Like wearing a warm, expensive hug. We combined what we love about the Soft Core Wool Vest and Supermarine Rain Shirt to create the looks of a button down shirt paired with the warmth of a jacket. It keeps out the winter weather with a highly water resistant cotton outer and the Superfine Merino inner is a next to skin dream. It rounded out to a pretty penny but we liked it so much we made a few anyway. Beautifully warm without being too hot. An Outlier Experiment.
Like many Outlier products, this adventure started with the material. In one of our many fabric hunts we stumbled across something very different, almost alien. Insanely lightweight, fully waterproof and many times stronger than steel. Technically it's called nonwoven Dyneema, and we knew when we saw it we would have to do something with it. We just didn't know what.
When we encountered the elegantly pared back nonwoven Dyneema packs of Hyperlite Mountain Gear we knew we had to do something with them. We became one of their very first customers and then started about what we could make together. The result is the Minimal Backpack.
The premise was simple; what was the simplest and lightest pack we could make that was still suitable for daily use? Nonwoven Dyneema is an insanely expensive material, even by Outlier standards. It's also extremely difficult to sew, so producing a simple yet highly functional design is crucial to making this stuff work. Thankfully Mike St. Pierre of Hyperlite has been working with the material over the past few years and has even built a small factory in Biddeford Maine. By the time Outlier got involved most of the hard work was done. We met up with Mike out in Utah this past summer and swiftly came up with a plan to birth the Minimal Backpack. A roll top backpack that's waterproof and packs down to fit into a jacket pocket.
We've always loved traditional watch caps, but we thought they'd be even better knitted up with a 3-ply Italian merino yarn for softness and warmth. The Short Watch Cap has a drop stitch fold and fits snugly over the top of the ears for that classic military look. For those wanting more coverage, there is the Long Watch Cap with 12 inches to play with; you can roll it up or keep it flat. Whether you go Long or go Short, we guarantee good looks and a warm head.
Even when it's brick cold out here in NYC we still want to hit the streets, stay warm and look sharp. Made for the cold winter days, we took our classic OG pant and added the warmth of merino inside. The Schoeller doubleweave fabric has an extra fine merino inner face that's been brushed, making it even softer and warmer. Merino wicks moisture away from your skin to keep you dry and warm yet never clammy. Light rain, slush and grime get shrugged off with the self-cleaning Nanosphere® treatment. They drape beautifully, never stink of sweat and are made in NYC for quality. Unbelievably comfortable and highly durable, the Woolback OGs travel from the snowy streets to the bar without sacrificing comfort or looks.
The Outlier Merino Hoodie is made from superfine New Zealand Merino. Merino means it is soft, comfortable, warm and breathable, for everyday wear. We use an 18.8 micron grade of merino that most other companies use for next to skin garments, it's comfortable enough to rock naked. Merino is naturally odor resistant so it doesn't stink after a day (or three) of wear like so many other materials will. When you start pedaling hard, the merino wicks away moisture keeping you dry and cool. Slow down or stop though and it will keep you as warm as any other good wool sweater. Head inside and its temperature regulating properties mean you won't overheat.
We love the idea of a classic cardigan so we decided to try our hand at one, Outlier style. A sharp looking cardigan done up in a double faced nylon/merino fabric. The Outlier Technical Merino Cardigan boasts a shawl collar and five custom Corozo buttons. Front pockets and a tailored fit finish it off for a classic look. An inner nylon face and merino outer make it more durable and structured than merino-only garments. The sweet spot between a sport coat and a hoodie, it's highly versatile and good looking enough to take you just about anywhere. An Outlier experimental release.
There is a place where nature and technology intertwine like lovers to create something new. Cottons twist around nylons, wools bond to fleeces, artificial down is layered between wool knits and wovens, nanotech dosed nylons are modeled after lotus leaves, cottons are engineered so tightly they become water barriers.
At Outlier we want to create the future of clothing; to get there nature and technology must overcome their age old conflicts and weave into one. Outlier Fall 2011: In A Technical Nature.
A classic wool peacoat reengineered for a life of freedom. We've always loved vintage navy peacoats, there is nothing better for walking around town on a cold wet winter morning. Problem is, the traditional fabric is so constrictive you can barely reach a subway straphanger in one, let alone get comfortable riding your bike. The Liberated Wool Peacoat keeps the classic peacoat aesthetics but uses an innovative cut and a 2.5 layer wool softshell fabric to create a cool weather jacket fit for motion and comfort.
The Liberated Wool fabric has a beautiful yarn-dyed wool outer face and soft fleece interior. Holding them together is a water and wind resistant polyurethane bond. The result is a warm fabric with the sharp looks of quality wool, the soft flexibility of fleece and the breathable weather resistance that only the Swiss can architect.
Made in NYC using yarn dyed Swiss fabric and custom Corozo buttons. High buttoned collar and merino/nylon inner cuffs for warmth. Perfectly pitched three piece sleeve and modulated back pleat for superior arm movement. Dolomite Blazed Cotton seam binding tape.
Some pieces just need to happen and we knew we'd be doing a henley the minute we first started working with merino. We took our time though, before finely settling on a Super 100 ribbed knit fabric. The rib structure minimizes skin to fabric contact keeping it cooler in the summer. We sourced the Zque certified merino direct from New Zealand and picked a Super 100 (18.9 micron) yarn for an amazing comfort. A fabric that feels this good deserves a great feeling button, so we sourced some US made rubber buttons to finish it off. We had it all cut and sewn in the New York Garment District and it was on from there.
Outlier presents the Pivotal Bomber. A versatile softshell jacket ready to take the world over.
Only Schoeller Textiles can weave softshell fabrics this good; a rugged nylon twill on the outside for durability and water resistance, a soft three-dimensional latticework on the inside to maximize breathability and comfort. Outlier 4Season Doubleweave Twill fabric. Four way stretch. Self-cleaning NanoSphere® treatment. Patent pending pivot sleeve construction. Riri zipper. Merino core nylon cuffs and collar. Gusseted cigarette pocket with self locking clasp. Beautifully sewn in New York City's garment district. The Outlier Pivotal Bomber Jacket.
Our mission at Outlier has always been to pull menswear, kicking and screaming, into the 21st century. The Autumnweight 60/30 Chinos are our deep cover operative, the ones that seamlessly cross the border between tech and classic. The result, a superior chino for every day use.
We blasted apart a traditional khaki pant and rebuilt it from the ground up, starting with the fabric. The Autumnweight 60/30 Cloth is a dense cotton twill reconstructed with a healthy infusion of micronylon and elastane. Woven in Switzerland by Schoeller Textiles this fabric has the soft hand and good looks of a broken-in chino, but with the rugged durability of a hiking parka. What really sets it apart is the four way stretch. Traditional stretch fabrics only stretch left and right, this fabric also stretches up and down for a true freedom of movement. It's a liberating effect that needs to be worn to be understood.
The fabric is finished on the nanoscopic level with Schoeller's NanoSphere®, which basically means the pants stay clean longer and dry faster without compromising the breathability of the fabric in any way. In building the pant we used an integrated waistband design mainly used in combat trousers. It's significantly more expensive to sew, but makes for a pant that both fits better and moves better. For the pockets and lining we used a linen-cotton blend to maintain a dry, comfortable next-to-skin environment. A hidden stash pocket, key loops and invisible front button round out the picture. A polished chino you aren't afraid to get rough in, the Autumnweight 60/30 Chinos. Available in Safari, Navy and Olive.
Elegantly bombproof and quietly powerful. The new Outlier pant for the next level of work. The New Works.
What you put on in the morning should never constrain what you do with your day. We made the New Works because we wanted a simple do-anything pant. Tough enough to handle the great outdoors, good looking enough to get you through any doorway, and comfortable enough that you know that you belong where ever you wind up.
The New Works are built around our Strongcloth - Scandinavian Air Forged Canvas. The secret to this cloth is in the unique way it utilizes Supplex yarns to create a fabric that is simultaneously cotton-soft and seriously rugged. The Supplex fibers are incredibly fine and have been forged using an air jet process that gives the fiber a natural kink similar to cotton. Dozens of these fibers are then twisted together to form a thick yarn that is used to weave a tough yet simple canvas fabric. The softness of fine fiber, the relaxed breathability associated with cotton and the toughness of high grade nylon all bound together in a luxuriously strong cloth.
Cut medium lean with a straight leg and extended gusset for full freedom of movement. Made in NYC using Swedish fabric. Ships next week in Slate. $147.
Three layers of highly breathable insulation for a dry and versatile warmth. A soft core of knit superfine New Zealand merino for a comfortable body climate. An outer face of virgin wool flannel for outdoor performance and sharp looks. Sandwiched in between is a 120 gram Primaloft Infinity insulation. Nice and warm, but carefully designed to avoid overheating. Handwarming front pockets, a two way metal zip and a reach around pocket on the rear. Made in the SF Bay Area with imported fabric.
From fabric to cut our Storm King Parka is a full spectrum rethinking of the rain shell.
The Storm King Parka is built around our Supermarine® Cotton, a 21st century edit to a nearly forgotten World War II fabric. You can think of it as the pinnacle of cotton technology, highly breathable, extremely water resistant and completely windproof. It can only be made using the longest staple Egyptian cotton fiber, woven together in a dense weave that swells up and seals when exposed to water.
For this iteration of the parka, we headed out to Vancouver and found a factory to properly tape up the seams for additional storm-proofing. We dialed in the cut, and sharpened up the details: Prim S snap closures, Italian seam tape, three double access envelope pockets with snap garages, a two way Riri Aquazip in the front, full sleeve zips, half pit zips, interior megastash pocket, hi-visibility hood design and a four-piece modified Pivot Sleeve construction for maximum freedom of movement.
Here at Outlier we always enjoy an opportunity to collaborate with companies we like, it gives us a chance to make garments that break outside of our normal scope. Our friend John "Prolly" Watson hooked us up with our neighbors MИШKA and plans were laid. They brought some great plaid prints in MИШKA colors to the table and we brought our patent pending Pivot Sleeve shirt construction. In the end we got some beautifully detailed cotton plaid button ups in fresh colors, sewn up at MИШKA's facilities in China. Detailed with MИШKA branded 20 ligne buttons, 1/4" top-stitching, our classic "storm flap" chest pocket and double button adjustable cuffs. The fabric is perfectly pattern matched and the Pivot Sleeve gives you a tailored fit with a full range of movement. Let's just say that more than a couple of us are sporting them here at the office. Available in Gray Plaid, Purple Plaid, and Red/Blue Plaid.
