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whyteal 's review for:
The Sartorialist
by Scott Schuman
There's a reason why thesartorialist.com is my homepage.
It's because Scott takes beautiful pictures.
Up until recently, I was perfectly fine with looking at all the photographs that he took of people on the website, but when I chanced upon this book in a bookstore in Amsterdam, I knew I had to buy it. (Sadly, I didn't get it there because my parents said 27 euros was not worth paying for a book.)
What I love most about this book is the commentary that comes with some of the pictures. Schuman writes about how he came to take those photographs, his subjects and also about why he was drawn to them in the first place. Being a lover of fashion, this book is a great eye-opener to see how stylish people dress and offers little details that improves your entire outfit dramatically.
I particularly like how menswear is documented in this book. Living in Singapore where the average man I see is almost always shabbily dressed and donning ill-fitting clothing. The men that The Sartorialist photographs know what suits their body and dress accordingly. There is a picture in the book where a "bald fat man" is featured and Schuman notes that despite that term that the man used to describe himself, he still dressed in a way that would make him look best, as well as invested in a good Italian tailoring for his suits. These nuances and stories are what make the book for me.
I'll be eagerly starting his next book soon.
It's because Scott takes beautiful pictures.
Up until recently, I was perfectly fine with looking at all the photographs that he took of people on the website, but when I chanced upon this book in a bookstore in Amsterdam, I knew I had to buy it. (Sadly, I didn't get it there because my parents said 27 euros was not worth paying for a book.)
What I love most about this book is the commentary that comes with some of the pictures. Schuman writes about how he came to take those photographs, his subjects and also about why he was drawn to them in the first place. Being a lover of fashion, this book is a great eye-opener to see how stylish people dress and offers little details that improves your entire outfit dramatically.
I particularly like how menswear is documented in this book. Living in Singapore where the average man I see is almost always shabbily dressed and donning ill-fitting clothing. The men that The Sartorialist photographs know what suits their body and dress accordingly. There is a picture in the book where a "bald fat man" is featured and Schuman notes that despite that term that the man used to describe himself, he still dressed in a way that would make him look best, as well as invested in a good Italian tailoring for his suits. These nuances and stories are what make the book for me.
I'll be eagerly starting his next book soon.