My New All-Time Favorite Shot, part 2
I just took this shot today at the tents so I haven't even thought about how to articulate my feeling about this image.
I know one of the first things I think of (in an abstract way) is the movie Funny Face with Astaire & Hepburn.
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post a commentyou are very right. very funny face, very chic. love it.
Stellar. Striking.
I'm always awed by the way others' talents in the fashion realm are so complimented by your talents as a photographer. Compelling.
I thought the same thing when I first saw this picture- what a great film!
xoxox love this! what a girl..and yes, it does have an Audrey voice...
talk of swan necks! so utterly graceful! lovely shot sart.
lots of love from sydney,
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Is that Bill Cunningham? Who is she? Funny Face with a soupcon of Breakfast at Tiffany's.
C'mon Sart, isn't that Bill Cunningham standing next to the swan, his camera in hand, and looking right at your lens! The two of you face to face with that lovely creature in between is too fine; a very, very New York moment.
"take the picture! take the picture!" fred's daughter, ava, is a friend. she's also a fan of the sart, but in case she hasn't been checking in lately i'll tell her to be sure to catch this one.
great shot- is that Plum Sykes?
Love her conservative outfit - her legs go on forever!
what lovely shoes
That's so right: The girl has the same long ballerina neck + She's all in black... Just like in funny face. Your fantastic photo reminds me of Avedon.
my eyes are racing all over this image...his gloves, her shoes, his beanie, her bag, his expression, her expression plus sunglasses..so it's a sunglass expression....again and again you gift us with such wondrous photos...thank you
What kind of camera do you use?
he looks like Bill Cunningham of the NYT, stocking cap and all. Mr Cunningham, the original blogger.
She's so elegant and beautiful. Her long neck is accentuated by the cut of her jacket, her hair and the large sunglasses. I love how they are both looking up at you - in the moment. Great shot!
I thought it was bitter cold in New York-- but she looks perfectly comfortable. She's looking up and out, not huddling with her head down. I agree with MadameShawShank that's there is so much to look at. I even love the couple in the background who look like they're telling secrets.
"I know one of the first things I think of (in an abstract way) is the movie Funny Face with Astaire & Hepburn."
I know one of the first things I think of (in a concrete way) is a turtle.
Perhaps a scarf would have made her neck not seem as long?
While the shoes irk me, all is not lost as that bag is wonderful! Look at the clasp!
mltt.
I love that movie. I love all AH movies, but still. Wonderful shot.
Bill Cunningham, how wonderful. This shot really isn't about the girl at all is it? Just love the underlying story.
Thanks, as always.
Of course that's Bill Cunningham, that's why the shot is interesting. I find her uninteresting b/c it's all too perfect. But The too-perfect too-rich look with B.C. right there makes it a compelling and slightly ironic image. I do love her shoes though.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!! ( for winning the absolute blog by the way :P )
Great photo, but my thought instantly went to "Who can afford that croc Birkin????!!!!!!"
I love the shoes and I can look at anything else in this picture but her shoes...
ENID P.
What a neck! And what a face!
You are totally right. Lovely picture! Bravo!
Audrey would have come up to that woman's kneecap.
Hey lintmag,
Thanks for the brand name: "Birkin Bag" by Hermes
It's actually a "Black Crocodile HERMES Birkin Bag & Palladium" according to an, ahem, popular auction site and it's going for $32,000 USD right now.
Takers?
I'm not into purses and certainly not into the apparent 6-year waiting list that goes with acquiring this Hermes bag. It's a good thing they're so classic/timeless in construction.
mltt
Congrats Sart - you're the absolute blog!
http://absolut.com/100absolutes
And this picture is a perfect example why!
You won the Absolut best blog! Congrats!
lovely lady!
and aw, my idol, Bill!
it is bill cunningham. great shot
he hates have his photograph taken! this is so perfect. i love him and i love this shot too. bill cunningham is the sweetest man. amazing!
it's such a nice picture, I really like it.
wow, I can totally see that.. she has that sort of audrey hepburn glow about her.
Does anybody know what bag she's carrying? It appears to be a Hermes Birkin in patent alligator, but I can't completely tell..but I love it!
veeerry nice pic and yay glad u won the absolut blog thing and yay I voted for you, keep up the great stuff
pretty nice picture,
i also want to congratulate you for winning the absolute blog, you rock!
Those legs! That Birkin! THAT NECK!
loves the pose!
i actually prefer funny face ;) do like the shot very much!!
Lovely!
You're extraordinary, Sartorialist. Thank you for this rather iconic portrait of Bill C. I love your work so much as it is, and then you throw in beautiful, unexpected moments like these. Heaven.
so chic! so elegant! reminds me more of Cate Blanchett.
That reminds me of an "on-the-town" fashion shoot. Nice work.
This is a nice one, I agree..
But please and please Dear Americans:
Could you please try to describe the beautiful or elegant things without using lovely Hepburn´s name? Also in Paris everyone knows that this cult object sells more to Americans.. Everyone loves Hepburn but there are so many other similarities..
I know that your vocabulary can´t be so poor.
But please enough with the same cliché...
For The Other Side Of the World
Don't you think I referenced Audrey Hepburn because she starred in Funny Face?
I don't think she looks like Hepburn but the Idea of the beautiful girl and the photographer made me feel Funny Face
I actually think she's carrying a croc Kelly. The Birkin has a different, wider shape.
She just looks great. Tall and pulled-together.
very classic, very chic
totally timeless
Thanks, my mother thinks this is a ten year old picture of me and wants to know where the bag is.
the beauty in this shot, aside from the beauty, is the woman's absolute follow-through in her look. she is lux from head to toe. quite often we only get and give style credit if something is a little off. beau laid is hailed as genius - my eye is trained to enjoy the same - we're all fashion rebels now. that other pic of venetia in her rain slicker peeking out of a very prim coat - this pic is the opposite of that. her croc kelly is not hanging off her arm as a status bag. it's there because it was the most perfect bag to wear with her outfit. looks like she probably had her choice before leaving the house. she is simply studied perfection (not necessarily my style, but everything is right and proper and that is an attractive thing to see. sometimes you need a break from picasso) - her outfit shows off all of her lovely features to their best effect without compromising her air of elegance (no plunging neckline, or extra skin anywhere, but there is her neck and there are her legs). so not only is her ensemble a very polished combination, but it is also in total harmony with her body/features.
Yup, Kelly, not Birkin
I love her! Indeed all time favorite-she looks timeless. i want to design for her! Who is she? She looks more like Capuchine. Is she Plum Sykes or Marina Rust?
just to set the record straight on the bag. it's an Hermes Kelly, 35cm porosus crocodile, (shiny)black, with gold hardware.
yes it´s sort of a sensual pic...strange.. it is as if you´ve catched something more about her than her styles....and the man in the background, so cute in his goosejacket and so far off the fashion girl.... still an amiable couple.
Fantastic, elegant, timeless picture. Thank you so much everyone at the Sartorialist. I'm only a teenager, but this site has taught me so much about real style. Your beautiful photography takes me away from the clothing I see on a day to day basis, to much more amazing levels. Thank you again for your wonderful work.
Love it!
Thought she was Julia Roberts at first....
it's in deed a kelly bag and not a birkin.
the main difference between the two bags is that the kelly only has one handle, while the birkin has got two.
kind regards from belgium
x
Maybe that man thought that you were taking a pic of him? :p
what's going on with the pieces draped around her right leg, behind the handbag? First I thought she was carrying a coat or a cape, but maybe it's part of the skirt ? Love this look otherwise
tilda swinton meets cate blanchett!
Completely agree with the Funny Face call. Awesome movie. This woman is extraordinarily stylish.
i wish you had done just the tiniest bit of cropping: there is a sleeve or maybe the back of someones jacket poking in at the very right. it bothers me but perhaps i'm a little too anal.
like it)
great style! i love black. one could never go wrong with it ;)
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this is art...
Beautiful. I definitely see Audrey Hepburn's elegance in this shot. I can imagine Fred Astaire about to break out into song, watching her from afar.
x Vanessa
She's carrying a croc Kelly. The Birkin has a different, wider shape.
Amazing shot! Definitely feeling the Hepburn here.
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