As I was browsing through collection after collection of the usual designer catwalks, some of which were inspired and others which were simply bizarre, I came across the most unusual Boy By Band of Outsiders, a fashion group designing couture clothes for the streetwalker and hipster. Refusing to hold a usual catwalk show, Boy by Band of Outsiders displayed their collection in a video show featuring Kirsten Dunst in a mod-fashionable everyday look. The 2008 collection was shot with a Polaroid classic - how hipster. But their biggest strength is making clothes for real people.

Boy by Band of Outsiders has a distinct English school uniform inspired look full of pencil skirts, comfortable blouse tops, sweater dresses, light weight trenchcoats and blazers, and really cute simple shoes. Definitely along the major trend lines of the past couple years, this designer knows what’s big in the 20 something age range and isn’t afraid to make clothes that aren’t challenging, just wearable. What is best about the look is the classicness of the blouse, pencil skirt, and blazer combo. That’ll never ever go out of fashion. None of the designs from Band of Outsiders are new, but wearing clothes doesn’t have to be an advertisement of how cool you are - that should be left to what’s under it all.

I’m most in love with the blouse/pencil skirt combo. It’s classic, sexy, and smart. As an everyday fashion it works in the office, on the street, at a coffee shop, bar, or band hang out. If this was the average women’s look I’d eat my heart out with a spoon. I can only wish. Something about this just works and screams collegiate. It’s probably just my love for the school uniform/office attire look. It’s easy to dress it up with a classic blazer and black heels or drop it down with bright colored flats and funky sweater coat.

For a more casual evening look, the sweater dress is the ultimate outfit. One piece that’s fluid, comfortable, and classy. The wide collar reeks of hipness and keeps with the continuing 80s influence in fashion carried over from last year. Sweater dresses also have the perfect ability to create a soft feminine silhouette and hide unwanted weight no matter where it is.

The loose fitting square cut dress belted around the waist and paired with a relaxed fit coat is something straight out of the Olsen twins’ closet. Of the kids-turned-celebs, they have some of the best style and their own clothing line unfortunately doesn’t match their own trends. I think I saw Ashley Olsen wearing this on an Oprah interview. Simple is always a good way to g, but if you’re too slim this outfit doesn’t sit well (ahem, Ashley Olsen…) so normal people, it’s all yours.

I absolutely love the patchwork-style plaid trenchcoat. It has perfect proportions, not too long to be wearing the wearer and not too short to be completely for looks. The trenchcoat is also a perfect slimmer with long vertical lines and a belted waist. For people with short legs avoid longer trenches and perhaps look into hemming the bottom a little shorter for the great slimming effects while minimizing the shortening aspect of a long coat.

What can I say about the ultimate tomboy outfit - overalls. Boys can’t wear them without looking 5, but on the right woman it can and does work. Just make sure to not look to much like a boy. I would recommend this only for busty women and please wear it with a waist belt.

The collection is fantastic and I love it. If more women wore clothes like these on a daily basis, I’d be in heaven.