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rüya tabirleri said ... (12:49 PM) :
post a commentExcentric but to attention seeking for my taste.. The hat is hilariuos! Probably a great character..
/J
Derrill Osborn at his very best... wonderfully overdone!
What a wonderful world...
This picture takes me one step closer to quashing my belief that Americans in Paris typically have aweful style. Everything in this pic is so great; the scarf, the gloves, the jacket, the trousers, the corsage, the 'kerchief, the chains, the beard, the hat...
a pirate is for life, not just for christmas
He looks like an interesting character but in my humble opinion it's a confection. It's also bringing a rather too obvious illustration of dressing to the left.
This American looks like he emigrated to Paris in the 1910s or 20s.
That's dress with character! Or as a character!
I do like the small touches.
WOW! amazing facial hair!!
On the dullest day wear your brightest clothes.........
WOW....Santa incognito! Where does a guy find red pants? I am really fascinated by this fellow. I would love to see a close up of the fob collection....everything about this look intrigues me.
The "Etro look" ?
Fantastic. I is like he came out of a book. stunning
Can we get some information about who this guy is? What's his backstory?
The wild west dandy - or, Saturday night at the Longbranch Saloon.
This is less an outfit than an ALBUM COVER from the 70's! Awesome.
This is a spectacular outfit. Wild Bill Vampire goes to meet the Queen. "Ja sam America. Drago mi je." Haha!
Nice !!!!!!!!!!!!!
He's American?? I'm really curious as to who he is and what his story is. The outfit is a little over the top but he looks like a real character.
Well, he is at least not uninteresting. But strange.
there's probably no reason for such a sterling specimen to ever leave paris for willimantic, connecticut, but... I wish he lived in my town!
is this for real? wow
this man's look is amazing.
That...is just epic. Freaking amazing. And a tutorial in the effect of accessorizing!
What an amazing photograph. It looks like this man has steped out of a time warp. He does look very dapper indeed, down to the red carnation on his lapel. He looks as though he should be found on a boat as a sea captian.
As a photo I love it. it's wild without going too far out there. But as something that someone would actually wear... I can't say I approve.
What an adorable little man! Often times we think that contemporary fashion creations are unique or original, and then we see something like this. I adore this one.
"Ahhhhateyourabbit!" He really belives he is Yoseminite Sam, and that's why this works.
Very truly yours,
Bugs Bunny
WOW...words fail me.
Wow.. I want to meet this man!
This is so wonderful on so many levels.
SENSATIONAL!!!!!!!!!
All I can say is: I would love to meet him. Has to be an amazing personality.
I think this outfit is superb below the chin. As a woman I would gladly wear this around Toronto. It has a Jimi Hendrix vibe.
However the facial foliage,the cigar and the hat make this gent's look cartoonish.
Ok, someone, please, explain this one for me.
Oh do I looove Paris! It really does bring out the most amazing people who have such grace and style.
wild bill hickock+ henri matisse+ robert indiana= this guy?
i love love love this!
his face is so haunting, like an historic man stepped out of his portrait. beautiful clothes and divine colors.
I'M IN LOVE WITH THIS PHOTO!
I would love to have coffee with this guy. I love his gloves and the peek of his shirt and tie.
pure art!
"paging Edward Gorey, paging Edward Gorey, White courtesy phone please."
How much fun would he be at a dinner party? I bet he's got great stories to tell....
omg.
This is what I love best about Sartorialist, capturing people who are truly unique and creative. Okay, so he looks like he's wearing a costume. But he's having a good time, and he's more interesting than all the ForEverInBlueJeans crowd. He can always suit up or wear the jeans when the occasion requires it.
one word - wow...
I like this red flower on his jacket - passion is alive in his heart!
This has to be the most fantastic elderly gentleman I have ever seen! The trousers, the matching flower, the cane, the hat... wonderful.
odd that this was posted at 4:20 because this guy's obviously high.
kidding.
actually i get ragged on all the time for wearing my own similarly cut red jeans.
some people just know what "dressing up" means. this man looks like he sells patent medicine to hysterical wives of the american wild-west.
what a great find sart! such character! =)
It's nice that there are people like this guy in the world. You're a pleasure to look at, sir.
god bless america!
did he just for men gel his 'stache to match his jacket?
there's a whole lot going on here.
wow, he actually dresses down when in New York!
i want to know this man. he is my new hero
He's amazing
This to me is another great example of a look that could have existed equally in the past, present or future. I love day all the quirky and totally personal little touches. Wonderful!
OMG, the leather workman gloves, whoever would have thought somebody could make them look stylish? utterly eccentric but not costume set so. i can easily imagine him walking along collins street in melbourne and nobody batting an eyelid. fabulous...
holy shit that's amazing
Darreyl always does it his way! A major Icon!
how do you find these people?
He seems like a man with a story to tell.
Look at me! Look at me!
This man is a poster child for the baby boom generation.
I had to actually look at this man more than once to take it all in, as I was put off by how much is going on. The red pants are what throw me off, first. They are too loud for me, I would rather see a medium/dark grey trouser with a subtle red pinstripe in them than those. The jacket is very sharp, but I would ditch either the pocket square or the carnation. The hat and shoes are perfect, as is the scarf and neckerchief. I would ditch the belt with a waistcoat, though. It looks like he got those gloves from that Milanese man smoking a cigar a couple weeks back.
All in all, too busy for me. My favorite part of this outfit? Definitely the glasses.
Great shot Sart
One of the best pictures out of many great ones this week !!!
haha SO GOOD!
i really want his yellow gloves. also the multiple chains hanging from his vest.
He is fantastic!
this photo makes me smile. My day and week has been made.
The first thing I thought was "Captain Crunch!"
Seriously, though, I love it. Especially the black velvet jacket and waistcoat, and he certainly is an expert at color coordination. Colorwise, that scarf ties everything together beautifully.
"a pirate is for life, not just for christmas"
Love that line.
To be sure, the look is fascinating. But to be fair, the most fascinating people generally aren't the ones with their most interesting aspects on the exterior ...
He looks like Captain Crunch. He obviously enjoys fashion (witness the expert tailoring), but the end result is a disaster.
Some said this is Derrill Osborn.
Derrill Osborn is former vice-president/director of men's clothing at Neiman Marcus. He held that position for 17 years until he decided to retire in spring 2002.
He is also known as "The Doctor".
As some have pointed out, that is former Neimen Marcus VP of mens clothing, Derril Osborn.
Makes me want to see the rest of his closet!
How do you manage to come across all the intersting/ eccentric/chic/ elegant people in your travels? I must walk around with my head in my sweater cause I never see anyone like this !!!
Did he just walk off the set?
Brilliant!
You mean he stepped out wearing that? Wow! Can't stop smiling, really. What a lovely photograph. He does remind me of Santa in a wacko mood!
great pic and fabulous style! id love to know more about the person behind this outfit.
yarr! ;)
modern peregrin
santiago de compostela - galiza - spain.
I'm with Anon. in the curiosity; how long do you have to wait before someone interesting comes along, Sartorialist? I never see people like this, sadly.
Too much. A man can express his personality without turning into a cartoon. This guy has just gone overboard.
Are those the same style gloves as are being worn by Via Montenapoleone, Milano (Feb 19 photo)?
Well I love everything except the hat. Maybe it makes him top heavy or it's too...country bumpkin for all the silk and color and chains of the rest of the outfit. I know the hat is clearly deliberate and to judge the look without the hat is to...not judge the look. But I can't help taking the hat off in my mental processes. Very cartoony, I'm not sure I'm on board.
AAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!
i <3 this picture. it's vibrant and colorful in more ways than one.
Most people don't have the elan to pull this off, but he does. It's a little crazy, to be sure, but he inhabits the look with just the right amount of confidence (his gloves look suspiciously like my work gloves, although his are much cleaner). I like seeing the up-to-the-minute fashionistas that you photograph, but I think, even more, I really, really enjoy seeing your photos of people who have their own, deeply individual style.
this is too awsome. such a great character, love the clothes and colours. i wish that was me
Eccentric. Love the color. I think he would look somewhat regal if not for the ol' prospector hat.
Another pair of the deerskin/chamois glove...are we witnessing the birth of a new trend that you have captured?! How delightful! I bet this man would be such fun to share a cafe au lait with.
Hey look, it's those yellow gloves again.
Are we looking at the same photo? He looks absolutely ridiculous!
Can something be wonderful and awful at the same time?
Derrill Osborn is forever a gentleman of unique style. He did Neiman Marcus a great service. Details matter!
i can dig it. i have to point out that his shirt is, like, an inch too big in the neck
Absolutely brilliant.
Those gloves are the cherry on the joyous ice cream of that man!
This is a truly amazing representation of eccentricity and personal style...but my real question is:
Where's his parrot?
C'est le baron de Münchhausen !!!
what flair!
he looks like some colorful character from the past but not in a hoaky, costume-y way. retro yet timeless. eccentric but genuine. such a style inspiration.
fantastic photo Sart!
Derril Osborn has to be cast in the next Wes Anderson film!
So effortful that it's sort of a bore...
Stunning. Quite stunning. The unique sense of style in a jaded three pierced hat, a Robert Mondavi coat, and trousers from Gabriel Mendoza. The cane really adds to the overall mousfa.
Ludicrous and wonderful. He has turned the street into a theatre. Encore!
The really fabulous bit is how the boutonneire matches the pants. The rattan cane and the scarf (how I wish I could see a close-up of the pattern!) evoke a certain worldliness. I agree with an earlier poster though on the "ol' prospector hat". Surely a more dignified chapeau, perhaps a trilby (nay--too urban--yet lacking the fully *urbane*) or dare I suggest, okay I dare--a bowler! would have tied it all in a bit better. In a shade complimentary to the jacket, but with a feather the hue of the pants and flower. Then, I'd say we have one startlingly put-together old gent.
oh this is just wonderful. keep taking pictures of these eccentric men please.
thankyou :)
Anyone who tries this hard to be eccentric very obviously isn't. Tedious and overblown in a very "look at me" sort of way.
he is cool
Surely he will be noticed.
Viva Giuseppe Garibaldi !!
so great to see someone having fun expressing their uniqueness sartorially...to bad people dismiss this as attention-getting. So what if it were. Getting dressed can be quite legitimately performance art, like Anna Piaggi. Dressing is not just about conformist notions of taste and propriety. Some people have a bit more to say than that.
This is the best thing I've ever seen.
WOW THIS IS THE BEST THING EVER. THE CONTRAST FROM THE MUSTACHE TO BEARD? I CANNOT EXPRESS MY AMAZEMENT TO WHAT I AM FEELING INSIDE RIGHT NOW.
For a split second I thought this was Cindy Sherman in one of her outrageous getups, but then I remembered that she only photographs herself when she's dressed up.
Sart has managed to find several of these gentlemen throughout the blog; they truly are using clothing and their sense fo style to get through or, perhaps, simply enjoy life. What's wrong with that? I wouldn't attempt to decontruct his "statement" any more than I would try to re-configure the costume in a broadway musical (less fur in CATS; more feathers in another). If anything, gentlemen like this give 18 year olds the courage to...maybe wear a scarf..or skip the jeans once in a while..bravo.
this guy looks like an old fashioned 49er with electric pants. Too cool!!
I hope you gave him a bottle of rum.
Incredible! The way the color accents jump around the "composition" of the ensemble. The way the hat picks up the mustache! He is a bold genius of closet artistry, and my new hero. Can I buy a print of this?
jj
There's gold in them thar hills!
Interesting, thoughtful, clean, but a shock. If it works for him- excellent.
OK Sart, you got me. My first purchase decision drawn from the blog was a pair of the yellow gloves ($17.50 marked down from $35) Same make I believe in deerskin with "Thinsulate Insulation" by 3M. I guess Thinsulate has been around long enough so that any weird environmental or health issues would have surfaced by now. I premiered the gloves last night teamed up with a new navy Chestefield topcoat. I even held one just like the pic. Socko; a perfect example of the old design addage that what makes something really great is often what is not quite right about it.
I love this! Every last bit of it.
Looks like he's in the wrong century.
He's downright stunning. It is not about texture here but about the rich colors that he chose. I'm in awe.
Wow Wow Wow
inspirational!
Quite original and eccentric. Are there places to pan for gold in Paris?
I can not believe he is American! What a wonderful photo ... the carnation and the pants. Just stunning!!
Only in Paris. How I love this city and the characters Ive seen.
It's John Philip Sousa in technicolor!! I want to have an absinthe with him...
A character out of a novel. :-)
Fabulous.
If I saw this man while walking the streets, it would probably make my whole life!
If he had a white mustache, this would not have worked nearly as splendidly. Plus, I have a tiny crush on his hat and ramshackle chain collection.
Wonderful. Easy style, I like the way his buttonhole matches his trousers, very witty.
he is a big city john muir
truly an original...beautifully done right down to his shoes
Seriously, though, I love it. Especially the black velvet jacket and waistcoat, and he certainly is an expert at color coordination. Colorwise, that scarf ties everything together beautifully.