On the Street....Giovanna B., Milan

On the Street....The Gent. Madrid

On the Street....Calle del Prado, Madrid

On the Street....Very Young Madrid, Madrid

On the Street....Blue Mood, Madrid

On the Street....Javier of Just One, Madrid

If you're wondering....chocolate brown suede John Lobb loafers (very chic).

Little Bit Of This, A Little Bit Of That, Madrid

Saturday in Madrid was one of those perfect Autumn days....warm in the sun and cool in the shade. Perfect conditions for those impractical combinations that are only practically perfect for a few days a year.

A flirty cotton summer dress paired with a lightweight wool coat or an oversized cardigan, why fight it? Give into a little bit of this and a little bit of that.

On the Street....Some Side Street I Don't Remember The Name Of, Madrid

UPDATE - The Sartorialist casting in Rome!!!

**LOCATION OF CASTING HAS BEEN MOVED. PLEASE SEE ADDRESS BELOW

As a lot of you know, last summer I shot the campaign for OVS in Milan. Well it was a big hit and OVS have asked me to shoot their upcoming summer 2011 campaign in Rome.

As a great way to update the campaign and be more reflective of what I do, I have conviced OVS to let me cast a portion of the campaign from you, my audience.

So here's the deal...
I want casting that looks like my blog - men and women, all ages, all races, all sizes... with one commonality, great style and charisma.


The casting will be held

NOVEMBER 7th
10am - 2pm
l'Hotel Cicerone
Via Cicerone 55
Roma
The room's name - Sala Cesi-Valadier.


The people should be from Rome or the surrounding areas. You must be available for the shoot dates
NOVEMBER 8TH - 11TH
The people selected could be used as main subjects or as extras.

Secretly, I'm really excited to be able to meet some cool Sartorialists whilst in the Eternal City and have a chance to celebrate some of my audience in an Italian national ad campaign.

S.

On the Street....Glove Hat, Paris

On the Street....University Place, New York

On the Street....Bowery, New York

On the Street....Shoeshine, Buenos Aires

I watched this typical "street shoeshine" scene from my car while we drove to an appointment in Buenos Aires.

Nothing particularly special...until!...the shine administrator wrapped a plastic cuff around the left sock of the client to protect the client's sock from the shoe polish.

So thoughtful!

This might be common practice in some communities but I, personally, have never seen that maneuver.

Recently there has been a big, bordering on huge, trend towards old school barber shops opening in New York City. I would love to see an equal re-emergence of shoe shine stands. Maybe they should be inside the barber shops (hint, hint). I mean, I'm doing nothing but looking at old magazines while I wait for my turn anyway, why not get a shine!

On the Street....Catherine, Paris

On the Street....Viv, Milano

On the Street....39th St., New York

On the Street....Tweed & Denim, Paris

On the Street....Viale Monte Grappa, Milano

On the Scene....Confiteria Ideal, Buenos Aires

Pablo Ramirez Backstage, Buenos Aires