On the Street.......Nonna, Florence, Italy
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post a commentdarling and elegant at the same time! what a capture of the beautiful details in the everyday mundane
She's so cute! Love her lipstick and big fur collar.
I love it..such a tiny lady in a big, beautiful coat, with such a lovely collar. I also love the tobacco colored leather purse, beautiful. Now, if only the young one has as much style and class.
What's interesting here is, of course, the generational contrast.
Both dress their age and time. Nonna wishes to appear a correct lady--wool coat with fur collar, gloves, handbag in lap, sensible shoes, while her companion dresses for emancipated, desexulized "utility"--what she's wearing could just as easily be worn by a guy.
The fact is, neither is particularly stylish, but both say volumes about fashion as a ritual of role-playing.
Absolutely LOVE this picture. It is a wonderful contrast between the "dolled up" lady and the relaxed youngster. The older ladies of Europe are so cute to watch they really keep their style up. I hope to keep my style and spirits up throughout life like they do! Bravo!
Sartorialist you've done it again! The nike shox, the obese figure and the hoodie!
Genius!
but seriously who doesn't love old people, they are so cute and classy
looks like the grandma from billy madison.
The visual comparison between the older and younger generation is striking. The elegant elderly woman is pulled together in a way that I hope hasn't completely passed out of fashion altogether. Vintage style, for this reason, is my real inspiration.
wow. talk about compare and contrast...
funny
I never thought of this as a compare and contrast
I only left the young lady in the photo to give some scale to just how tiny the grandma is- I think she is just adorable!
another note on the contrast-- both have their hands "folded" in their laps; but look at their legs. Nonna's are crossed at the ankles- very proper. The young girl not only dresses like a boy, but she's sitting like one, too.
I think so, too. The old lady is adorable. She actually reminds me of my Grandma who died long time ago...back in Germany.
the woman on the left is wonderful. i love her big fur collar, utilitarian shoes, and gaily-patterned fabric shopping bag. snazzy.
Yea, as a biology guy I was going to say that the little lady may not have been so small for her generation and that the current generation is bigger in stature but also body fat.
Ah she's charming
the coat looks as if it might overwhelm her
but it works with the green peeking out from the collar
She could pass for any granny I have seen in Queens or Staten Island.
Why is it that women of a certain age can do what none of us not at that age will never be able to? Oh, to have that grace and elegance...
Wow. It looks like Florence, Italy meets Florence Ave. in Los Angeles.
Doesn't look European to me. Could be a bus stop in Des Moines.
that tiny old lady is priceless.
oh my gosh - Nonna is adorable!
what an outfit to catch a bus - I wonder where she was off to?
her shopping tote is cute too!
The lady looks great. That's indeed a beautiful coat.
I don't even see the clothes. I just see life.
ooh, a companion book to The Art of the Sart - older gents version, a Ladies of a Certain Age book! Please sell as a boxed set and autograph mine, thanks!
She is absolutely adorable. Will I see the day when people dress like this again? Decked to the nines!
wow, i LOVE this! would it be an infringement of copyright to get a print made?
xx
I want to be fabulous like her when i'm older.
I would have to agree with anon at 7:14, it is not particuarly European looking. The young girl is really like any American.
This is a thing I miss about Italy: elegant nonne with perfect hair and pride to be well dressed all the time!
Sart,
I'm hoping beyond hope that the pendulum will swing back to the frame of mind that one doesn't leave the house without some measure of elegance. The consensus here seems to agree, for the most part: younger generation often (not always) hasn't a real clue about how to take good care of themselves and/or clothe themselves with care. Many compliments for Nonna, very few for her young companion.
But times change and so do we, for better or worse. Still, I've fantacized about citizens' citations for bad taste. Wouldn't it be funny?
- JCH
priceless
I agree with butch! I love the picture so great!
Ya, she's NOT fat!
Real women have curves!
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I'm surprised nobody mentioned the possibility of socioeconomic differences at play here. The young girl probably can't afford a fur trimmed coat. That's not saying the old lady is rich but still, they have different priorities in life.
Precious and dainty,
sat by strong and sturdy
two women
two times
both sitting waiting
and hoping,
for the same bus of life.
She's got style and look oh so elegant. This is what I called aging gracefully.
looks like they've been waiting for that bus for a while..
Clothing is clothing.
the woman on the right is dressed NORMALLY!!!!
It's unpretentious.
It's unaware.
It's FRESH!
(And it makes the older woman look like a museum piece....a really fantastic one at that !)
oh how I love, love it! Full on grace and she could be anywhere, but you know she is a-list, sweet
pretty photo. beautiful lady!!;)
The old woman is absolutely adorable, but the girl next to her pisses me off.
Love this photo. Always nice to see an older woman, not your usual fashionable hip girl. Keep up the great work, Scott.
What a contrast! Brilliant -
I give props to grandma, well groomed and put together.
The young girl next to her looks as sad as the outfit she's wearing. A lot of American girls dress like that and its ashame.