In the leadup to New York fashion week, designers go through hundreds of behind-the-scenes preparations to arrive at the completed show. This NYFW, we’ve sweet-talked a few of them into giving us an exclusive peek behind the curtain as they cast, score, style, and ready their presentations. Next up: Scott Sternberg of Band of Outsiders.“Nicole [...]

Scott Sternberg of Band of Outsiders and Boy has always been one to think outside the box, but his latest collaboration is, at least in the literal sense, the exact opposite. For the Pacific Standard Time Performance and Public Art Festival, which kicks off tomorrow in Los Angeles, the designer was commissioned by ForYourArt to [...]

Confederacy co-founder and stylist Ilaria Urbinati has teamed up with Tim Foster of Pennyroyal Studio to create a limited-edition pendant necklace featuring sea-inspired charms ($100), with all proceeds going to THERAsurf.“THERAsurf is a way of bringing surfing’s incredibly therapeutic benefits to kids with autism and other special needs,” she told Style.com at last night’s Confederacy [...]

The summer of Harry Potter—and with it, the eight-film epic—is coming to a close. It’s farewell to sorcery, but hello to modeling for Rupert Grint (a.k.a. Ron Weasley) and Tom Felton (Draco Malfoy), two of the franchise’s stars. Band of Outsiders’ Scott Sternberg selected the duo for his Fall BOO lookbook, which he shoots personally [...]

The master of the red soles takes on the red shoes: Christian Louboutin has designed a pair of heels inspired by ballerinas’ toe shoes to raise money for the English National Ballet. [Grazia Daily]Does Tommy Hilfiger have designs on Michael Kors? Sources say that Hilfiger is among the private investors considering a major investment in [...]

“There’s death, it’s not all gumdrops and rainbows, but I walked out of the movie theater in this perfectly melancholy state,” Band of Outsiders creative director Scott Sternberg says of Beginners, the new film by his friend Mike Mills, starring Ewan McGregor, Christopher Plummer, and Mélanie Laurent. Sternberg hosted a screening of the new flick [...]

Pitti Immagine, the organization that presents the seasonal Pitti Uomo and Pitti W fairs in Florence, convened a group of editors and buyers in Soho today to announce the specifics of this summer’s edition of the fair, which will include, for the first time, a new online component, called ePitti. Several brands will celebrate anniversaries [...]

Scott Sternberg, who now designs collections for Band of Outsiders and womenswear for Boy and Girl, his two more recent lines, has got more than a lot on his plate. (We haven’t even started discussing his upcoming Pitti Uomo presentation.) What’s his secret? As he tells Opening Ceremony, it’s “coconut water and diet pills.” Joking! [...]

Florence is going all-American this June. Pitti Immagine, which sponsors the seasonal Pitti Uomo and Pitti W fairs, will host two California-based designers as its guests: Scott Sternberg of Band of Outsiders for the men’s fair, and Kate and Laura Mulleavy of Rodarte for the women’s. According to Pitti’s Lapo Cianchi, the local connection between [...]

Over the course of New York fashion week this season, a curious menswear trendlet emerged: rock climbing. Will Fall be the time to book yourself a session at the local climbing wall? Steven Alan looked to Glen Denny’s Yosemite in the Sixties for inspiration, while Band of Outsiders’ Scott Sternberg brushed up on The [...]