The Sartorialist

Never-mind my odd smile. I'm just thrilled I met the man...

Mr. Scott Schuman

Krizia and I have been writing and talking about the event so much lately, that when finally the day of the meeting arrived, we were speechless for the rest of the day. Yesterday was kind of surreal for sure.

Oona had invited us -as 'fashion bloggers'- for a roundtable meeting with the renowned street style photographer. And it was a great experience; listening to what his thoughts are on style and what his vision of The Sartorialist is. 

Mr. Schuman comes off as a passionate person with a great love for what he does, not someone who takes it for granted, you know? Although he made a little joke from time to time during the conversation, I -unlike others there- do think that he takes his 'job' very seriously. I got the impression his experience in the fashion business has something to do with his success: not that he knows the right people, I'm sure he does, but he just sees the project as a brand. As something that needs to be perfect, consistent and of high quality at every time. But unlike some other brands, he does not compromise when it comes to his own work. When I asked him how he balances the commercial aspects -e. g. his project for Burberry 'Art of the Trench'- with his personal beliefs of style and his own integrity, he mentioned that when he's signing contracts he makes sure that the brand, which he is cooperating with, are hands off of the blog. And that he'll only put up pictures of the project on The Sartorialist he is comfortable with. "It's just that level of honesty and integrity, that's what [the brands] are buying into [when we are doing projects like this]" Mr. Schuman said.

Some communication scientists say that blogs are all about integrity and credibility. After yesterday, I can only say that The Sartorialist is just that...


Thank you, Mr. Schuman
and thank you, Oona and Maasmechelen Village!



And now for some good old fashioned childlike excitement;
did I mention that Patricia and me got to interview him for Jim Tv???
We were so nervous and didn't have the best questions since it was all done spontaneously... but Mr. Schuman is the best, he gives the best and longest answers, so we got our 10 minutes filled up perfectly!
Watch Jim Tv next week on wednesday night for the report!


Click on the pictures to enlarge them - credits go to the Oona-photographer!

Pictures my sister and I took 

Back home... 

More pictures to come... 

The Sartorialist - Blogger Event

Today was amazing! Not only did we get to meet Mr. Schuman, - such a nice and friendly guy!!! - but I got to meet up with some of my old friends, who by chance were also invited to the blogger event....

So before I put up any pictures of our day, I wanted to present you some of these cool bloggers!

Me -yes, I finally wore my Proenza-dress!-, the lovely Marie from Oona, Miss Patricia from 

Dit Geheel Terzijde & Belmodo.tv and Mr. Michaël from Belmodo.tv

Stèv from Monieur/Mademoiselle and Otto from Otto Vankerkhove

The Sartorialist at Maasmechelen Chic Outlet Village, Belgium!

Ever since my sister and I found out, we've been freaking out every time we visited his blog or just heared someone talk about it!
So here is the big news:

Scott Schuman, aka. The Sartorialist, is coming to Belgium! 
Yes. Thé Sartorialist. 
Yes. In Belgium. 
Yes. For real. 

Since there is a exhibit running at the Maasmechelen Chic Outlet Village in my little hometown, which is totally free and runs from the 14th till the 17th of May, Mister Schuman will be visiting the Village and the exhibit on the 17th of May in the course of the day!
And,
at 4.30 PM he well be signing his first book 'The Sartorialist'!
Copies of this book will be available for sale at the Maasmechelen Village Information Desk.
So mark the date on your calendars, but you probably already did...

Both my sister and I have been invited by the lovely people at Oona for a personal meeting with the famous blogger, where we will discuss street style and fashion blogging along with some other cool bloggers!
So keep a close eye on our blogs for pictures and news and total adoration in the days after!
I can't believe it's only less than two weeks away!
Excited!

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The Sartorialist

Wondering why my sister was peeking inside of Scott Schuman's book, when we got to the Maasmechelen Village Outlet Shopping-display?

We both will tell you all about it when we got the confirmation mail from Oona later today! No need to tell you how excited we are...

Still in love with those black Pinko-boots. They are now available at the outlet-store!

Oh and If you haven't bought the book yet, you definitely should check Amazon. The book now costs about half of what it originally was. Only today I ordered a copy for my boyfriend and my sister, and the estimated delivery date is thursday. You just got to love Amazon! 

The Fashion Show as a Spectacle

Her remark, my reply:

Edit: Business of Fashion's top 10 fashion films... 

Alexander McQueen

I was browsing the A la Mode-blog, since she commented on a blog post of mine, when I saw the pre-fall collection by Alexander McQueen. I had no idea the company had put the look book of this collection online, and that it went unnoticed. Or did I miss the articles in the press?

Despite the colorful dresses and pieces featured at the end of the look book, this collection has a very serious feel to it, I think...

Oh and The Style Crusader has put up a post on the tribute wall for the designer.

Such a nice gesture...

Gucci Group Award

Since I've been away for a few days, I was browsing all of my favorite fashion pages in order to be up to date again. When visiting fashionair.com, I came across this video of Mimma Viglezio, the PR and communications expert of the renowned Gucci Group. -She must have the coolest job, ever!- At the end of the piece she talks about the Gucci Group Award, given to an artist who has contributed to the world of film in a remarkable way.

I honestly had no idea that such a eminent fashion group is involved actively in cinema, until today. Great -and interesting- thesis material, I must say.

Oh, and I miss Italy already.

Propaganda

And did I mention that my sister is totally into blogging herself?

She started Shark Attack a few months ago, and I think she's doing a great job.

In case you were wondering why I based my own blog title on hers, well, the two of us make a great pair. We complete each other very well. Whenever I spot something worth wild, I would immediately tell / text / call / ... her, and it works the other way around too.

Let's just call it synergy.

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