In the beginning, Scott Schuman just wanted to take photographs of people that he met on the streets of New York who he felt looked great. The blog he started, thesartorialist.com, is now an interantionally renowned site and a showcase for the wonderful and varied sartorial tastes of real people across the globe. This book is a beautiful anthology of Scott's favourite images, accompanied by his insightful commentary. Published here as a limited edition hardback, with a hand-signed card from Scott inside, it includes photographs of well-known fashion figures alongside people encountered on the street whose personal style and taste demands a closer look. From the streets of New York to Florence, Stockholm, to Paris, London to Moscow and Milan, these are the men and women who have inspired Scott and the widely diverse readers of his blog.
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Scott Schuman just wanted to take photographs of people on the street who looked great. His now famous blog ('the bellwether American site that turned photo blogging into an art form' - "New York Times") was an attempt to showcase the wonderful and varied sartorial tastes of real people - not only those of the fashion industry. The book is a beautiful anthology of Scott's favourite shots from around the world. They include photographs of well-known fashion figures as well as those shots of the anonymous passerby whose imagination and taste delight the viewer. From the streets of Rio to Bejing, Stockholm to Milan, these are the people that have inspired Scott and in turn, inspired designers and people of all ages, wages and nationalities with an interest in fashion. Intimately designed and created with Scott, the book is a handsome object in its own right, in full colour on hand-picked, quality paper. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
Scott Schuman just wanted to take photographs of people on the street who looked great. His now famous blog ('the bellwether American site that turned photo blogging into an art form' - "New York Times") was an attempt to showcase the wonderful and varied sartorial tastes of real people - not only those of the fashion industry. The book is a beautiful anthology of Scott's favourite shots from around the world. They include photographs of well-known fashion figures as well as those shots of the anonymous passerby whose imagination and taste delight the viewer. From the streets of Rio to Bejing, Stockholm to Milan, these are the people that have inspired Scott and in turn, inspired designers and people of all ages, wages and nationalities with an interest in fashion. Intimately designed and created with Scott, the book is a handsome object in its own right, in full colour on hand-picked, quality paper. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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"More people notice me in The Sartorialist column than in any other publication or website. Obviously the place to be seen!"
-Mario Testino
Scott doesn't just take pictures, he captures emotion. He is not just a photographer. He's a historian marking the feelings of this generation one photo at a time.
-Kanye West
During all the fashion weeks I am approached by many photographers, Scott is the only one who can ask me to cross the street for better light and I do it! I love his portraits.
-Carine Roitfeld, editor of French Vogue
Everybody loves being photographed by Scott Schuman. If he spots you in the crowd, whether in New York or Paris or Milan, it's a kind of validation. And everybody likes to see who he has photographed for The Sartorialist, because it's proof of his critical eye.
-Cathy Horyn, The New York Times
-Mario Testino
Scott doesn't just take pictures, he captures emotion. He is not just a photographer. He's a historian marking the feelings of this generation one photo at a time.
-Kanye West
During all the fashion weeks I am approached by many photographers, Scott is the only one who can ask me to cross the street for better light and I do it! I love his portraits.
-Carine Roitfeld, editor of French Vogue
Everybody loves being photographed by Scott Schuman. If he spots you in the crowd, whether in New York or Paris or Milan, it's a kind of validation. And everybody likes to see who he has photographed for The Sartorialist, because it's proof of his critical eye.
-Cathy Horyn, The New York Times
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Scott Schuman started The Sartorialist simply to share photos of people that he saw on the streets of New York that he thought looked great. Having worked in fashion industry for fifteen years, he felt there was a disconnect between what he was selling in the showroom and what he was seeing real people (really cool people) wearing in real life. The Sartorialist was his attempt to redress the balance. He began shooting people on the street in a way that he knew most designers hunted for inspiration. Since its beginning the blog has become hugely respected and influential in the fashion industry and beyond, and currently receives over 100,000 hits a day. Scott Schuman now has a monthly page in GQ, shoots regularly for many top fashion magazines around the world, covers all the fashion shows for Style.com, has had his photographs appear in the windows of Saks Fifth Avenue, appeared in a GAP ad himself, and has been picked by Time magazine as one of their top 100 design influencers.
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19 of 20 people found the following review helpful
By porkchop
Format:Paperback
On-the-street fashions are the best. I picked this book up specifically because I was looking for a book of street fashions. I enjoyed this one. It has a lot of beautiful looks in it, but it doesn't have the FORCE of Fruits or Vice Dos and Don'ts: 10 Years of VICE Magazine's Street Fashion Critiques. Like I said, there's some inspiration in here, and some originality, but mostly it's photographs of thin rich people wearing expensive clothes.
I mean, it's nice to see rich people who aren't boring...
I mean, it's nice to see rich people who aren't boring...
101 of 129 people found the following review helpful
By Vivien Li
Format:Paperback
It's hard to justify buying this book. Although beautifully photographed with characteristically interesting subjects, these images have already been shown on The Sartorialist blog and Schuman's GQ page. I imagined more of a big, glossy volume and at least a little bit of new photography (instead of new photos, though, there is some caption-style writing). But as it turns out, the book's size is really fantastic, as is the use of thick matte paper. It's also very well priced, so generally speaking my disappointment comes from the expectation of new material.
Schuman is a talented photographer and may be the pioneer of street-style blogs, but he isn't as talented as some of his peers. For example, the French photographer Garance Dore is much more skilled in photography, which may be related to her artistic background as an illustrator. She has a more developed eye for representing beautiful things (rather than just recognizing them), so even though her subjects are more or less the same as Schuman's her photos are much more satisfying to look at.
Schuman is a talented photographer and may be the pioneer of street-style blogs, but he isn't as talented as some of his peers. For example, the French photographer Garance Dore is much more skilled in photography, which may be related to her artistic background as an illustrator. She has a more developed eye for representing beautiful things (rather than just recognizing them), so even though her subjects are more or less the same as Schuman's her photos are much more satisfying to look at.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I was suprised at the size of this book. It's on the smaller size but very thick and inside I found so many great fashion photographs. It really made me want to dress up and travel the world! I especially loved the photos shot in Paris--so stylish! Overall, this is a great purchase and I am so glad to add it to my collection.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great read
Such a wonderful book full of delightful images. Scott Schuman is truly an artist and has managed to capture style on the streets impressively. A great gift idea!
Published 4 days ago by Stefania Cotrone
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Sart on top
What can I say about the phenomenon that is the sartoralist? The photos are perfect, the inspiration is modern but timeless. Just enjoy it.
Published 14 days ago by Adele
5.0 out of 5 stars
The sartorialist , my friend !
I like it very much & I'll buy few more for my friends . The photos are great , I LOVE eccentric & original people & here there are galore ! Love it,love it, love it !
Published 16 days ago by manu
5.0 out of 5 stars
PERFECT
I LOVE THIS BOOK. It's unlike any book I have ever owned. I can get inspiration from it as well as learn from people's styles and stuff.
Published 19 days ago by Ana
5.0 out of 5 stars
I love looking at this book.
I love that these folks are their own fashion work of art. They just grab the doorknob and step on out.
Published 2 months ago by Anne Hedonia
5.0 out of 5 stars
It isn't just about the clothes
Maybe it's because the camera distances one, or maybe simply because he's photographed so many people, but Scott is very self-aware. Read more
Published 3 months ago by design guy
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excelente
Muy buen libro.
Fotografías de gran calidad.
El tamaño del libro es el adecuado para llevarlo a cualquier lado. Read more
Fotografías de gran calidad.
El tamaño del libro es el adecuado para llevarlo a cualquier lado. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Matias
5.0 out of 5 stars
An album of the blog that you can flip through
I'm a fan of the blog. This will make a good coffee table book, but for now is sitting next to my bed to for a little daily inspiration.
Published 5 months ago by Amy
5.0 out of 5 stars
A love of fashion ,our world .
One hell of a wonderful book on people and there taste in fashion .a must have book .ian C ,it gets five stars from me .
Published 5 months ago by Patrickian
1.0 out of 5 stars
Eh.
Many, many, many of e subjects are either ridiculous or just plain badly dressed. I was hoping for some more inspiration but instead I am presented with a few really good looks and... Read more
Published 9 months ago by N. Garza
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