Tag Archives: Sartorialist
What is this “Fake” in the Fake Sartorialist?
Part I: Free for All = Free for Some I have to admit that I barely glanced at the New York Times article, “The Sartorialist Blog is a Victim of Knockoffs” when it was published a few days ago. And … Continue reading
PICTURING POLITICS: On “Pride In His Work”
This past Monday, in what brings nothing less than Driving Miss Daisy most prominently to mind, the Sartorialist posted a photograph from his book tour, featuring his (unnamed) driver in San Francisco. In his commentary, the Sartorialist remarks: “As you … Continue reading
Filed under FASHIONING RACE, STYLE POLICE & STYLE GURUS
Tramp Chic and the Photograph
We couldn’t not comment on the most recent entry in “homeless chic” by Scott Schumann, the Sartorialist, who shot and published this photograph of what Black Book calls a “surprisingly stylish homeless man” as Schumann ambled past him in the … Continue reading
Filed under FASHIONING RACE, FASHIONING THE HUMAN, ON BEAUTY
The Return (Again and Again) of Tramp Chic
As I prepare for the first day of the fashion course tomorrow, I’m putting together some slides on the perpetual return to tramp chic (also known as homeless chic) to model a basic query: “What continuities and discontinuities –of classifying … Continue reading
Filed under IN THE CLASSROOM
Charting Style (Uniform vs. Detail, Con’t.)
Refinery 29 has created a brilliantly cheeky flow chart mapping the predominant “sartorial patterns” for those fashionable city-walkers who might hope to be photographed by The Sartorialist’s Scott Schuman. (Click through to see the full chart.) It’s spot-on, not just … Continue reading
Filed under STYLE POLICE & STYLE GURUS
The Height of Racism
Not too long ago, a minor firestorm arose over race and nationality (with huge implications about masculinity) in The Sartorialist, one of my favorite fashion blogs (check it out if you aren’t already obsessed with it – thesartorialist.blogspot.com/). On July … Continue reading
Filed under FASHIONING RACE
