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Comments on "On the Street....Rive Gauche, Paris"
Wow! It's an American apparel meets philosophy professor look that is beautifully wacky. I love the textures, especially the tights.
i've never seen looking like a jumble sale look so chic. those cable knit tights are sexy.
wow ! 2 shirts a cardigan and a jacket with leggings !! im speechless lol ..talk about mood dressing ..
Great! I really enjoy this kind of shots, such a thrown together style and great mastery in the art of layering. This is a very artie and amusant outfit, specialy with the Woody Allen's touch in her glasses and that grandmother's boa. Really fun!
However, if she was my friend and asked me to, I would try to give some advice like: 'Chérie, stop smoking, in the long run, it will ruin your beautiful skin or, wouldn't it be much better if your leggings weren't all twisted or, I know you have this great talent for looking great with all sorts of random cheap things, but the shoes... couldn't they be brown at least?'
And she would provably beg me to shut up or start talking about something else.
How can this be? There's nothing right here, and then, there's nothing wrong... I mean, there's everything right, but there's something wrong, or is it? Beautiful irritation!
Love the top half but oooh no not the leggings/tights. Adore the glasses.
SÅ JÄKLA SNYGG! j'aime Paris!
This girl is a cashier at American Apparel, Saint-Germain. Isn't she beautiful.
unfortunately i must say that she looks sloppy
I love this girl and her outfit! -So quirky and sweet as a cupcake! she reminds me a a little about Tora Birch in Ghost world. Love that movie by the way:P
That look works SO great... FANTASTIC. I love the coulours, the superpositions... So frenchy cool... Bien joué!
a class of it's own, beyond doubt.
however the combination of the shoes and leggings is very wild(both color + style).
In my country this girl would be reckoned homeless or at least very poor, but definitely not a style-icon.
Sad, isn't it?
I love the colours, but I would be constantly worried that my butt would be on show in an outfit that short.
Many of these pieces together should reflect a tired hipster uniform.
So how does she give the look her own spin?
..uhh, because she's french
This is one of my favourite looks from the last few posts.
So youthful, careless.
oooh, those sweater tights...I want.
Call me closed minded, but I feel this is a little over the edge. I love the jacket. But very poor choice of shirt to go with it. Also I could do without those flashing white shoes. If she wanted to generate anxiety and discussion though, than this outfit is doing a very good job:-)
This is like a caricature of a hipster. Big glasses, layers layers layers, frumpy cardigan made cool, ironic scarf, messy side swept hair, tight lower half of outfit, cigarette. Nonetheless, she looks hot.
Oh inspired!!!
I'd say she's just another hipster, but the scarf saves her.
Her skin is amazing. Love the mix of earth colors with pop of red tartan. Nice.
Oh gosh, wonderful blend of youthful and conservative. And that pretty face!
The top half of her outfit looks great!
However, it falls short with the little blue shorts or dress, and the cheap white tennis shoes. Oh, if only she went for a grey skirt, and some flats. The tights do look great though.
oh yes, the 'what-ever-happened-to-my-wardrobe' look has always its secret meanings.
funny, hi-school like, with a bit of 'existentialisme' in her hair-cut and her eye-glasses.
This is a take on the previous life of Marc Jacobs! Go figure! Reincarnation exists!
Dear Mr.Schuman, have you allready been in Finland with your camera? You make so very beatiful pictures. I would like to see to make photos in Helsinki!
This photo is funny, those leggins!
Great photo, Sart, and what style: She is doing her own take on Spring 08's multi-color trend by assembling her own carefully arranged collage. Even the light brown textured leggings, which at first glance seem almost comical as mimicing a bare leg look in the dead of winter, oddly balance out the whole composition. And the eyeglasses and hair support her utter confidence and self-possession. Very cool. And it *is* Paris, and she *is* so Left Bank, so the cig is forgiven. :)
Tan tights! TAN! Where can I get these?
There is so much going on here but she manages to make it work with the silhouette she has chosen and the touch of chic with the fur scarf.
Very colorful for Paris!
absolutely charming!
Threw some clothes on her and a bit of confidence and that's it! It's an interesting combination baut I don't know what's more debatable: her outfit or the fact that she is pregnant and smoking. Is she? (pregnant I mean)
Is she pregnant and smoking? Besides being totally distracted by that - I love her mixing of plaids.
Ah! Girls like this!
I want to hate her because her outfit shouldn't really work in theory (orange knit leggings, black socks and white sneakers?) But it does! And she looks so great.
I think the French can just do no wrong.
Oh my god, the coolest girl ever! I love her!
Oh, no. I SO do not get this. Perhaps it was laundry day?
oh yes! YES! i love those glasses. and shoes. in fact, i love everything about this girl.
LOVE her. she is my favorite that you've ever done!
ps. looking forward to the show at danziger. xo
While I appreciate your keen eye for style, celebrating someone who smokes while pregnant doesn't seem quite right to me.
elle est trés jolie!
Sorry, but she looks like every other indie-hipster I-buy-all-my-clothes-at-Goodwill type I see every day. I.e., she looks like a hobo.
rdhd
this look does absolutely nothing for me...
Isn't she such a stylish doll?
this might just be my all-time fave. elle est trop chic pour moi!
There is something just so perfect about this, but I can't quite put my finger on any, one, individual aspect of the outfit. I think I most enjoy the combination of the long cardigan with the micro, blue skirt.
very cool, not entirely sold on the colour of the leggings though. am considering getting some glasses like this, what do you all think of them? Anyone do you know which make these are?
what innovation!
the "i don't give a crap" look must be making a resurgence.
oh mustard yellow. why do i love you so?
i want her cardi.
i mean it looks pretty wierd, but at the same very well chosen und beatiful. i love the glasses.
btw: is she pregnant?
my grandma used to say 'a really glam girl does not feel uncomfortable as long she looks great'. whether she was right or wrong, it just popped up in my head the minute i saw this pic.
I'm sorry, but I just don't get it. I think it's terrible.
She definitely sporting a belly bump ... and she's smoking. So not cool.
i LOVE it. cutest smile, glasses, pattern-combination and colours. just perfect.
i just adore the layering. perfect!
where did she get that jacket from? does anyone know who she is?
OMG Chic!! she has really nice legs. I love the glasses and the buttons on the jacket cuff. It's nice how she matched her lipstick to the shirt.
Bohème!
love the playful look...the clunky glasses and the cigarette are a nice touch
I totally dig this. What a hot bunny. Who would think of putting this together, and succeeding?
...happily on her way to clown college.
I really like this look. It's unpretentious and interesting. I especially love the cabled leggings.
But I think the whole would be improved immensely if her skirt was longer --at about 3 inches above the knee.
can't explain it, i like it but dont love it. flannel looks weird, cigarette looks classy. what is it about the french, they look good in anything?
What else? très Rive gauche..
this is just kind of strange. this girl has gotten enough exposure through what i assume is her boyfriends blog http://uglysmile.blogspot.com. kind of makes me question the concept of shooting phtos of random people on the street. opinions anyone?
Wow! this chick is sooo cute. she looks like Cate Blanchetts' geeky younger sister...
YEEAHH! Rock around with Ollie V...or is it Olyve Oyl? I lurve her.
This is how I dress on a day when have the flu during winter in my old, drafty, freezing house. Her sneakers (which I hope she is changing when she gets to work) are dirty, her leggings twisted, her shirts rumpled and her hair is a mess.
I see nothing here that's inspired or chic. I don't see the care and calculation that chic French put into even their most casual looks. The idea is there, but the execution is not. (And, in this case, I do mean execution!)
This lovely, slim, young woman needs to put a little more care into her look and she'll have a winner.
Very young look. I can see why folks might like it but it's not for me. That's a great looking cigarette though!
People keep saying white sneakers... they look pink to me, in the closeup. Not that this fixes it, but it does make them more interesting. I do love those tights and the jacket, but I feel like her bottom is missing.
The worst I've seen yet. Only the jacket and glasses work. Everything else is too hobo-wannabe.
Ah, bricolage, foreground and middleground. Nice shot.
If she is indeed pregnant, this woman is abusing her child. It saddens the entire picture.
I know tons of girls like this in America. Those glasses, those sweaters, those beat up shoes. Maybe it's original because, well, no one wears flannel in Paris... but in WI, this is the norm for someone who wants to stray away from mall apparel.
the individual pieces of clothing are classic.
it's not the typical hipster uniform route and the look isn't overtly 'quirky'...what about keds? the new chucks?
anyways, she didn't go crazy over-board on accessories or details which is refreshing:
no over-size buttons, slashed hems, puffiness/ruching, chucks/flats, statement/ironic buttons/t-shirts or raybans.
her paired sensibility reminds me of a young Charlotte Gainsbourg, esp the jacket.
switch around the leggings and flannel shirt (adjustment of skirt length) this chic, disheveled look is quite attainable and wearable.
Hello, baby...I love you.
I love you!
Really and honestly,I don´t like the way she´s layered all those clothes on herself. Don´t like this shot at all.Ugh!
The pose is quite sophisticated, she reminds me of Camille Bidault-Waddington
I like the cardigan, jacket, leggings and bag... and the way she's posing, but I'm not too sure about the shirt and faux-fur thing round her neck. The whole outfit looks rather geek-chic, though!
Call me a frumpy old lady, but at least UNTWIST the cable leggings--that's clearly not intentional and looks darned uncomfortable. But then, I guess there is no beauty without pain??
One word .... HIDEOUS!!!
No way this represents 'style'. Sorry.
is the cardigan by american apparel? 'cause i want it. i think she looks amazing.
i have that bag! i like this. it captures the way many young people, who can't afford designer clothes, dress these days.
I think she looks good, but this is one of those outfits only the super thin can pull off. If she was shorter and heavier she would look too frumpy. I also do not like it when people opt for no pants. Pants and leggings are not the same thing.
I absolutely love her style. I especially love the simplicity of every article of clothing and accessories she has on. All the colors make her seem like such an outgoing woman that is simply herself. It's good to see that not everyone has lost their sense of uniqueness and willing to be different.
Standard hipster look.
She's lovely however.
I think she looks totally mismatched and not in a good way.
Les Enfants de Don Quichotte...
This is just bad taste although hip she might be.
This reminds me of one of those flip-books where you can interchange people tops and bottoms...
I love her upper half but something is just a little "off" (and not in a good way) about her lower half.
she does not leave one indifferent. as a matter of fact, that style is not my cup of tea. i do like the glasses and the layering.
this is very los angeles-- which reminds me-- how come mr. schuman hasn't come and shoot any pictures in the city of angles?
yes! me likes, me loves. the color scheme, textures, and porportions are brilliant.
love the glasses. getting some myself soon.
I love the commenter who, among other things, called this woman's hair "a mess". Are you kidding me? Are true sartorialists supposed to have perfectly coiffed hair 24/7? No. Get real.
This is so cool and funny. Everything's said already.
And the shoes are cool as well, white is the perfect color.
I really like this picture as a photograph. The subject is deliberately centered, and the foreground middleground and background are nearly horizontal, and this relatively static, formal composition allows the eye to encounter various themes staged by the image.
One theme is the contrast between the disordered sculpture and orderly building. Then you have the subject; the dissarangement of her clothes has as definite, and at least as problematic, a position in culture, as the disruption figured by the sculpture--and the "plates" of her layered clothes are like the slabs of stone in the sculpture.
Finally, the amount of personality she herself conveys prevents the photograph from looking too artificial or staged. Against all the visual stability in the image, the subject keeps ambiguity alive. A great photo, bravo!
She looks very Parisian, in a very un-Parisian way lol.
Almost perfect - adore the entire look, especially the mix of patterns. At times I dress quite similarly to this, and the imperfection comes from the fact that I know just from looking at this that I would feel uncomfortable in that leggings/sock/shoe combination. However, she looks great in it and doesn't seem uncomfortable, so good for her!
And no one has commented on the wonderful way her green bag accents the amber leggings and grey cardigan. Lovely. She makes me wish I wore glasses.
hi i'm the girl from the picture, i read many bullshits and some good and constructive commments.
In what concerns bullshits : i'm not pregnant...and i'm not as silly to smoke while being pregnant.The explaination of my belly bump remains in one word "beer" !
And about an anonymous post speaking about my so called boyfriend i just want to say "if you don't know, shut up."
All THAT for ONE picture...
BTW thanks for those interesting posts
(thanks to the photographer)
I own those tights and have been throwing ideas around in my head about how to wear them. I'm so glad I saw this! I think she looks great.
i agree with everyone who has said she looks chic, cute and wonderfully French. At the same time, it's also a very New York/American hipster look to me. It's one of those things where she looks very androgynous in a way but also quite sexy. Alas, it is a look only possible for those who are very thin. Sigh. I wish I could pull this off.
Sart - I love your blog and I wish you would feature more women of different shapes and sizes. Even just regular girls who are a bit bigger.
Oh! if I just could layer like that, it would be a miracle.
with the cigarette and glasses she is just so chic.
she's adorable!
oh lala París! I would not use that outfit but as I always say what matters is ATTITUDE!
those leggings are DEFINITELY not the right shade!! maybe grey would work?
i honestly cannot decide whether she is smiling or exhaling through pursed lips. either way, the look is well done. and honestly, who cares if the american hipsters look similar. dressing the way that one prefers should not result in an automatic generalization. bravo, sart!
oh, sart! this girlie took my breath away.
Wow, you could write a great character sketch for her.
I love how she puts things together--rather the spirit in which she does things.
It's so much fun.
Really. It reminds me of when I used to wear mini skirts, wrestling boots and sport pink hair ....back in the day.
go sarah b! you look great and defend yourself well, not that you should have to. keep on keepin'!
I knew she worked at American Apparel. Only we employees have to wear that much AA all at one time....and we're usually the only ones who own that much of it! 4 things she's wearing are from there! And yes, the gray cardigan is from there too! I think she's adorable.
Love the top half, yikes below that.
Haha. I love this.
It's the way's I'll dress in late fall when I don't want to admit that winter is coming. Everything down to the cigarette to distract me from the fact that I'm freezing.
i love dorky/sexy!
i love style derived from other peoples throw-away stuff!
in the future, we will(hopefully) all dress with such aplomb.
hooray!
Wow this is amazing! She does not really look to grungy to me, so this is great!
Very well seen!
This work because she's french and because she's in Paris ! try this outfit in the south and you'll be given coins...
Anyway she's great and fresh...
love the whole outfit, the different breaks of style and coulour.
that's why i'm going to paris. :)
sarah b. ... i'll visit u in the store.
Sarah b!!! I knew its a beer belly!!! But my comment got lost somewhere....
You look like u like to party but certainly not stupid! Btw, good job on starting a heated discussion with that outfit!!
I love this look and while it is not uncommon to see this in brooklyn or the LES, as is usually the case with just about everything, the french version is slightly better.
she is too cute! i love her cozy, creative, wrinkled look.
I have the same kind of shoes and tights in black. Teens look like this in Denmark. This is inspiriting, but I would choose simpler layering. The fury scarf looks a little wierd to me, but otherwise very well
wow. just wow. I've been coming back several times just to look at this picture...are thos eleggins from AA? I NEEED those real bad! ..beautiful!
sarah b don't you have a blog? :)
This is my favourite photo since the winter-weather pictures. I am in the southern hemisphere so I am in summer-mode but I will save this picture as inspiration for when the colder months roll around. I particularly love the checkered shirt and tweed jacket. and I can't see any potbelly going on there - she looks like she's in great shape to me.
That fountain is sooo cool. I have so many photos of it :-)
Sarah B, I think you're beautiful.
What surprises me is that there are so many silly and unreflective people who post on this site. A photograph is not a movie; it is not real life. It is a still. It is a snapshot. So if someone looks like they have a belly, or if someone's groin area is disagreeable to you, try this: imagine what the person would be like if they were moving. A picture reveals the ESSENCE of a person, and not the TOTALITY of a person. But alas, Scott is just too nice to censor every fool who takes advantage of the internet's democratic aspects.
Thanks for being beautiful, Sarah B.
Utterly adorable no? It's too bad about that whole "smoking ban" thing that just went into affect, I guess everybody'll be smoking it up on the streets now.
-AM
she looks GREAT! love her leggings. (plus she's posing in front of my appartment ;))
late with my post...trying so hard to like this, but simply cannot. I hate it. The girl is quirky and adorable and all that...it is just so schlumpy. Yuck scarf, yuck shoes, yuck skirt(?). The tights are great-I agree, but why like this? Maybe I am getting square!
This look does not work out as well for her. The glasses detract from her face rather than enhance it.
People like this look for the following reasons:
1. She's young
2. She's pretty
3. She's French
Sorry to say ladies and gentlemen, those reasons are not good enough for me. No likey.
I think she is quite lovely. As we have found out, she works at AA... so she is wearing alot of clothing from there. But what I love is that it looks like "her", not like an ad for AA. I would love to see more people around here (S.F.)wearing outfits like that for running around in rather than Juicy Couture sweats and Uggs. And, just for the record, she is really very beautiful.
Also.. Sart, again, a wonderful photo. You make my day at work so much more tolerable!
I love the glasses. I also love the layering she's though out. It all mixes well and perfectly.
I love it, i love it, i love it!
wow... she is just... the most beautiful woman i have seen in my whole life...
Try Marina Kereklidou - Swedish.
i love this looks...it's very professor meets schoolgirl meets girl who ransacked her granny's closet.
she is very beautiful, and has a wonderful charm. but.... i just don't think she has the legs for this outfit. and the shoes ruin it for me. rich brown leather... and it would have been quite divine.
my angel my sweet angel.
right, im buying those white pumps. this has persuaded me. this is what i try to look like.
Are they rayban wayfarer glasses?
This might be the prettiest woman I have ever seen. I wonder where I can find that jacket. Any ideas?
just love the atmosphere of the pic