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Wednesday, November 14, 2007

On the Street...The Misshapes, Paris

Comments on "On the Street...The Misshapes, Paris"

 

Blogger Ph/H said ... (10:17 AM) : 

Cough, cough...

 

Anonymous Anonymous said ... (10:32 AM) : 

yes! gray, white, and black always rock, and he's pulling it off with ease.

 

Anonymous Anonymous said ... (10:38 AM) : 

what a stunning photograph. well done, sart. beautiful.

 

Anonymous Anonymous said ... (10:45 AM) : 

Well that is some thick smoke.. Unhealthy man..

On another note, i love the look. Specially the grey tank (?) under the white shirt

 

Anonymous Anonymous said ... (10:47 AM) : 

wow. brilliant.

 

Anonymous Anonymous said ... (10:48 AM) : 

I like this picture. You can imagine a lot of things.

 

Blogger Anna-Lyssa said ... (11:08 AM) : 

Mercy. I think I'm in love.

 

Anonymous Anonymous said ... (11:10 AM) : 

love this pic, love this man. who is he?

 

Anonymous Anonymous said ... (11:11 AM) : 

Again with the smoking! Besides the ciggie, I don't find his get-up appealing. It's too... too.. Misshapes for me.

 

Blogger zuccotto said ... (11:15 AM) : 

Neat photo - I like it. I take it as droll humor between the photographee, who also photographs, and photographer, whatever practical value the obscuring smoke has re recognition potential.

His clothes are fine too, showing a kind of elegance-mixed-with-what-the-hell.

 

Blogger stacy said ... (11:19 AM) : 

Great shot!

I so want to see his face...and at the same time I love NOT seeing his face.

 

Anonymous Anonymous said ... (11:26 AM) : 

There's something very mysterious about this picture; the obscuring smoke, the dissociation between the guy's very hip clothes and the outdoorsy-family setting, the little girl's innocently pretty sparkling dress. It's like a beautiful illustration to a very strange children's story. One of the most haunting pictures posted so far. I wonder what the atmosphere was like that afternoon? Well done Sart.

 

Blogger Laguna Beach Fogey said ... (12:20 PM) : 

Great photo, Scott! I am sure the puritan Americans will scold you for featuring a cigarette smoker (O the horror!), but I like it. Cigarettes are great at setting a mood or conveying attitude, which this young photographic professional does to singular effect. Not a fan of his tight trousers. I do think he looks a bit like Jarvis Cocker or Ian Curtis, with elfin ears. Broken biscuits, indeed.

 

Anonymous Anonymous said ... (12:26 PM) : 

I love the sparkly skirt and shoes on the little girl in the background. This should have been a picture of her instead.

 

Blogger AL Boy said ... (12:34 PM) : 

inspiration; The Darjeeling Limited.

 

Blogger Asi Mod said ... (12:51 PM) : 

Errr...didn't you say something recently about not posting photos of people who smoke?

That said, awesome capture!! The blurriness from the cigarette smoke makes this a spectacular photo.

 

Anonymous Anonymous said ... (1:13 PM) : 

hm, this is more about the photograph than the man's style, non?

 

Blogger J said ... (2:03 PM) : 

I like it!

 

Anonymous Anonymous said ... (2:32 PM) : 

Actually the smoke is so dense that I can´t make anything out of this photo.

 

Anonymous Anonymous said ... (2:38 PM) : 

what a picture...gorgeous.

 

Anonymous Anonymous said ... (2:43 PM) : 

ooooh i likie, dead man walking or is it 007, hmmm is that a gun in his hand very scary and "artistic" ;)

 

Anonymous Anonymous said ... (2:53 PM) : 

the skin showing-wrists, chest
combined with messy dress shirt is very charming. I am a firm believer in messy-chic, and he's killin' it

 

Anonymous Anonymous said ... (2:54 PM) : 

this is such a great capture, very mysterious!
another photographer with style :)

 

Blogger maggy said ... (2:57 PM) : 

i really love this picture for some reason. his outfit is subtle.

maybe it's the little girl's skirt in the background.

 

Blogger Anna-Lyssa said ... (4:18 PM) : 

soignee said...
hm, this is more about the photograph than the man's style, non?

1:13 PM

"the photograph" (by which i assume you mean his posture, the smoke, etc) IS the man's style. fashion, clothes, what we wear, should be a marriage of "the photograph" which is our life (oh coco chanel, enlighten us) and the clothes on our backs. you need "the photograph" in order to make art out of the sartorial.

 

Anonymous Anonymous said ... (4:26 PM) : 

The disaffected auteur waiting to be inspired for his next shot.

At least it looks like a camera in his hand ...

Again, great picture!

 

Anonymous Anonymous said ... (5:02 PM) : 

Super pic, Scott! Well done!

 

Blogger Unknown said ... (5:05 PM) : 

the smoke gives some kind of alure to the person behind it. we can barely see his face, which makes it quite misterious, but we can make out enough to understand this mans face... but not clearly... i like it!

its a big blur!

 

Blogger pearlaceous said ... (5:37 PM) : 

Amazing shot! I love the fact that we can't see the man's face! Leaves a lot to the viewers imagination..

 

Blogger Emma said ... (5:44 PM) : 

i like the anonymity of this picture...very magritte-esque.

 

Blogger Butch said ... (5:48 PM) : 

I'm trying to figure out his his ...ensemble works. Cropped shirt with athletic pants with gray waistband? Cropped shirt with longer grey undershirt? Pants with improvised cummerbund into which shirt is tucked?

 

Blogger we could grow up 2gether said ... (5:53 PM) : 

dont hate me y'all, but sometimes a ciggie is the best finishing touch, fantastique!

 

Anonymous Anonymous said ... (5:57 PM) : 

Defenitely more interested in that little girl's outfit...

 

Blogger notanotherblog said ... (6:11 PM) : 

I'm not so sure about what the MissShapes look is anymore, but this looks doesn't strike me as hipster. It's a simple classic look with a morning after interpretation.

 

Blogger mydrid said ... (6:36 PM) : 

i miss men like that in madrid streets

 

Blogger Jayce said ... (7:03 PM) : 

I know that everyone that reads The Sartorialist freaks out when they see someone smoking...

...But trust me, The Misshapes could care less about what you think. How is it that know one here knows who this is? Fashion oriented people, that is.

 

Anonymous Anonymous said ... (7:20 PM) : 

Misshapes is a band... a bunch of hipsters love these guys. The girl in the band is always dressed really cute I forget her name... I think it's Leigh or something.

and ENOUGH with the ciggarette comments already. It's getting old.

 

Blogger Ily said ... (7:41 PM) : 

Okay...so what?
This man would certainly get second looks here in San Francisco, but I expect a bit more from Paris :-)

*ily
http://theoneprecentclub.blogspot.com

 

Anonymous Anonymous said ... (8:17 PM) : 

looks like my lover; think i'm in love.

 

Anonymous Anonymous said ... (10:02 PM) : 

the smoke in the face looks perfect
and the clothing looks flawless

and for those of you ragging on the cigarette its the new cool(and i dont even smoke)

 

Anonymous Anonymous said ... (11:26 PM) : 

two words...OH MY! this man is a god - for all the clueless men out there, this is who to take inspiration from. the obligatory ciggie is an unexpected accessory, and the smoke creates a certain mystery. Simply divine, Sart.

 

Anonymous Anonymous said ... (1:20 AM) : 

Futurism goes up in a puff of smoke.

 

Anonymous Anonymous said ... (1:36 AM) : 

His looks are great, but my eyes are more drawn to the little girl in the background with the cute dress and shiny little shoes...

 

Blogger filoderba said ... (3:10 AM) : 

I like misshapes and he can afford it. the too short sleves, the shirt without collar, the tank under the shirt, the hand holding the cigaret, BUT above all the little pink, blond, neat girl with the sparkling skirt.

 

Blogger DeepBlueSea said ... (3:26 AM) : 

S'wonderful, s'marvelous...

 

Anonymous Anonymous said ... (3:34 AM) : 

i LOVE the little girl in the sparkly skirt in the background!!!

 

Anonymous Anonymous said ... (4:40 AM) : 

It's an extrordinary picture, truly. The great thing about it is that you can gather the guy's attitude and sense of self without seeing his face, which is incredible. I love it, and his clothes aren't half bad either. What's suprising is the relatively few "no smoking" comments! Maybe I've just jinxed it, but maybe a lot more people are able to separate art from health issues (never the two shall meet, I say).

Energie

 

Blogger Marion said ... (5:12 AM) : 

incredible

 

Blogger Sherry said ... (5:20 AM) : 

I ADORE this. The smoke adds to an air of mystery. I feel as though I want to know who this man is!

 

Blogger Carol Diehl said ... (7:42 AM) : 

I am as much against the promotion of smoking as your other commenters, but this is a terrific image--I don't even care about the clothes--and I love how the background is like a snippet of Seurat's "Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grand Jette".

And speaking of smoking and France...I always thought the French ate with their left hands so they could smoke with their right--but my Paris friends tell me now that smoking will be banned in French restaurants beginning January 1. Hooray!

 

Anonymous Anonymous said ... (9:17 AM) : 

that's scott meriam, he does all the misshapes photos and shoots for vmagazine.com

 

Blogger ricpic said ... (9:41 AM) : 

My first thought: Cartier-Bresson.

 

Blogger Lisa said ... (11:56 AM) : 

post-punk goodness. love it.

"and we're changing our ways/taking different roads..."

i'm on a roll with the lyrical comments.

 

Anonymous Anonymous said ... (12:30 PM) : 

canterville ghost

 

Blogger sophie said ... (3:13 PM) : 

My first post...inspired by a beautiful man whose face I can't even see!

Utterly compelling composition and gorgeous, crumply clothes...louche elegance mixed with - it's been said already - Jarvis Cocker. Wondrous.

 

Anonymous Anonymous said ... (9:08 PM) : 

"But trust me, The Misshapes could care less about what you think. How is it that know one here knows who this is? Fashion oriented people, that is"

"Misshapes is a band... a bunch of hipsters love these guys"

The Misshapes were over a long long time ago ... any N.Y kid with originality & sense stopped going a couple years ago. Thats why their weekly Sat nite died a few months ago - it became far to commercial & the true cool kids left ages ago. They should have all left for London where the underground scene doesn't become commercial - Boombox has been running forever & still as cutting edge as when it began - Misshapes should have taken note on how to do it properly.

 

Anonymous Anonymous said ... (1:12 AM) : 

sexy

 

Anonymous Anonymous said ... (11:18 AM) : 

Your own version of The Son of Man, Scott?

 

Blogger sophie said ... (1:04 PM) : 

Jaded and jaundiced ain't never good looks, mr or mz anonymous - and that's a 'fashion-oriented' opinion from one who does know very well who Scott Meriam is...and who thinks his identity is totally irrelevant to the arresting vision i see before me. Smoke that - and despite that longest sentence on the planet, i do mean it in friendliness...come on - a good look is a good look!

 

Anonymous Anonymous said ... (2:43 PM) : 

anna-lyssa:

what i meant is that i am more impressed by the aspects of the photo--lighting, composition--than i am by what the person is wearing. the photographer made the photo interesting here, not the man's style. shrunken blazers and wrinkled white shirts alone is not a compelling visual to me.

 

Anonymous Anonymous said ... (3:30 PM) : 

the pic is damn hot. so is the guy.

 

Blogger sophie said ... (4:07 PM) : 

anna-lyssa-with-a-name,
yes, indeedy, you are right to laud the photographer's lovely and arresting image without falling prey to the allure of the indie-kid as I -ahem- have been. Point well made...perhaps I should cure myself of loving mismatch styling wherever and on whoever I find it...but massive clash, asymmetry and general sartorial muddle is in vogue for the first time in decades (feels like) and I'm going to enjoy it! Yours, in a conscious mess...

 

Blogger dnqcnn said ... (5:13 PM) : 

woow what a beautiful photo! so mysterious and stylish i don't know how to say it differently.. there is something about this photo like there is something about mary

 

Anonymous Anonymous said ... (7:54 AM) : 

i love the smoke obscuring his face great photo

 

Blogger Vanya Du Toit said ... (2:08 PM) : 

i like this photograph, because of how you can't see his face and i like how he seems to carry himself. the outfit is mediochre, though, i think what makes it work is his lanky frame and, again, how he carries himself. good light.

 

Anonymous Anonymous said ... (1:14 PM) : 

i falled in love with this guy...............

 

Blogger Calenna said ... (1:27 AM) : 

Forget what this guy looks like - I am in love with this photo! It reminds me of the other smoking photo you shot a while ago - with the 2 young women in Paris. You have a way of capturing beautiful imagery of smokers - and I'm not even a smoker!

 

Blogger Amanda said ... (9:29 AM) : 

The photo, the guy's outfit.. wow!

 

Anonymous Anonymous said ... (1:24 PM) : 

i don't know why but it reminds me of patrick wolf

 

Blogger B. Varughese said ... (12:23 AM) : 

beautious

 

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