The Sartorialist

Sartorialist, are you fantasizing about donning a pink muumuu gown in a tropical flower print? be honest now!

This is a great look (and I love her puppy, too). I’ll bet the guys on this board don’t like this “easy” look, though…too mumu, no leg or waist.

My husband is a huge fan of drawstring linen trousers for summer, and wears them instead of shorts, with just a nice t-shirt (untucked, and not too long). He always looks cool and put together, if I do say so myself.

Even the dog looks stunning! Double Sigh!

She looks sooo this season – so fresh and summery. Love the dress (fab sandals too) but I’d cinch it in the waist with a big tan leather belt to take the ‘oriental nightie’ edge off it.

But the most important element is of course the dog – he/she utterly gorgeous – v. foxy and certainly knows how to pose.

Great light! Men can get close with some jeans and a linen shirt…

Unfortunately I’m not under 25
But am from the Uk so Flip Wilson is lost on me
However The frock is great
&
I think some men could get away with the look if they desired…
The dog is rather sweet too

this shot makes me wish that it’s summer here in australia :( alas, it’s still the beginning of winter over here…

love love love that dog!

Exactly. Not only is it a simple and chic look, but it’s so comfortable. The equivalent for guys would be cotton shorts and a wife-beater tank. The antithesis of simple and chic.

She is gorgeous and I love the dress. Not sure if its vintage (probably not and was absurdly costly) but if it was vintage and it was me I would have hemmed it to above the knee to give it a younger, lighter feel.

I disagree – men can definitely look put together in warmer climates. A bright polo with a pair of khaki shorts and Sperry Topsiders is an American classic. Or, pair them with matching or contrasting rubber flipflops. There is so much versatility in these simple pieces – from tucking or untucking, to wearing a great ribbon belt, chino shorts with a white polo, to colored Sperrys, wearing shorter length shorts or bright madras (with a polo to pick up on its colors), even nuances like leaving the polo unbuttoned or popping the collar can create a look that is simple, clean, and epitomizes the American summer. I think polos always look best when are a little higher on the arm and are closer to the body, and aren’t paired with cargo shorts of any kind. Let fit, proportion, and balance be the mantra.

Have to admit that was my approach to summer this year. I deliberately targeted a number of dresses for both work and play, as opposed to tops and bottoms.

It is as you say, just throw on the dress, pair with fabulous shoes and you’re set!

We never have it easy, Sart. The right dress sure helps, though, that’s true. This picture really says “summer.” I can’t wait for more!

you are so right: girls have got an easy time, with nice shoes and a nice little dress, and boom! they look amazing. I’ve been spotting people for my street-style-blog today, and it’s much harder to find a well-dressed guy, when everyone is wearing shorts and a polo. It can be nice, but it will never get the same level of simple sophistication as the girls achieve.

No thanks…she’s lovely but this formless dress makes her look 40 years older than she is.

Sart, she looks great because she’s young, tall, slim and beautiful. The outfit looks good on her.

On the same token, a handsome young man (say Jake Gyllenhal) will look great in short, t-shirt and sandals too.

your grandma called, she wants her dress back.

I think this looks works well for her, but only because she’s so easy on the eyes.

ha ha ha
Leave it to a guy to say dressing is easier for women than men. I can’t believe more women aren’t laughing out loud at this one.
IMHO, shorts and a shirt are in NO WAY equivalent to a dress and sandals. We live in a time that women can and do wear shorts – and have the same problems as men doing it elegantly, particularly in the city. Dresses are quite simply one or more steps up from shorts.

i dont like the dress, and must agree it is hard to find the dresses that make it easy…but once you find them, then sure, ill agree it is so easy.

Ha! I get the Flip Wilson reference. Maybe post should read: Thin Women Have It So Easy Right Now. No one else can rock the muu-muu.

she is fabulous as is her pup.

so easy… pedicures, waxing,plucking, scrubbing, self-tanning, make-up, weight watching, thongs riding up our butts, and underwire bras cutting into our skin!

Oh, what fun it is to simply throw on a dress and go!

I too think this dress looks muumuu-esque. At least with the tent minidresses you get to see some leg. And I’m saying this as a straight woman.

Would love to see more examples of men looking stylish in the summer. I’m trying to help my boyfriend find a summer look that’s comfortable, sporty and relaxed but more refined than cargo shorts and boxy striped polos. I feel like stylish summer clothes for men are the Holy Grail of fashion.

That’s Keren Craig from Marchesa

Is that a real dog?!

I want one.

A real one.

Her dog is the best accessory because he looks like a fox. That is, a real fox folks.

I’m sorry, but I don’t get it. She is beautiful, fresh, and healthy looking. A real woman. But that dress… Has anyone seen Goodfellas? That dress reminds of the mistress’ apartment.

yes, this is very welcome…. actually i was watching old episodes of seinfeld (yes) and noticing how elaine wore much more lose fitting clothing than what we have been accustomed to. It dawned on me that in the past 10 years ultra-fitted clothing has pretty much been the norm. i’m glad to see this shift, but even more glad to see the shift in consciousness that’s coming along with it.

r.e. anonymous at 3.38:
I think it’s ridiculous to assume that all women must go through “pedicures, waxing,plucking, scrubbing, self-tanning, make-up, weight watching, thongs riding up our butts, and underwire bras cutting into our skin” in order to be stylish and appear well put together. Many women featured on this lovely blog are pale, makeup-less, and/or over a size 2. I don’t venture to speculate on the state of their underwear. I believe that it is laughably restrictive and narrow-minded to define beauty with such a prescription; while some women do these things look amazing, many who do just some or even none of them are also beautiful and stylish ladies.

She’s lovely, but that dress would wear me rather than the other way aroung.

Enough with the mumu comments!

You, like me, wish you: a) could find a dress like that and b) looked as good in it as she does.

Gorgeous.

Wonderful, even the leash fits into her colour scheme, but maybe the pup should have been blue?

Isn’t she lovely! So cool, fresh, relaxed, colourful and comfortable – enough to brighten anyone’s day should they be lucky enough to encounter her ;o)

She is gorgeous and eye-catching, no doubt about that, but the muu muu comments stem from what she’s wearing: a muu muu.

i’m sorry sart i love your eye for fashion but the only thing that makes this outfit work is the dog, and the fact that the woman is tall blonde and skinny. the dress screams dowdy nightgown. but maybe that’s what style is about…being able to pull something off that would otherwise look dowdy…but then that means as long as your tall blonde and skinny anything would look good.

Looks like my grandmothers nightgown. And I don’t agree, I have rarely seen a woman here over a size 2.

she is so very pretty. (but her toes are quite crooked) :)

and, yes, it’s true. and there are so many lovely dresses of this type floating about NYC these days.

Fabulous! I like the carefree summery looseness of it. Light and flowy enough to suggest the body without revealing it. I wouldn’t blame men if they were envious.
(BTW: love the shout-out to Flip Wilson … haven’t thought of him in years!)

yes, that is Karen from Marchesa. I think very few women can pull that look off (if you are a bit on the plus side, you will appear bigger; if you petite/thin, you can get swallowed up in it). Karen pulls it off perfectly! i do agree, the tan skin, blonde hair pulled and the dog add to it.

i am sure she is just running errands and walking the dog. i don’t think this kind of dress would be appropriate for work, etc.

she looks relaxed and laid back but super chic at the same time
the coral colours suit her SO much!

This look works because the dog’s leash cuts across that muu muu and makes it look like a belt. That is a lot of fabric. She carries if off okay but on the wrong type it would like like a couch walking towards you!!!

Here’s another reference to the 70′s….can you say “Mrs. Roper”? I’m probably one of the few who actually liked her mumus. By the way I love your site. I’m going to Paris in July wishing you’d be there to snap my picture. ;)

I haven’t visited here for ages. My first comment I think……
and it was the dog that did it for me.
As for the frock…..great colour with the tan.

everything from head to toe and the dog look gorgeous!