Product Description

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.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1758 in Books
• Published on: 2009-08-12
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 512 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9780143116370
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Amazon.com Review
Book Description
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.

A Look Inside The Sartorialist

Review
The quirky, the refined, the interesting, the elegant, and the sometimes outrageous come together in a visual history... chock-full of photographs you will want to pore over with friends ... Make some room on your bookshelf New York Times We can't wait to flick through its beautiful pages! If you're anything like us, you'll have your favourite pages market with Post-It notes for easy reference! Inside-Out, Topshop blog

Review
"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

Customer Reviews

Wonderful but recycled
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.

Fashionista Fantasy
I know nothing about fashion, my wife would attest that statement. By chance I picked up this book and looked at the pictures of a wealth of fashionable individuals just like me and you. The Sartorialist spoke volumes about humanity and the day some of them ran into Scott Schuman and he snapped a picture of them. Scott Schuman, The Sartorialist is a visual camera voyeur who captures the essence what he thinks at the moment on his search of pedestrian cool. He captures the spirit of well put together individuals who have a flare for individual fashion. His book, The Sartorialist, is based on his blog by the same name. Scott Schuman is yet another example of a blogger who has given us a fashionista fantasy of actual people who walk the streets in fine fashion. This is a great book for both those in fashion but also it serves as a time capsule for the future of our present time. Fashion is about a state of being. Bad clothes will make a person feel like crap. This book is visual candy and will give you ideas on how to sculpture your wardrobe into a stylish personality.

Great content.
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.