to see him tooling around town. Very dapper biking attire.

I absolutely love these. The poncho is great and there is just something about vintage bikes that make things that mush cooler!

Thanks you for these, Sart!

oh yes. I love this! Bike chic is the way to be.

I love her handbag in the first shot! And her jeans. And basically the whole outfit.

I love how the bikes match each of their styles. Great biking attire. Nice shot.

these are fantastic!

They look so comfortable and naturally posed in their clothes. Great shots

I am going to tie these two looks together based on their shoes: hers are obviously good quality and well-worn, and she is not afraid to show them. His are classic suede brogues of good quality as well. The two important things here are the quality of the shoes and the proportions, especially the soles. Yes love the cape and the use of fur in one small detail. Jorge from W Palm Beach

this woman embodies all my hopes and dreams…

You know what? I think I’m gonna make some good-looking-people-on-bikes pictures here in the bike-capitalcity of the world: Amsterdam.

Thanks for the inspiration, Scott.

Handsome people! You have my dream job. Traveling around photographing stylish men and women… It must be wonderful.

I have been wanting a cycling cape for ages, I sewed on the collar last night. This photo inspires me again, I hope to hem mine tonight and wear it on my bike tomorrow.

Mine has reflective fibers woven into the tweed – I hope it will drape as well as hers does.

I love the gentleman, he is ordinary and cute:)

I bicycle must be the ultimate accessory. Just take a look at Les Mistons by Truffaut (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGb_r1ThNAs) when the short film opens with Bernadette Lafont riding a bicycle. Beautiful!

..she reminds me of Meryl Streep, like her style so much.

Wow – I never thought of myself as a cape or poncho person, but this has got me thinking…

She looks great!

I am a big fan of your bike shots!! and these two persons look so classy. BEAUTIFUL photos.

The lady is wonderful :) She reminds me of Meryl Streep, which is never a bad thing.

is cool

So effortlessly stylish. Just love the look of confidence with these people. Very at home with their bikes.

There is something about bikes that is just so chic.

a real gentleman
if i reach is age i want to have is class

I like the woman in the cape/swing coat type of thing……it’s a very flattering look.
And of course the shot is terrific

Yes, the clothes are lovely, and it’s wonderful that these two forewent their cars — but WHERE ARE THEIR HELMETS??? I cringe to see unhelmeted cyclists in the city {shudder}…

Also, just out of curiosity, how does one wear beautiful clothes to bike around without feeling sweaty and uncomfortable??

I want to look like that when I grow up! =) your pictures always make me smile.

The pictures sorta remind me of an episode from an English movie.

BTW, I hate the American Apparel add – they are poorly contrast to the sartorialist pictures you posted.

personally, i dont really fancy the lady’s scarf, its a bit too furry to be around the neck? i nearly mistook it for a stuffed animal, sorry.

I love it!
I love his expression :)

The cape is just great ! Will put this on my ‘must have’ list !!

Fantastic. Wonderful image. A great lesson in style and citizenry.

Madame is splendid. Can you imagine how cool that cape looks flowing along when she is in motion??? Fantastic!

TJ: If you look closely at his bike you’ll see that there is a chain case, which affords even more protection than a chainguard in covering the chain and protecting his trousers.

I have never seen a bike messenger using a chainguard.

Lovely woman. This is so European, rare to see in America. Her healthy glow comes from bike riding. But she might also enjoy smoking and have a vodka on the rocks when she gets home. She buys organic vegetables at the farmer’s market and also eats dark chocolate. Ok, what the hell do I know? In any case, her blonde hair and brown woolen outerwear are tonally perfect.

how refreshing to see stylish people without that ultimate American accessory: the automobile!

i especially like his shoes with that suit. gives it just the right touch of casual for the bike.

“Also, just out of curiosity, how does one wear beautiful clothes to bike around without feeling sweaty and uncomfortable??

11:53 PM”

Well, Anonymous 11.53pm, first you buy a step-through upright European-style bike with a chain guard and rubber pedals. Then you can wear skirts, dresses, flares and nice shoes. You ride to enjoy the trip, not to get there fast. You wear light clothes when it’s warm, deodorant and perfume. I haven’t worked out longer pencil skirts yet but I’ll get there. Sorry, Mr Sartorialist, this is off-topic, but I want more riders like me out there and fewer warrior-courier types!

These shots remind me of seeing people on bicycles last winter in Bologna. People who were dressed beautifully and appropriately for the weather (a mink cape on one 60ish woman!). It made me realize that a bicycle can be a practical form of transportation in certain cities and you don’t need to don spandex to do it. I predict we will see more of this in the US when and if the popular bike-lending programs from Europe take off over here.

is that a watch fob chain hanging from the belt going to his pocket? with a charm of some kind?

I envy the simplicity– my 92 yr old very dapper Southern gentleman grandfather has excellent suits he’s worn now for 40 years.