I found the Sartorialist and Last Night’s Party blogs pretty early in college. Before decent phone cameras and the rise of fashion influencers, these photo blogs were revolutionary. I was less interested in the clothes or party shots than the lack of detail about the subjects — you could spin endless stories about their pasts and current lives.
That’s one thing that I really love about this photo, taken in Deep Ellum, Dallas. We know the guy in the photo from the gayborhood, but I can’t quite remember the story about the woman — was she a longtime friend or someone he met that night?
This shot can tell both stories (and more) which is the what made visiting the early photo blogs of the aughts so special. 📷
