The Birth, Death and Rebirth of Band of Outsiders

The time was autumn of 2014, and if there was one man who seemed unstoppable in his trajectory to the top echelons of menswear, all fingers would have pointed at Scott Sternberg and his label, Band of Outsiders. Celebrating its 10th anniversary, the brand was reporting sales figures of $12 million USD four years prior and was backed by a troupe of anonymous, while in the past year it had opened flagship stores in upscale neighborhoods in New York and Tokyo. Backed by the likes of Anna Wintour an...