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Scott Sternberg, the cookie-loving designer behind Band of Outsiders, told WWD he was inspired by a combination of Billie Holiday and Atari for his Fall 2013 women's line: Holiday for the silhouettes, Atari for the collection's dot-matrixy graphics.
The wackadoodle hats all the models were wearing also owe their origins to Billie Holiday. According to Vogue, they are a modern mashup of the baseball cap and the turban, a nod to the singer's favorite head gear. See it all after the jump.
· All NYFW Fall 2013 coverage [Racked]
· Band of Outsiders RTW Fall 2013 [WWD]