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 [...]

Pour a little out, Detroit: The White Stripes are no more. Jack and Meg White announced yesterday that their two-piece, color-coordinated garage rock ensemble is breaking up. Forget mourning black—clearly the shades to wear here are red and white. [Pitchfork]Is the Moss to be a missus? Rumors are swirling—from no particularly reputable sources, admittedly—that Jamie [...]

The news at Band of Outsiders of late has been the birth of Girl—that is, Scott Sternberg’s new, lower-priced line of womenswear, the counterpart to his designer women’s collection, Boy. (Still following? The men’s is simply called Band of Outsiders, for the record.) “It has more of an antiqued, heirloom quality to it than Boy [...]

Good news for Boy-lovers—that’s Boy, Scott Sternberg’s womenswear counterpart to Band of Outsiders (pictured). If you’re a fan of Sternberg’s classic American styles but not a fan of his designer price points, you will soon have Girl, a lower-priced range that will debut in September. [Fashionologie]Less good news for another fashionable Scott—Scott Morrison, founder of [...]

One of the hometown heroes of L.A. culturati is contemporary artist John Baldessari, whose career-spanning retrospective, Pure Beauty, is now up at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Sure, there’s a catalog, but if you want to commemorate the exhibition in more of a 2010 style, may we suggest Baldessari’s iPhone (and iPad) app—the [...]

Kate and Laura Mulleavy of Rodarte have been awarded the 2010 Cooper-Hewitt award for fashion design, besting fellow nominees Behnaz Sarafpour and Proenza Schouler. [WWD]Bidders for the house of Ferré, step right up: Potential buyers are invited to begin due diligence on the company, which has been in bankruptcy administration since 2009. [WSJ]At 89, Missoni [...]

Sunday, June 20, is Father’s Day. It’s arguably not the gift-giving event of the season—the old man has often had to make do with a well-intentioned card—but it’s a fine opportunity to smarten the guy up. For the big day, Band of Outsiders’ Scott Sternberg is sweetening the deal a bit: Buy one tie from [...]

Was this the face that launched a thousand ships? Ferragamo’s just hoping it’s the face that’ll move a couple thousand bottles. The label has just announced that Dree Hemingway will be the face of its upcoming fragrance, to be shot by Craig McDean. [Modelinia]Midtown Manhattan just got a little more dangerous—for us, at least: Uniqlo [...]