Welcome

Sartorialism – n. an interest in matters of or relating to the tailoring of clothing

This term quickly became a part of the blogosphere with the start of The Sartorialist Blog (thesartorialist.blogspot.com) in 2005 by Scott Schuman. Quickly picked up by the rest of the “plugged-in” world, he became one of the most influential people in the high fashion scene. His blog still goes on today as well as writing and photographing for many publications including Vogue (and its many foreign forms) and Gentlemen’s Quarterly (better known as GQ) and remains one of the strongest voices in fashion today.

The Sartorialists of Writing plan to explore the written word in many forms and the style of that. And what is more stylish than fashion itself? Words and fabrics intermingle in many ways. We read fashion magazines and we read T-shirts. We are almost always visibly assaulted by T-shirts as propaganda for political campaigns, a declaration of a personal view, or a silent shout of support for a band, sports team, or some other product.

Writing is a personal process and oftentimes our fashion style is the most outward expression of our personalities. We will explore these interactions between the realms of text and clothing and how an individual manages to manipulate both and create a persona of their own that is both effective and tasteful.