Band of Outsiders Pre-Fall 2012

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NEW YORK, December 15, 2011
By Matthew Schneier

He'll take Manhattan. L.A.-based though he may be, Boy's Scott Sternberg turned his thoughts to the east for a cooler-weather collection. He was thinking of the island nation of New York as seen through Woody Allen's lens, from his 1979 classic Manhattan, starring Diane Keaton. "I was re-watching Manhattan for, like, the 15th time, and that way of dressing that you see in Diane Keaton's character—corduroy suits, button-ups, a certain type of plaid, a high neck—just seemed really fresh, or close to it," Sternberg said. "Certainly in need of an update, but the nice start of an idea about dressing for the fall."

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[KemAlnagdy]

in the beginning i was really excited but i found out the fabrics arent so good , i like the dress with leather sleeve !

[Crying Diamonds]

Honestly, I don't really think he has "updated" the look at all - the velvet suits and floral pleated dresses appear very old-fashioned.
The design-details vary from questionable (a pleat that leads from the waist diagonally into the crotch or multi-coloured elasticated trouser-cuffs) to somewhat interesting (embossed-looking patch pockets and patch pockets with jets cut into them), but generally, if it's not dated, it's made out of the type of fabric high street stores call luxury.

[Selfportraitgrl]

This collections seems to be all over the place; just one big mess. The velvet blazer is actually one of the few things that I do like about the collection, but even that isn't anything new or innovative.

And I must say, those shoes are atrocious!

[KemAlnagdy]

but i like the blue checked coat !

[Stereo_Flo]

by Chioma Nnadi

It’s no secret that, after fashion, cinema is Scott Sternberg’s number one passion. The former Hollywood talent agent usually has a movie star or two on his mood board, and this season Diane Keaton in Woody Allen’s Manhattan played the leading role. “I wanted to take the spirit of the New York woman of that time and make it new—that interesting system of dressing,” he said. But Sternberg is based in Los Angeles, where the system of dressing is laid-back, an undone affair, far removed from the buttoned-up and quirky androgyny of Keaton, or any of the strong female characters you’ll find roaming the streets of New York City today for that matter. Before moving to California, Sternberg called Ohio home, and as young man growing up in the Midwest, the prep schools and Ivy League colleges of the Northeast were something of a fantasyland for him. Indeed, the new collection was conceived as an idealized vision of that milieu. Which is why some of the sartorial tropes Sternberg has cherished in his own wardrobe for years—varsity jackets and vintage tie prints—found their way into these clothes, like double-breasted woolen coats with leather elbow patches, and khaki pants that nip at the ankle with ribbed cuffs. Adapting American sportswear classics like these for women, then adding his distinctive humorous twist—like a boiler suit covered in tiny ladybugs—is where Sternberg is at his best.

As this is the designer’s first full pre-fall collection, there are more practical reasons to make New York in the late 1970s a starting point. Back then, the seasons weren’t at the mercy of global warming or climate change—fall in New York was just that, a season of buttoning up with lighter layers, not unseasonably warm one minute and unbearably chilly the next. With that in mind, Sternberg’s lightweight, even-keeled system of dressing for pre-fall is as reassuring as those comforting traditional references. Besides Keaton’s charm, the other alluring character in Woody Allen’s Manhattan is the city itself. And Sternberg’s look carries from coast to coast.

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