Band of Outsiders

Anyone who tells you people shouldn't be judged by appearance doesn't know what they're talking about. If you show up to class in your pajama pants and a ragged t-shirt, I won't lie, I will very much judge you. And I don't care if you're an undergrad and your dorm is a minute away and it's summer and you hate this class but are taking it to increase your chances of getting into grad school. Put some pants and comb your hair. People in their worn out pjs who cruise with their carts around market aisles never escape my scornful eyes. Ok, that's pushing it too much. I'm not a smug. I just don't like the "comfy, yet so ugly" attitude about dressing. It tells me that you're a very lazy person and you don't have a sense of style and are very proud of it and I don't want be friends with you. I'm kidding. You can be my friend. :)

So, I hope this serves as a nice little introduction to my humble review about men's fashion featuring one of my most favorite clothing lines: Band of Outsiders and its diffusion line, Boy by Band of Outsiders. I love men's clothes and I love to see men in nice clothes. And that, obviously, is a big part of my attraction to Mr. Flowers (I'll always try to find a reason to mention his name, and speaking of Flowers, stay tuned for a nice little treat I picked out from his new album at the end of this post).

This piece of information is my own guess and conclusion so don't take it to heart, but I'm almost sure that the brand takes its name from the 1964 French film, Bande à part, which means, uh, yes, you guessed it.. Band of Outsiders! I really like that movie and if you watch it, you'll see that the brand doesn't only take the name but also the fashion. I just wish someone would confirm this assumption for me by providing a source. I would feel a great sense of triumph, and, you know, that's a feeling we're always on the look for. It all makes sense to me since the designer's, Scott Sternberg, clothes are trés français inspired, yet he keeps the Americana look there. To me it screams New York swagger. New Yorker kid with a French Grandpa. But I must mention that the brand is Cali based, in spite of all that.

This is from the Fall 2010 collection. Spring is not up yet. But I love these so much:

Off-white, dark navy, sky blue and white. Only this designer could pull these colors off without making it sailor-look inspired. I could've done without the gloves though. Nothing against gloves, it's just they're too matchy here.

On a snowy Manhattan day (yes, I'm sticking to what I said about the NYC look)

For guys who aren't afraid to wear plaid pants.

My favorite. Maybe not runway fashionable, but that's why it's meant to be adorned almost anywhere by any fashionably sensible guy.

and the one below is from the Spring 2010 collection that I was tempted to sneak in over here. You understand why.

Song I'm listening to: Crossfire by Brandon Flowers (what else would I be listening to?)