Sunday, 27 September 2009

Book Review: The Sartorialist

Just finished looking over Scott Schuman's first book, The Sarorialist. Essentially a 500 page collection of favourites from his blog, it's a great primer not only on style, but also as a manual of portrait photography done right.


Schuman's got a great eye for the person beneath the clothes, and the book's by no means completely comprised of nubile nineteen year old models: subjects range from the juvenile to the geriatric.


The aesthetics are just as broad - there's everything from hypebeast streetwear to Italian bespoke, not to mention all the bizzaro-American Apparel/Viceland Do's and Dont's hipster staples inbetween.


In keeping with his blog, the commentary is sparse: the photos are generally left to speak for themselves. Having said that, Schuman does provide a glimpse into his motives and method, which will be of interest to fans.