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 [...]

Want to see the villa the Seven Easy Pieces built? Until you’re invited for a weekend away at Donna Karan’s Zen manse in Parrot Cay, Turks and Caicos (above), at least there’s American Fashion Designers at Home, the CFDA and Assouline’s new coffee-table tome dedicated to the world of fashion designers’ interiors. The book offers [...]

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 [...]

The latest additions to Louis Vuitton’s “core values” ads—the campaign that made models of Gorbachev, Buzz Aldrin, and Keith Richards—are rumored to be footballers Diego Maradona, Pelé, and Zinédine Zidane. LV won’t comment, but if you start to hear tell of headbutts on set, you’ll know why. [WWD]The key to Band of Outsiders’ success? L.A., [...]

Band of Outsiders’ range of polos is called, per usual Sternbergian antics, “This Is Not a Polo Shirt.” Okay. But this is a new e-commerce site where you can buy them and have them shipped right to your door. [Blackbook]Roger Vivier brand ambassador Inès de la Fressange (pictured) is writing a chic guide to Paris, [...]

Last night, Scott Sternberg ate George Clooney’s head. At his Band of Outsiders presentation, we couldn’t resist presenting the designer and newly minted cookie blogger with a few cookies for review, including one with Clooney’s likeness iced on the top. (It was from a series of Academy Award nominees.) The verdict: “Funny idea, but that’s [...]

My first impression of Scott Sternberg’s band of boys and girls was the outdoorsy folks you’d see in an ad in National Geographic way back when. They’d be climbing out of their woodie at a Grand Canyon lookout. “Hopeful and sweet,” agreed Sternberg, “but a little off. They’re listening to Dark Side of the Moon, [...]

As much as we love lists, we also love predictions. Yesterday, Vanity Fair gave us both, releasing its annual New Establishment ranking along with an appendage of on-the-verge comers, the Next Establishment. Along with power elite in finance and technology, etc, there’s a sizeable fashion industry factor. On the first are obvious choices like Bernard [...]

Rejoice! Printemps owner Borletti is serious about Christian Lacroix. The firm made a legitimate offer for the couture house yesterday, so those latest “restrained and approachable” creations may make it to red carpets after all. [WWD]
When a new designer can convince fellow designer pals—in this case Richard Chai, Doo-Ri Chung, Lisa Mayock, Sophie Buhai, [...]