THE SARTORIALIST / THE BOOK!

He started The Sartorialist simply to share photos of people that he saw on the streets of New York that he thought looked great. When he worked in the fashion industry (15 years), he always felt that there was a disconnect between what he was selling in the showroom and what he was seeing real people (really cool people) wearing in real life.
Before The Sartorialist he worked in sales and marketing for high-end women’s designer collections like Valentino and distribution companies like Onward Kashiyama, which at that time represented designers like Helmut Lang and Jean-Paul Gaultier. Eventually he opened his own showroom specializing in sales and press for young designer collections like James Coviello and Peter Som. he loved the challenges of merchandising, promoting and brand building for a new designer. Working on the fashion shows was a blast; he understand why fashion designers can become so addicted to the rush of fashion shows...

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