The Sartorialist

On the Street....Laurel, NYC

2009-11-07T09:14:00.001-05:00

On the Street....Garance at Work, NYC

2009-11-06T17:06:00.001-05:00

On the Street....The Tiniest Tie Clip, NYC

2009-11-06T12:09:00.001-05:00

On the Street....Lush Lips, Milano

2009-11-06T09:10:00.001-05:00

Style Profile...Amir Toos, NYC

2009-11-05T19:20:00.003-05:00

Style icons?

David Bowie, Dennis Hopper & Fred Astaire

Personal style quirk?
Always leave room for assumption!

Also, my accessories - I have my signature pieces made for me, and wear them all at the same time or not at all. If I have a business meeting I may not wear any accessories other than overstated cuff links. Any accessory must be a focal point, and really say something.

Favorite designers
Lanvin, Ralph Lauren & Dries Van Noten

Most cherished item?
My vanilla colored vintage motorcycle jacket.

The first thing I look at in another Sartorialist's outfit...
How he or she has worked with the proportions.

Proportion for me...

Is playing with positive and negative. I combine really skinny with big, or short with long. No matter what proportion I am playing with there is always a juxtaposition of the two halves. The pieces have to compliment each other, otherwise you look like you are wearing part of someone else's outfit.

I always break this fashion rule…
Wearing loose fitting DB jackets unbuttoned.

I never break this fashion rule.
I never skip the belt (I am obsessed with them)!

Never caught wearing?
Dress shirt with a tie, without a jacket, in public.

Most underrated item in menswear/womenswear?
The perfect scarf. For a man or woman an ascot (or silk scarf) if styled properly can be the sexiest part of an outfit. For me scarves are essential whether they are knitted in the winter, or lighter in the summer - they create an interesting concept.

Favorite stores?
Bergdorf Goodman & 10 Corso Como.

Favorite vacation spot?
The coast of Maine. When I am there I don't remember that I live in NYC. It is so tranquil and totally different from my daily life in New York.

Favorite place to search for inspiration?
Manhattan Public Library

Best stylish movies?
Michelangelo Antonioni's “Blow Up,” John Schlesinger’s “Darling”

Currently reading?
Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse

Interview by Tracy Rosenbaum

On the Street....Friends, Paris

2009-11-05T17:04:00.000-05:00

On the Street....Yellow Stripes, New York City

2009-11-05T13:17:00.001-05:00

On the Street....Spring St., New York City

2009-11-05T09:39:00.001-05:00

The Sartorialist in Spain

2009-11-05T08:00:00.000-05:00

Here are the details for my book signings in Spain. I hope to meet some of you there!

Madrid

Book Signing
Tuesday Nov 17th
5-8pm
next to Café & Te
Juan Ramon Jimenez 3
La Rozas Village

Barcelona

Book Signing
Thursday Nov 19th
6:45pm-8pm
Pasarela Restaurant
AP-7/Salida 12 "Cardedeu"
La Roca Village

On the Street....Via Verri, Milano

2009-11-04T19:27:00.001-05:00

On the Street....In the Details, Paris

2009-11-04T16:55:00.000-05:00

On the Street....The Design Student 2, NYC

2009-11-04T13:00:00.000-05:00

On the Street....The Design Student, NYC

2009-11-04T10:12:00.000-05:00

On the Street....The Bowery, NYC

2009-11-03T19:31:00.001-05:00

On the Street....Hudson St., NYC

2009-11-03T17:03:00.001-05:00

On the Street....Young London

2009-11-03T13:34:00.001-05:00

On the Street....Blue on Greene, New York

2009-11-03T09:19:00.002-05:00

Shopping Vintage @ Amarcord, Williamsburg, NYC

2009-11-02T16:54:00.005-05:00

I love the idea of vintage and I love people with a great eye for wearing vintage, but personally, I just don't have the patience to shop at vintage stores.

Usually they are overstuffed and poorly edited, and once you find a piece you love, it is never in your size.

However, I popped into Amarcord in Williamsburg during the marathon on Sunday (no, I wasn't running), and I was pleasantly surprised at how beautifully the shop was presented--wonderful color stories and very well-edited. I've said it a million times: retail is all about edit and presentation. Vintage stores are not immune to this rule, and if they follow it, they soar over their competition.

Even without buying anything, I loved going through the racks and marveling at the colors, patterns, and texture play. These photos were not items I edited myself; this is exactly how I found them on the rack.

Amarcord has a few locations:

SoHo - 252 Lafayette St

Williamsburg - 223 Bedford Ave

Showroom and Archive (by appointment) - 242 Wythe Ave

On the Street....Rivington St., NYC

2009-11-02T12:42:00.002-05:00

On the Street....The Chef, Rivington St.,NYC

2009-11-02T10:15:00.001-05:00

On the Street....Mother & Daughter, Paris

2009-11-01T10:30:00.000-05:00

On the Street....White Jeans for Fall, Paris

2009-10-30T17:00:00.001-04:00

On the Street....Rue St. Honoré, Paris

2009-10-30T12:00:00.000-04:00

On the Street....Left Bank, Paris

2009-10-30T10:00:00.001-04:00

On the Street....via Manin, Milano

2009-10-29T17:09:00.001-04:00