Published April 15, 2015 by

Fetch: Band of Outsiders

Fashion brand Band of Outsiders consistently reinvents strong classic sportswear for our modern lives. The line has been a favorite of fashion insiders for years (indeed we have several pieces in our closet) and may now be found in 225 retailers worldwide. The secret is out.

Launched in Los Angeles as a men’s fashion line by Scott Sternberg in 2004, Sternberg added the women’s line Boy, by Band of Outsiders in 2008; and Girl. by Band of Outsiders in 2010. All conceptualized under an iconoclast ethos, Sternberg now operates all three lines under a single moniker, Band of Outsiders (BOO). At the risk of sounding too hipster-ish, we enjoy that all of his marketing materials are shot with a Polaroid. These images harken back to the 60s, 70s, and 80s—all eras that BOO draws inspiration.

We especially love BOO for their amazing oxford-cloth shirts and strong color sense. Nothing feels forced and the edits are strong and precise. The Council of Fashion Designer of America (CFDA) agree with our assessment when they nominated Mr. Sternberg for the Vogue/Fashion Fund (2008) and then voted him the CFDA Menswear Designer of the Year (2010). These honors allowed BOO to team up with Target, et. al. on several collaborations.

Here are three fetch looks for both men and women from BOO’s spring 2015 collection.

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Grosgrain covered top button and grosgrain covered inner placket. Diagonal yoke and darted in the back make this the perfect classic summer white shirt!
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This is a dress with a bunch of trench-y elements re-envisioned for the summer. The buttons, the right flap, and the criss-cross make it the perfect summer dress. The material is made from the soft hopsack BOO also uses in their suiting.
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Made in Italy, we wish this women’s slip-on was unisex. It gives us an on-trend Birkenstock look (but without the patchouli).
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BOO reinterprets a classic polo with on trend statement stripes.
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These “tuxedo” chinos have a grosgrain stripe along the side of each leg. We’d love to see these dressed down with a pair of flip-flops.
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This button-down is fitted with a box pleat in the back, contrasting buttons, and monogram. A new hip classic!


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