Maui Jim Trunk Show

Maui Jim rep Frank Gomez will be in Outlander this Saturday June 28th for a trunk show!
He will be displaying a large range of sunglasses.
This is a great opportunity to find the perfect pair of sunglasses for this hot season.

Tsovet

Tsovet is back in Outlander. 

New pieces have just arrived and they are awesome! Beautiful simplicity seems to be Tsovet's design mentality and it works wonderfully. Designed in America and crafted in Switzerland, the best of both worlds come together to create timepieces that are both modern and sophisticated. 

There is something for everybody in this collection. If you are looking for a statement piece that draws attention than maybe one of the watches above would suite you well.

If you are more reserved and prefer classic modern style like myself then maybe something more like the ones below would fit you more comfortably.

Whatever your style, Outlander now has an unordinary timepiece just for you!

Father's Day is just around the corner and it will be here sooner than we all think.

Every time it does come around, Father's Day can be a struggle for those of us that have poor decision making skills or stubborn fathers. I have both. It helps working in a men's store, but for the dominant percentage of us that do not work in a men's store choosing a gift can be very difficult.

The first question is, "What sort of thing should I get him." The second question is, "Where can I get this thing?"

Unless you the child, have something out of the ordinary in mind, you will most likely end up thinking about clothing of some sort or an accessory. If not then you are probably going down the old gift card road, which Outlander can also satisfy by the way.

Outlander is set and ready to help Gear the Men that mean the most to you. We can help you make the stressful decision that is a Father's Day gift.

Instead of getting him something that will sit in the garage for centuries, why not get something that he can use every day or something that he looks forward to wearing?

Cotton Collar Crimes

Today's lesson is on men's collars and we start with the Classic Button Down. This collar generally adorns shirts that are not meant to be worn with ties although they can be. There are better shirt options for a shirt and tie combo than this one, the Classic Button Down collar comes fairly close together in the center and doesn't leave much room for a tie with girth. 

Here we have the Buttoned Spread Collar. If you like to be more specific, an English Spread Collar. This one, unlike the Classic Button Down is meant to be worn with a tie. The Spread Collar was originally designed to accommodate knots such as the Windsor, which needs some space. You might have noticed that this shirt is a bit dressier than the previous one and it has collar meant to be use by a tie.

This one is called the Granddad collar. Originating in the Victorian era, the granddad collar shirt suited a detachable collar that was taken off and was then laundered. These shirts were washed maybe once a week but the collar would get quite dirty and needed replacing daily. Whether you are aware that European design is best or not, it usually is. This one in particular is a great mid-way point between a tee shirt and a collared button down shirt. 

The Hidden Button: Shirts with Hidden Collar Buttons have a separate smaller flap beneath the collar that hooks onto the buttons so that they do not show. This is great, the collar stays in place and you don't have to see the buttons. This collar is extremely versatile and can be found on dress and casual shirts.

Transit comes into the picture with a sort of Pointed Flat Cutaway which is pure fashion. There is no way this could contain a tie and there is no way that it has any other function than to be interesting. Modern simplicity at it's finest.

All Hats Big and Small

Trying to copy another person's wardrobe style is a bit like trying to copy an artist's painting...with crayon... and a blindfold on. You won't have the right medium, the right background, or the right eye for it. 

The world is run on adverse opinions and contradicting ideas. This is proven most plainly in fashion. There are so many options of fabric, shape, texture and colour that even attempting to copy somebody else's look is impossible. Even if you do find the same exact articles that somebody is wearing they will appear much different on you. It would be wrong. 

So why try to replicate when you can originate? Dale here is a brilliant example, he does his own thing and it works! 

Naturally, this brings me to hats. 

The options are limitless, incomprehensible, unfathomable. Most of the time you can tell a lot about a person by the hat they wear. Nothing else is needed to profile somebody other than by the hat they are wearing. 

A pedestrian could be absolutely stark naked apart from his western cowboy hat and you could deduce that he is a proud American. You could deduce that a man wearing a red beret is a french artist. And that a young boy wearing a baseball cap with a bent bill has athletic aspirations. 

Although, I personally am not a hat person, I can respect what they represent and what they can mean to the person wearing them. 

Come join us this Saturday!

All Things Bright and Beautiful

Devout enthusiasts of Walmart would like us to believe that cost-effectiveness is key to buying anything, including clothes. Most of us, especially those reading this blog, would beg to differ immediately and with enthusiasm. 

If all things were created equally, maybe it would make sense to get more stuff for less. I was thinking about this whilst picking up a pair of pants that cost $250. Across town there are pants that cost $15. Also, a little bit farther away maybe, there are pants that get on for $2,500. Who in their right mind would buy those?

The same question can be asked when shopping for jewelry or a car. The simple answer is that no two things are created equal.

We see first hand in nature that with the good there must also be the bad. The world as we know it would just be wrong if the balance between good and bad was thrown off, but it is impossible to alter reality anyway so we don't have to worry about it.

 In every garden there must be a wasp to go with the butterfly. In every parking lot there must be a Prius to go with the E-type. In every county there must be a Walmart to go with the Outlander.

Spending over $500 on a pair of trousers might seem preposterous, and it did to me until I found out that hours of immaculate handwork went into each pair. Excellent craftsmanship and exquisite materials come together to create something truly beautiful. 

Outlander respects the finer things and knows that a few nice things beat a lot of terrible things. We are proud to offset the mass with pulchritude.

Missani's Vintage Naked Lamb jacket

Truzzi's paisley tailored cotton shirt

Alberto's Modern fit pants that we do in fact love. 

All things bright and beautiful,

All hats big and small,

All shirts dark and delightful

Outlander has them all.