Comments on: The Sartorialist

By: Orin

Orin — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 03:00:52 +0000

The relative rarity of unobstructed sunshine in my neck of the woods causes many people to shed clothing at the slightest opportunity— any temperature above 50°F; (as we had earlier in the week) is shorts and tank-top weather. And in a college town, reason enough for young women to appear in public half-naked.

Mr. Riepe would be beside himself, I'm sure. I'm hoping the woman in the picture became familiar with the term "wind chill" following her ride...

__Orin
Scootin' Old Skool

By: Steve Williams

Steve Williams — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:42:02 +0000

Anonymous: At least you didn’t say KILL time!

By: Steve Williams

Steve Williams — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:41:32 +0000

Tiny Puppetmaster: Schuman is a good photographer and does a fantastic job with the Sartorialist. I look at those pictures and end up thinking I dress like an Amishman....

Eric Almendral: Thanks for the link to Gudkov's site. I'll have to go through it tomorrow.

I would like to do a scooter & rider focused series too but not enough subjects around here. I would have to pursue the Harley crowd to keep busy...

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:23:16 +0000

Thanks… Another place to burn through time.

By: Tiny Puppetmaster

Tiny Puppetmaster — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:14:13 +0000

Just saw the post on The Sartorialist with the Cartier-Bresson photos! Wonderful! Does not get much better than C-B.

By: Eric Almendral

Eric Almendral — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:06:56 +0000

I’ve been a fan of Sartorialist for some time now. The site is largely responsible for popularizing (though not creating) this style of street photography. It’s spawned a lot of imitators, but part of what makes Sartorialist great is Schuman’s eye. I would love to do a scooter & rider-focused imitation of this myself. Maybe when I get that new camera…

Check out Dmitry Gudkov’s portraits of bicyclists in NYC: http://www.flickr.com/photos/goodcough/sets/72157623741274256/

By: Tiny Puppetmaster

Tiny Puppetmaster — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:37:50 +0000

I’ve looked in on The Sartorialist now and then for about 2 years now. I, too, love his photography and when a scooter makes an appearance, or a helmet as accessory (!) I’m delighted. I love the color and the sense of style and fun and creativity. It’s play. Life should be more play. And no one should have a steady diet of LL Bean, no matter how much we need it…play a little more, show some style. Nice post!