Scott Schuman is an American blogger and fashion photographer who created ''

The Sartorialist ''The Sartorialist'' is a fashion blog by Scott Schuman in New York City.Fleming, Kirsten; April 1, 2007;Shoots to Twill"; ''The New York Post''; retrieved April 2, 2007. Details After leaving a fashion sales position to take care of his daught ...

'' fashion blog.

Early life

A native of

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, Schuman once worked as a sales associate at the 1980s chain

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. Later he attended

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, graduating with a degree in apparel merchandising and a minor in costume construction.

''The Sartorialist''

After leaving his position as director of men's fashion at his showroom to take care of his daughter in September 2005, he began carrying a

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around and photographing people he saw on the street whose style he found striking. He posted these to his blog, sometimes with short comments, always either favorable or open-minded. He is known for photographing what have been described as 'real people.' Schuman began his site with the hopes of connecting fashion and everyday street life. He was hired to do similar coverage for

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(since been replaced by Tommy Ton of the blog ''Jak and Jil''). He has covered shows during

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for

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. In 2007, he was named one of

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's Top 49 Men of the year. In 2008, Schuman appeared as a model in Gap's fall campaign. Schuman contributed portraits to Burberry's "Art of the Trench" marketing campaign. Schuman has been featured in '' GQ'' magazine where he was given his own page in every issue for nearly four years, as well as his work appearing in ''

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,'' ''

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'' and ''

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'' magazine. Schuman has also been commissioned to work on advertisements for

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Jeans and

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. An anthology of his images were published in 2009 by Penguin and has been translated into Korean.

Personal life

Schuman dated the French street-fashion photographer and illustrator

Garance Doré Garance Doré (born Mariline Fiori; May 1, 1975) is a French photographer, illustrator and author, best known for her fashion blog. She is currently based in London. Early life Doré was born Mariline Fiori in Corsica, France. Career She worked ...

from 2008 to 2014. Shortly after they met in 2007, Mr Schuman left his wife of 20 years. He and Miss Dore began dating within months, and she eventually left her home France and moved to New York to be with him. He has two daughters. In April 2016 he was confirmed to be dating Jenny Walton, the fashion director at ''The Sartorialist.'' In March 2017, he became engaged to Jenny Walton.The Sartorialist Just Got Engaged
''The Cut'' (27 March 2017). Scott and Jenny announced their breakup on May 13, 2022.

References

External links

''The Sartorialist''
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Early life

''The Sartorialist''

Personal life

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