if there ever were a blog who's style influences me the most, it's forever got to be The Sartorialist. this is the case with most aspiring fashionistas, but in a un-cliched manner, my love for this website on day-to-day of the young, rich and prolific in the fashion world, and Scott Schuman in general, has reached the point where i find myself studying each outfit: the way it's worn, with what and how, the fabrics, and their combination to make it come together. when i buy clothes now i look more closely at the cuts and details and i've learnt that carefully planning your details make for an outfit that looks like you've just thrown it on, which exudes appeal because it looks good without actually being thrown together. true street style isn't just about the attitude.
schuman chooses people off the streets of Milan, New York and Paris (the most stylish cities on this mortal planet) and says his strategy when he began was to "try and shoot style in a way that I knew most designers hunted for inspiration. Rarely do they look at the whole outfit as a yes or no but they try and look for the abstract concepts of color, proportion, pattern mixing or mixed genres." precisely why i adore his work, and adore it again.
for so long i've been dressing and forming opinions about styles based on whether they are visually harmonic to the eye, and i'm not disputing that this is unimportant, and it seems obvious that this is what our industry is about, but when it comes down to it, we've got incredibly talented designers of our time such as Coco Chanel, Ann Demeulemeester, Nino Cerruti and also the not so famous genius of the likes of Rifat Ozbek, who put so much of their lives and their vision into creating these stunningly beautiful pieces that we throw on, but do we often really notice their perfection reflected in the weave of the hemline, the accomodating cut of the jacket to allow for movement in any direction with ease, or do we take these for granted when we buy 'designer clothes'?
i think photographers like schuman who reflect the passion of the designers reflected in the people are getting us one step closer to understanding and appreciating the seeds of this industry, the grit. after all if it weren't for designers, the fashion industry would not exist! and you know what, it's great fun mixing prints. cast all trends aside. the main rule is no rules allowed.
enjoy these beautiful images, but this time try and look past the smoke and mirrors to their true individuality.
you'll think about fashion in a new light, trust me. xx
schuman chooses people off the streets of Milan, New York and Paris (the most stylish cities on this mortal planet) and says his strategy when he began was to "try and shoot style in a way that I knew most designers hunted for inspiration. Rarely do they look at the whole outfit as a yes or no but they try and look for the abstract concepts of color, proportion, pattern mixing or mixed genres." precisely why i adore his work, and adore it again.
for so long i've been dressing and forming opinions about styles based on whether they are visually harmonic to the eye, and i'm not disputing that this is unimportant, and it seems obvious that this is what our industry is about, but when it comes down to it, we've got incredibly talented designers of our time such as Coco Chanel, Ann Demeulemeester, Nino Cerruti and also the not so famous genius of the likes of Rifat Ozbek, who put so much of their lives and their vision into creating these stunningly beautiful pieces that we throw on, but do we often really notice their perfection reflected in the weave of the hemline, the accomodating cut of the jacket to allow for movement in any direction with ease, or do we take these for granted when we buy 'designer clothes'?
i think photographers like schuman who reflect the passion of the designers reflected in the people are getting us one step closer to understanding and appreciating the seeds of this industry, the grit. after all if it weren't for designers, the fashion industry would not exist! and you know what, it's great fun mixing prints. cast all trends aside. the main rule is no rules allowed.
enjoy these beautiful images, but this time try and look past the smoke and mirrors to their true individuality.
you'll think about fashion in a new light, trust me. xx
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