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Friday, May 02, 2008

At Hyeres 2008......On the Steps, South of France

posted by The Sartorialist at 4:02 AM

Comments on "At Hyeres 2008......On the Steps, South of France"

 

Anonymous Anonymous said ... (4:07 AM) : 

I love the look, but not so much the outfit. For me, the shoulders are just a tad too strong, the skirt a tad too short, the socks a tad too high. But her hair is great.

 

Blogger ichich said ... (4:08 AM) : 

You!
Are total genius!

Love Your Work!

Love It!

 

Anonymous Anonymous said ... (4:29 AM) : 

I love with the masculine shapes mixed with the feminine pieces. The shoulder pads and rolled up sleeves give a masculine feel to the outfit, but the short skirt and boots (with those socks) make for a sexy, feminine contrast.

I don't think the all-black would work if it wasn't for her blonde hair, which ties all the elements of the outfit in quite nicely.

 

Anonymous Anonymous said ... (4:34 AM) : 

LOVE it.

 

Blogger gabrielazeanadal@hotmail.com said ... (5:09 AM) : 

Interesting look, nice blouse and I love that piece of white in her sleeves. But, this kind of outfit doen't seem to work for a place like Hyeres; I'm not sure if I like this contrast or not.

 

Anonymous Anonymous said ... (5:12 AM) : 

Too boxy

 

Anonymous Anonymous said ... (5:13 AM) : 

Ooh it looks painful walking down those stairs in those heels. But yeah she looks great :)

 

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

Very Chloe Sevigny - I love it!

 

Anonymous Anonymous said ... (6:17 AM) : 

For some reason this just doesn't look like it's come naturally. She looks like she's really trying. And that is what makes it less than fantastic.

 

Anonymous Anonymous said ... (6:19 AM) : 

beautiful!! looks faboulous...

 

Blogger marchingbandemporium said ... (6:30 AM) : 

Hmm, I don't think this is quite working. Nice pieces, but not necessarily together. Actually, it is the blouse that bothers me most.

On top of that, this outfit unfortunately doesn't work on this woman. It makes her look uncomfortable and contrived.

 

Blogger india flint said ... (6:40 AM) : 

mmm those boots and those steps..but hey, who said that about suffering to be beautiful????

 

Anonymous Anonymous said ... (6:50 AM) : 

It's a gorgeous outfit from an aesthetic viewpoint, but it looks terribly uncomfortable to wear that skirt. It seems like it would hike up and show her underwear as soon as she sits!

(Everything else is perfect, though)

 

Blogger Mrs Stevens said ... (7:02 AM) : 

Sexy. Individual. Love it.

 

Anonymous Anonymous said ... (7:04 AM) : 

I must say I like it. Reminds me of me in the autumn. The bag is Balenciaga, I think? And her shoulders.. :D

That is what really makes personal style. Again I shall say, I like it, no. I love it.

 

Blogger Rice and Beans Vintage said ... (7:25 AM) : 

I love her hair style, this will be my new summer look! Pure Romance.

 

Anonymous Anonymous said ... (8:02 AM) : 

she reminds me of Chloe Sevigny a bit...love the outfit!

 

Blogger Ashe said ... (8:41 AM) : 

The inverted "V" in her skirt really helps make her legs look a mile long. And I love that you can see the back is longer, too.

 

Anonymous Anonymous said ... (9:04 AM) : 

i think it would look better without the jacket.

 

Anonymous Anonymous said ... (9:05 AM) : 

So sexy... I just became a lesbian for a couple of minutes

 

Anonymous Anonymous said ... (9:09 AM) : 

If her objective was to turn herself into a square-shape between her neck and her upper thighs, she succeeded admirably.

 

Anonymous Anonymous said ... (9:24 AM) : 

She looks like a young woman who is being creative using what she has. Maybe she got some of the stuff secondhand?

Sart, can you take some pics of 40-plus year olds in Hyeres? Some of us older women need ideas too....

 

Blogger Jolie Laide said ... (9:42 AM) : 

This look SHOULD be all wrong. The jacket could be called ill-fitting. The skirt could be called inappropriately-short. And wearing stiletto boots on unforgiving terrain could called maladroite. And the socks!

But put it all together, in THIS manner, on THIS girl, in THIS setting and...

She is killing it.

Keep them coming, Sartorialist.

 

Anonymous Anonymous said ... (9:58 AM) : 

Judging by the recent pictures, Sart can spot a great pair of legs from a mile (or two) away!

 

Anonymous Anonymous said ... (10:12 AM) : 

I agree with the first Anonymous, love the look but the outfit a tad too this or that. Wonderful background and lighting! And I love what ever it is she has done with her hair....

~ Miss Mary

 

Anonymous Anonymous said ... (10:39 AM) : 

i'm really into this look, everything from the boots to the rolled up sleeves to the hairstyle!

 

Anonymous Anonymous said ... (10:40 AM) : 

I love how she does her hair.

 

Anonymous Anonymous said ... (10:41 AM) : 

Hi Scott,

Your pictures are phenomenal! May I ask which camera you're using to capture all these beautiful moments?

I feel so inspired to go out and grab one to start clicking away!

 

Blogger Julia said ... (11:22 AM) : 

She has a Chloe Sevigny look about her, doesn't she? I love her hair against the dark fabric, and her skirt and rolled sleeves!

 

Anonymous Anonymous said ... (11:59 AM) : 

love the hair, and the entire look is great. I'm just jealous she can wear those ankle boots and socks with that skirt and not make her legs look short! Not many people can pull that off.

 

Anonymous Anonymous said ... (12:05 PM) : 

Probably because I live in the desert, black just looks too hot (and I mean temperature-wise, not HOT!)to me in spring and summer.

Leslie

 

Blogger Le Hot Tomato said ... (12:05 PM) : 

I think this (south of france set) must be my favorite series you've ever done.

 

Blogger Luiza Sauma said ... (12:12 PM) : 

I agree with Kya - not the ideal footwear for cobbled ground!

She's beautiful, but I don't think the outfit is special at all.

 

Anonymous Anonymous said ... (12:48 PM) : 

I love and hate this look.

 

Blogger The Spicers said ... (12:51 PM) : 

She's beautiful, but her skirt is so short it makes me nervous!

 

Anonymous Anonymous said ... (1:34 PM) : 

Love the background more than her style

 

Anonymous Anonymous said ... (1:42 PM) : 

I think its strange everyone loved the layers of the more feminine woman in the cape because then its whimsical (but was actually awkward layering), but a more structured exaggeration erring on the masculine side looks 'contrived'?
I think she looks great, pulling off an interesting structural and textural play...the rolled up sleeves and socks give it a chic casualness. i always love a button down done up all the way!

 

Anonymous Anonymous said ... (2:07 PM) : 

She looks foreshortened to me. Like someone cut 6" out of her midsection. Not sure what gives this illusion. Is she leaning back?

 

Anonymous Anonymous said ... (2:19 PM) : 

Love it! Most people can not pull off boots with shorts, skirts, etc. +5454 for her.

 

Blogger mette said ... (2:42 PM) : 

Another cute girl again. Everything but the hemline makes sense. A longer dress would fit her better.

 

Anonymous Anonymous said ... (3:04 PM) : 

All the women at Hyeres are very very very ridiculously attractive. Note to self for same time next year: go to Hyeres.

 

Blogger Clément Pascal said ... (3:26 PM) : 

That blog is a really good work !

It's nice to discover all those pictures page after page !

Nice work !
C.

 

Anonymous Anonymous said ... (3:31 PM) : 

Not loving this look. The outfit doesn't seem to suit her or the environment. I am not getting Chloe Sevigny from this so much as a bigger, prettier & healthier Olsen twin.

 

Anonymous Anonymous said ... (4:46 PM) : 

fabulous outfit..........can't help looking at the background, so cool!!!

K

 

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

ooh gorgeous. love it, love it. ideal look.

 

Anonymous Anonymous said ... (5:19 PM) : 

interesting hairstyle, but the look isn't stunning.

 

Blogger Chip Ahoy said ... (5:47 PM) : 

Ta daaah. Manages to not be goth.

 

Blogger Terri said ... (7:08 PM) : 

It looked like she had a big black shirt and white underneath it on in the small picture, until I look closer. I agree with one comment, look and silhouette is great, not digging the style at all.

 

Anonymous Anonymous said ... (8:00 PM) : 

It's unfortunate look for a such a breezy looking place. All I can say is, at least she's trying to do something different than a breezy summer look.

 

Anonymous Anonymous said ... (8:24 PM) : 

update on the makeover!

 

Blogger Lady Lala said ... (8:26 PM) : 

you're a great professional, I love your work, congratulations!!!

 

Blogger Joana Darc said ... (11:19 PM) : 

I loved so much your blog! Gorgeous! I make the post about it in my blog.
Congratulations!

 

Blogger maggieescargot said ... (11:29 PM) : 

smooth and sexy. love the look.
perhaps the angle of the photo made the skirt look at tad short?
but nonetheless, its a good shot mr satorialist.

 

Anonymous Anonymous said ... (11:52 PM) : 

I love the whole look but i do not like the proportion of it. I t makes her top look wider.... Still loving it though!

 

Anonymous Anonymous said ... (11:56 PM) : 

I'm very surprised by this jacket and the blue one on the first woman in this south of france series. Am I wrong, or have they just borrowed jackets from men in their lives? The shoulders seem to suggest that.

 

Anonymous Anonymous said ... (12:43 AM) : 

I guess the romance with th 80's are still going strong?

 

Anonymous Anonymous said ... (1:43 AM) : 

I don't think that skirt is flattering her thighs much. But at least she's trying to be different. The hair mitigates the harshness of those shoulder pads though, I guess that's one good thing I can say about this outfit.

 

Blogger LOVE AESTHETICS said ... (4:52 AM) : 

so simple
I love it

 

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

A cool parisian lost in the South of France...

 

Anonymous Anonymous said ... (6:09 AM) : 

Amazing. And the black goes well with the green background.

 

Blogger Red Flashlight said ... (7:54 AM) : 

Often, dressing well is a matter of looking 'intentional.' Not in a defensive, "I meant to do that" way, but in an "I made choices when I put on my clothes this morning" way.

But it's possible to over-think it. The essence of style is *unconscious* intention - truly great style-makers have a way of looking like style comes naturally to them.

This outfit on this girl is a big shout of intention - so she's got that part right. But it's too much. Maybe if her shirt were not so meticulously ironed, or if her socks did not poke so perfectly out of her boots, or if she had chosen a better skirt, she could pull it off.

Nice to see an old jacket from the 1980's still has some life in it, though.

 

Anonymous Anonymous said ... (8:12 AM) : 

Beautiful backdrop - reminds me of an Agatha Christie's Murder under the sun and a Rousseau painting. Tres jolie!

 

Anonymous Anonymous said ... (8:33 AM) : 

I think she is a beautful lady so don't get me wrong here but the photo is a great example of how self understanding combined with fashion sense can allow you to transform yourself.

I think she is a very pretty young lady but the clothes she has selected transform her into a very exciting and sexy creature, not her normal look wearing "just anything". And she pulls it off without the least bit of banality

Very nice!

 

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

hey
I am not feeling great today but the sartorialist always makes me smile. I completely LOVE and admire your job but I specially like the way you talk to us (that kindness) May be that´s what I apreciate the most. Nice shoot, best wishes, nash

 

Blogger Caroline said ... (9:32 AM) : 

give me this outfitttt. its all perfect.

 

Anonymous Anonymous said ... (9:42 AM) : 

I don't understand. I live in the city, but I see women in ankle boots but rarely. You seem to find every woman anywhere who owns a pair of black ankle boots. What's that all about anyway?

 

Blogger Jenni said ... (9:47 AM) : 

Thank you for showing us the grand mistakes as well as the perfection. I love that this blog is about personal style. The people you choose to photograph are always trying something -- they are not simply following. I get what this girl is trying to do, though it isn't working as well in practice as is must have felt in theory. I know what it is like to wake up -- or go to sleep with -- a vision of a great ensemble only to put it on and find that it really fails. Black just doesn't feel fresh right now -- especially black separates. The jacket is too big for her, the shoulders too strong, and the rolled sleeves too Don Johnson. The hair is great, but would look better with a more feminine outfit. She seems to be trying to balance the bare legs with the booties using the socks, but they just wind up looking like one of those guys who wears his black socks with his white shoes. I don't have a problem with the skirt length. Good idea, bad execution.

P.S. Thank you for taking such good photographs.

 

Blogger momo said ... (10:07 AM) : 

She's lovely, but I don't like the trend for black in this lovely summery place. I guess these fashion-forward folks are anticipating the fall, but why be drab in such a lovely place?

 

Blogger Anne Corrons said ... (11:00 AM) : 

Black looks always trendy!

 

Blogger Pres said ... (1:03 PM) : 

The big jacket&rolled sleeves is retro done right. Excellent look for her.

 

Anonymous Anonymous said ... (2:05 PM) : 

I'm not loving the ankle boots/socks. They really cut off her legs and combined with the squareness of the silhouette, make her look a bit stocky. Interesting, though.

 

Anonymous Anonymous said ... (3:02 PM) : 

I don't really mind if a woman's legs aren't the best and I don't really mind if she displays her not-the-best legs but I do wish a woman with less-than-best legs would dress them to their greatest advantage. This is an abysmal effort and a profound disappointment.

 

Anonymous Anonymous said ... (4:55 PM) : 

She is gorgeous!!!

 

Anonymous Anonymous said ... (8:43 PM) : 

i wish you'd change the settings so when we click to enlarge a picture it would open in a different window.

 

Anonymous Anonymous said ... (8:45 PM) : 

everyone's making judgments about the look as a WHOLE -- i'm surprised more commenters didn't rave about that awesome "boyfriend" blazer.

slightly oversized, worn, and with rolled up sleeves -- so good!

 

Blogger Jana FitzGerald said ... (10:19 PM) : 

i think this is an example of taking menswear a few steps overboard. she's a beautiful girl, but she's just drowning in the cut of this jacket. i love the socks with the heels, and the sleeves rolled up is a nice touch, but the soulders on the jacket should be a bit more tailored.

she's definitely going for a chloe sevigny look, but i think Miss S would have a slightly more fitted top, and maybe a shorter skirt.

 

Anonymous Anonymous said ... (10:34 PM) : 

I like to assess a look in what I feel the instant I see it. I saw a black square on a pair of legs that looked not particularly attractive. Now, I see that the problem lies in the skirt. Inverted V is OK if longer. At this length it is making the widest part of her legs look wider, and let's face it, a skirt pulled up and into the crotch is never attractive or classy. Make this edit, and you've got a look!

 

Anonymous Anonymous said ... (11:46 PM) : 

every week i go on post secret to check ouit the secrets and this week i saw this one and thought, "so do i".

i think you'll enjoy it.

http://bp1.blogger.com/_a7jkcMVp5Vg/SBsH42hZKAI/AAAAAAAAEy4/9kQ3OcWUIYA/s1600-h/sartorialist.jpg

 

Anonymous Anonymous said ... (2:48 AM) : 

Risqué cut on the skirt but good to see she's wearing panties.

Daring and superb.

 

Blogger Wilhelmina Hernández said ... (3:02 AM) : 

Not loving this look. The blazer looks like she borrowed her boyfriend's because she was cold.

And is that a Balenciaga biker bag? Yawn.

 

Anonymous Anonymous said ... (3:45 AM) : 

This is what i think every morning when i choose an outfit:

http://bp1.blogger.com/_a7jkcMVp5Vg/SBsH42hZKAI/AAAAAAAAEy4/9kQ3OcWUIYA/s1600-h/sartorialist.jpg

you're so inspiring

 

Anonymous Anonymous said ... (4:39 AM) : 

Hi Sart,

Have you gone post secret today? Have you readers gone on it as well? Welll there is is a hreat postcard which shoes how influential you are. I guess if you pictures can speak words then the comment made would be what every viewer of your website will think when they get dressed.

So much for dressing for the other or same sex!!

Regards,

Anon from sydney

 

Blogger Chick in the Czech said ... (9:47 AM) : 

Sartorialist---you may want to head over to postsecret.com and take a look.

 

Anonymous Anonymous said ... (11:03 AM) : 

i think she looks butch and black?? its spring in south of france!! i cant think of anywhere thats more beautiful at this time of year and to wear black just kills it, but its a nice picture

 

Blogger Some Like It Fashion said ... (3:18 PM) : 

Love the strong lines of this outfit. I *heart* the shoulder shape. Although I agree with the people who said the clothes kinda jar with the surroundings.

 

Anonymous Anonymous said ... (3:38 PM) : 

fyi--sartorialist was mentioned in post secret this week.

 

Blogger Look said ... (5:10 PM) : 

Wow, a textbook Stefano Pilati look. Cool stuff

 

Anonymous Anonymous said ... (8:34 PM) : 

i want to be there!

 

Anonymous Anonymous said ... (8:43 PM) : 

My first thought was: the Natasha Lyonne that never went off the deep end.

 

Anonymous Anonymous said ... (11:23 PM) : 

Hello Sartorialist!
I just wanted to let you know that there was a secret that mentioned you on PostSecret. It's not mine, but I wish it was.

 

Anonymous Anonymous said ... (12:15 AM) : 

very olsen the row, but she's trying too hard.

 

Anonymous Anonymous said ... (12:22 AM) : 

Go to www.postsecret.blogspot.com before Saturday. I don't know if you have ever read this site before, but it is great. There is something Sartorialist related on it this week!

 

Blogger 975089 said ... (2:46 AM) : 

wow i love this - mostly because its not just a trendy 'oversized' blazer - it is literally too big for her (the shoulders) and it looks fantastic. esp with the skirt - that hemline is awesome. and the blazer's visible lining! and the boots AND socks!

 

Anonymous Anonymous said ... (3:04 AM) : 

What an interesting hemline! Great shot.

p.s. have you seen this? from postsecret:

http://bp1.blogger.com/_a7jkcMVp5Vg/SBsH42hZKAI/AAAAAAAAEy4/9kQ3OcWUIYA/s1600-h/sartorialist.jpg

 

Anonymous Anonymous said ... (3:32 AM) : 

did you know you were on post secret?
http://bp1.blogger.com/_a7jkcMVp5Vg/SBsH42hZKAI/AAAAAAAAEy4/9kQ3OcWUIYA/s1600-h/sartorialist.jpg

 

Anonymous Anonymous said ... (6:35 AM) : 

i'm a big fan with all black.
tres chic.

 

Anonymous Anonymous said ... (6:49 AM) : 

Congrats on your blog, i've just been googling for the most influential bloggers of all time and your blog was well featured especially in the fashion industry and from the pictures i can see why!

 

Anonymous Anonymous said ... (9:37 AM) : 

I have looked at this over and over again and still don't like it. Separately the pieces are nice, but.... I guess, like the lady in Times Square, I just don't like the short black socks with short boots and short skirt (for one). I just keep thinking it looks like she forgot her pants.

 

Anonymous Anonymous said ... (11:04 AM) : 

Oh I love this - I like the masculinity of the shoulders on the blazer.

 

Anonymous Anonymous said ... (12:01 PM) : 

amazing outfit. sky high skirt looks good on her long slender legs. Can't say much about the shoes though.

 

Blogger DATALOG said ... (12:51 PM) : 

i wanna BE this girl....

 

Anonymous Anonymous said ... (5:52 PM) : 

LOVELY OUTFIT...GREAT PIC!!!!

 

Anonymous Anonymous said ... (7:06 PM) : 

yes she looks cute, but the outfit is so contrived ive seen it a billion times in new york

 

Anonymous Anonymous said ... (7:10 PM) : 

I'm not CRAZY about this, but it still looks good. I really like the blzer and ankle boots. The skirt, however, does nothing to flatter this woman's legs.

 

Blogger Unknown said ... (7:38 AM) : 

tres chic

 

Blogger Jules Irene said ... (12:15 PM) : 

This outfit reminds me of YSL's first collections. His vision was to make women feel strong, sexy, and confident. She looks like all of those things

 

Anonymous Anonymous said ... (5:45 PM) : 

Arguably, this look has been around for a while, but I think it still has lots of charm!
She can do it because she's so pretty.
And also because she's found the right jacket. I hope to find one for myself before the look gets completely exhausted.

 

Blogger matt williams said ... (8:22 PM) : 

I love everything about her look. This is a look I can see the Olsen twins wearing one day.

 

Anonymous Anonymous said ... (2:39 AM) : 

The clothes are fine, they remind me of myself in 1985 - men's jackets, asymmetry, head to toe black, boots and bare legs, too-short skirts - and it's fun to see a new generation reinventing those ideas. But the clothes don't really matter, because really they're just a framing device for the legs and the hair. They're what we see first. She's very good at framing!
B

 

Anonymous Anonymous said ... (9:53 PM) : 

this is awesome!
first i thought it was one of the olsen twins
keep doing your thing girl !

 

Anonymous Anonymous said ... (4:46 PM) : 

She reminds me of Ludivine Sagnier. Don't hate, congratulate!

 

Blogger bomb.ass.ting said ... (8:23 PM) : 

She is tremendously stylish. The hair style makes it so amazing altogether.

 

Anonymous Anonymous said ... (9:47 PM) : 

really nice outfit !!!

 

Blogger Roxana Farahmand said ... (6:34 PM) : 

Amazing, amazing, amazing! The shoulder pads definitely make the outfit. I don't necessarily like the socks but she can definitely pull it of with those legs!
Very, very nice.

 

Anonymous Anonymous said ... (9:49 PM) : 

I love the hem on her skirt. I think if it were more bland the outfit wouldn't work. Don't like her hairstyle, considering she has such nice hair...it does fit the mood though.

 

Blogger elle.beckford said ... (1:13 PM) : 

To me, she seems to be channeling a bit of a down-played kate moss vibe. very sexy.

 

Blogger nidyawiguno said ... (5:38 AM) : 

her style looks just like the olsen twins, right?

 

Blogger Louise said ... (8:58 PM) : 

Lose the socks. I like the sleeves rolled up on the blazer. I would rather see a bright coloured bag instead of the black. I like the hair but it could look elegant up, especially if she has a long neck.

 

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