60/30 Khakis
The 60/30 Khakis are the sort of pants we love to make. Simple, incredibly comfortable and suited for the rain, grit and repetitive motion of real life. Khaki's you'll want to pull out of you closet and wear everyday. All the while staying lightweight, breathable and gifted with a true freedom of movement. Similar to our OG Pants in cut, but with a button front. Available now in Tan and Olive. Made in New York City with Swiss fabric. $157.
We called our new Khaki fabric "60/30 Cloth" in homage to the fabric that Sierra Design named their killer 60/40 Parka's after. Back in 1968 George Marks and Bob Swanson honed in on a 58% cotton, 42% nylon blend fabric as the ideal balance of handfeel, durability, water resistance and breathability. They rounded the numbers to 60/40 for marketing purposes and went on to make the iconic jacket of 1970's era hiking and camping. For our Khakis we wanted a fabric with a classic cotton twill handfeel, but with the durability of a hiking parka and a four way stretch for the ultimate freedom of movement. We settled on a combination of 64% cotton, 29% nylon and 7% elastane. We added a "self-cleaning" nanosphere treatment for extra water, dirt and grease resistance and quick drying properties. Then we rounded the numbers of to 60/30 for marketing purposes and the 60/30 Khakis were born.
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Workwear Pants
A pair of pants stripped down to it's most minimal form and rebuilt for pure function in a 21st century city. Hardwearing, comfortable, tough and honest. The Outlier Workwear cut.
Before we started Outlier we would blowout our jeans every few months, they just weren't made for how we ride our bikes. The Outlier Workwear pants are our attempt to make something better than jeans, an anti-jean if you will. We don't use denim, we aren't too concerned about fashion and we make no attempt at "authenticity." When Levi-Strauss invented the jean, we don't think he copied centuries old pants and fabric. Rather he tried to make the best pants he could with the technology of his day, which is exactly what we did.
We didn't study some long dead miner's trousers and then carefully distress the garment to match. We didn't track down some antique loom and use it to make our fabric exactly the way it was back then. You don't need to wear our pants for six months to break them in just right. There is nothing "authentic" about these pants at all, they're just a simple and strong garment you can live in day in and day out.
We started with the fabric, we wanted something that was both more durable than denim yet also more comfortable. We found it in the Outlier Doubleweave Canvas, a fabric that can take a serious beating yet feels great against the skin. The outer weave is a tough Cordora® canvas, the inside a soft brushed back. It's highly water resistant, quick drying and breathes incredibly well so you get none of that clammy constriction of wet denim. The self-cleaning lotus treatment keeps you looking crisp and smelling great. A curved waistband and gusseted crotch ensure full freedom of movement, just throw them on and start your day, let's go.
Available in Indigo Blue and Black.
Outlier for Women, the Daily Riding Pant
Ladies, don't ever say we didn't listen. Almost from day one we got requests for a women's version of our trousers, and since you are all smarter than us, we figured we better take your advice. It took three tries, but we think we finally got it right. Outlier for Women, the Daily Riding Pant.
Lean, sleek and made of our core 4Season fabric. You get all the men's performance features, in an elegant and slimming silhouette. The four way stretch and a soft inner face of the doubleweave twill fabric ensures you're always riding in both comfort and style. Wear them to work or out for drinks, rain or shine you'll be stepping off your bicycle looking good and feeling better.
Made locally in New York City. Not only does our 4Season fabric shed rain and dirt, dry fast and resist wear and tear, but it also meets the strict bluesign environmental standards. It's a low impact fabric, made with tight emissions standards that ensures it's produced with the absolute minimum amount of waste. A better way of clothing for a better way of life, enjoy them, and let us know what you think.
Fits true to size. Available in Slate Gray and Black, $180.
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4Season OG Pants - Iteration Three
The ultimate ride to work pants. We built the OUTLIER 4Season OG Pant to be worn day in and day out, both on and off your bike. To this you need something that can stand up to the ride and look good after it's done. The 4Season OGs are a clean cut slack with versatile performance, ready to handle everything from the pressure of the office to a rain storm on your commute. The OG stands for Original Garment, the OG pants are the reason we exist. While the first version we released was close to perfect we refuse to stop pushing, and we are now on the third iteration, a finely honed improvement to our core pants.
Why are these the best pants to bike to work in? On the bike, they breathe, they stretch, they wick and they repel light rain and road grime. At the office they drape beautifully, never stink of sweat, and look like the high quality made in New York City slacks that they are. Your coworkers will have no idea that you rode happily into work wearing them, while they stewed in traffic all morning. The self-cleaning nanosphere treatment means that coffee, wine and dirt roll off with ease, keeping you looking fresh and clean in the trickiest of situations. The Schoeller Dryskin Extreme fabric looks elegant, yet repels water. But when it does saturate, will dry in minutes (generally around 15-20). The doubleweave structure means it's tough and durable on the exterior, yet soft and comfortable inside. The four way stretch doubles-down on that comfort and means these pants move freely through any situation.
The Outlier Khaki OG
For many men putting on a pair of khakis is as much a part of the morning as breakfast. Take a daily operation, and subtly improve it. It's always been how we work at Outlier, and since we weren't quite ready to improve your breakfast, we came up with a better Khaki instead. A cleaner wearing pant, they move freer, breathe better, and handle moisture with ease. Whether you cycle to work everyday, or fly around the world on the regular, a straight up better pant to get the job done. The Outlier Khaki OGs.
In typical Outlier fashion when we decided to do a khaki, we dove into hands-on research. We hustled together a selection of technical cottons and started whipping up samples to test ride. There were loads of promising leads, but nothing quite delivered to the level we needed. In the end we wound up doing a full 180 and returned to our core 4Season fabric. From the handfeel to the way it moved, it proved the best option so far (of course we're always are looking for better.) So we commissioned a special flat tan khaki color and iteration one of the Outlier Khaki was born. With less yellow than most khakis, these pants look better with a wider range of skin tones and can match up with nearly any item in your wardrobe, perfect for a better core garment to build your day around.
Winterweight OG Pant
Just in time for snow, the Winterweight OGs are back. Made in New York City these pants are designed for life both on and off your bike, all winter long. Yeah you'll see your breath as you cross the bridges and zip past your coworkers trapped in traffic, but you'll wind up at work feeling great and looking better.
The Winterweight fabric is a heavier fleeced back version of our core 4Season fabric with a 3XDry Treatment. Designed to keep you warm and dry no matter where you ride, yet still look good and wear comfortably when you get inside. A four-way stretch ensures you can move freely, handle the repetitive motion of cycling and still look sharp and refined.
The 3XDry treatment is directional. It pushes water in just one direction, away from your body. It wicks away the sweat and moisture, breathes as well as you do, and is seriously water resistant. Most rain, snow or slush just beads up and rolls away. It's a softshell so eventually it will saturate in intense conditions but when it does get wet, you'll find yourself dry in 10-20 minutes when safe from the elements. The doubleweave fabric has Cordura woven towards the outside for durability and a soft fleecy interior for a beautiful warmth and comfort.
Medium lean in cut. Wear it with a sport coat and oxfords or a hoodie with sneakers. More importantly, wear it without thinking, wear it like a second skin, wear it like a classic that works for any occasion. Fits true to size.
Workwear Pants
A pair of pants stripped down to it's most minimal form and rebuilt for pure function in a 21st century city. Hardwearing, comfortable, tough and honest. The Outlier Workwear cut.
Before we started Outlier we would blowout our jeans every few months, they just weren't made for how we ride our bikes. The Outlier Workwear pants are our attempt to make something better than jeans, an anti-jean if you will. We don't use denim, we aren't too concerned about fashion and we make no attempt at "authenticity." When Levi-Strauss invented the jean, we don't think he copied centuries old pants and fabric. Rather he tried to make the best pants he could with the technology of his day, which is exactly what we did.
We didn't study some long dead miner's trousers and then carefully distress the garment to match. We didn't track down some antique loom and use it to make our fabric exactly the way it was back then. You don't need to wear our pants for six months to break them in just right. There is nothing "authentic" about these pants at all, they're just a simple and strong garment you can live in day in and day out.
We started with the fabric, we wanted something that was both more durable than denim yet also more comfortable. We found it in the Outlier Doubleweave Canvas, a fabric that can take a serious beating yet feels great against the skin. The outer weave is a tough Cordora® canvas, the inside a soft brushed back. It's highly water resistant, quick drying and breathes incredibly well so you get none of that clammy constriction of wet denim. The self-cleaning lotus treatment keeps you looking crisp and smelling great. A curved waistband and gusseted crotch ensure full freedom of movement, just throw them on and start your day, let's go.
Björn Wallander for Outlier
Wearing Merino Tee and Climbers
There is a special sort of light we always wanted to capture with Outlier. A soft sharp glow of sorts, the light of fresh Sunday morning as you ride through a silent city. When we first saw Björn's photos we knew we'd found a master of this golden hour. Luckily for us Björn saw our visceral, bikes in motion, style as a challenging way to expand beyond his core practice and the photos started rolling... This is just the beginning we hope...
Wearing Nailhead Cap and Merino Tee
The Summer Editions
size 31 Climbers
As the summertime heat kicks up, we have only one goal in a pair of pants, to make them feel like they aren't there at all. The Outlier Summer Edition pants don't quite make it to that point, but they get about as close as you can while still being worthy of being called pants. Coasting downhill in a nice breeze, you might just reach that promised land and forget you are wearing anything at all. The rest of time? Well you'll just have to settle for some of the lightest, most breathable and best wicking pants around. Then when that summer shower rolls through you'll find these pants are highly water resistant too and you'll actually be quite glad you are clothed.
Our Summerweight fabric is incredibly light for pants, at 180g/m2 it is actually lighter than our Empire Tee merino! It's engineered in Switzerland by Schoeller and there is magic in how they weave it. The outside is tightly woven nylon, forming a durable water resistant shell. The inside is loosely woven Coolmax, forming a soft face that pulls moisture away from your body. The only drawback is that at such a lightweight it's not quite as durable as our core 4Season fabric, but it's remarkably tough for it's weightclass.
The fabric has a fractal like surface texture that increases the surface area to amplify both the water resistance and the wicking. The directional 3xDry treatment then amplifies this whole effect again. It's really two treatments in one, the inside sucks in water pulling it to the outer surface and cooling you off. The outside however repels water so you can stay dry in light rain. Add in some stretch, some UV protection plus some antimicrobial properties, and you can probably understand a little why we love this fabric. The best way to know is through experience, so snap up a pair while they last.
The Summer Editions are available in both our classic OG Pants cut and the new slim Climber cut for $220. The color is a crisp pale gray and the run is super limited, just 18 pairs in each of the two cuts.
size 31 Climbers
size 31 OGs
The Climbers
This one is for the climbers, the mountain goats, the skinny guys built to race up mountains fast and blast down them a whole lot faster. Different body types need different clothing, and at Outlier we are out to make clothing that fits all sorts of cyclists body shapes. The Climber pants are a slim cut that fits fantastic on the skinnier dudes but also looks great on more average size bodies.
The OUTLIER Climber pants are a full on reengineering of slim cut pants for a cyclists world. The innovative vertical yoke removes most of the traditional stress points that cycling generates in a garment, allowing for a free range of movement. The curved waistband is higher in the back to hide your crack from the world and lower in the front to allow you to lean forward and ride in comfort. The spread back pockets are easy to access and positioned so you don't sit on them while riding. Cut slim for comfort, form and aesthetics. Fits slim to average built men. If you've got sprinter thighs though unfortunately you probably should pass on these, but rest assured we are working on garments cut just for your body type in the future.
The Climbers are made with our classic Outlier 4Season Lotus fabric, made by Schoeller Texiles in Switzerland. The four-way stretch gives you full movement, light rain beads off and rolls away, and when it does get wet it drys in minutes not hours. The self cleaning Lotus or Nanosphere treatment makes it highly resistant to oil, grease, dirt and coffee, so don't worry about your chain dirtying your pants or your morning cup of joe spilling all over you as you ride. This stuff wicks and breathes great too and it probably does some other things we forgot...
The Climbers are made in New York City and available in Black and Slate Gray. Click here for a Size Chart and more images.
4Season OG Pants
The perfect pair of pants for life on and off the bike. They stretch, breathe and are abrasion resistant for comfort in motion. Self cleaning, water and grease resistant to handle the elements. Tailored in New York City for style and quality.
For this release, we've touched up some detail points, making it even more durable and versatile. The leg opening is a tiny bit smaller, the stitching in the crotch is now a stretchable french seam and the waistband is redesigned for even more comfort. More details can be found after the jump.
January Experimental Drop - The 4Season Variations (SOLD OUT)
OG Pant 4Season Variation 2, Dark Gray - SOLD OUT
Rumor has always held that the devil is in the details. At Outlier, we are always chasing a particular devil through the details, the devil of perfection and quality. What that means to you is that we are always testing and experimenting with subtle ways to improve our garments. Once we get to a certain level of quality the only way to learn more is to get it out into the world at large and that's where our Experimental Drop series comes in.
This is our second Experimental Drop and for this one we took our classic OG 4Season pants and produced a very limited run of 2 variations that flip the fabric.
Variation 1 uses the exact same Schoeller Dryskin Extreme base fabric as the original 4Seasons, but uses a 3xDry treatment. This is a directional treatment that amplifies the already excellent wicking, breathing and water resistance properties of the fabric. It pulls sweat away from your body on the inside and repels it away on the out. Available in black.
Variation 2 also uses 3xDry, but it also adds a fleece backing. A touch softer and a touch warmer, you could call this the 4Season Northern Variation. Available in dark grey.
Like their original 4Season cousins the 4Season Variations are close to the perfect pair pants for life on and off the bike. They stretch, breathe, wick and are abrasion resistant for comfort in motion. Water and grease resistant to handle the elements. Tailored in New York City for style and quality.
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OUTLIER OG Dry Cotton (SOLD OUT)
Another day another drop! This time the OG Dry Cotton. A technical fabric with the strength and durability of nylon, the crisp look and feel of cotton and just enough stretch to keep you in motion throughout your day.
Made with Schoeller's 3XDry treatment, the inside wicks moisture away from the body, while the outside repels water and stains. The result is a highly breathable, durable and great looking garment for life on and off the bike.
This one looks very promising. All the benefits of cotton, without the shredding to pieces in a month thing. Let the experiment continue.
OUTLIER OG Workwears (SOLD OUT)
The classic OG Pant cut in a Workwear fabric. The exterior is a tough canvas, the inside a soft fleece. This is the durable one, it's got a high abrasion resistance, and Lotus treatment so that dirt and grease rolls off when exposed to water. It breathes great, is highly water resistant and dries fast. Available in a dark blueish gray.
OUTLIER Wool Lotus Trousers and Cap (SOLD OUT)
One thing we absolutely love is the classic look and feel of a high quality wool garment. Fine wool was historically the core cycling material, and we've flipped it with a Lotus self cleaning treatment to produce two more Outlier future classics. Announcing the OUTLIER Wool Lotus Trousers and the OUTLIER Wool Lotus Cap.
Like the sweet ride of your favorite steel bike or the victory drink after a job well done these wool trousers will not disappoint. Wool naturally wicks, breathes superior and doesn't trap odor, so you can be sure you'll show up feeling and looking your best. The fine suiting grade quality can be worn against the skin with no itch. The Lotus treatment is stain, dirt and water resistant so you don't have to worry if the sky's turn against you or if the road decides to kick up dirt. With four percent stretch these trousers will allow you to move freely, while still looking professional in even the most conservative of office environments.
For additional warmth and a down-right good look, we partnered with our friends at Victor Osborne to bring you the Wool Lotus Cap. Made in New York City this cycling cap is fully lined and of the highest quality in both construction and material. It's made with the same charcoal Wool Lotus we use in the trousers and lined with a cotton/poly blend. You'll find this cap is like a Brooks saddle, it works-in and molds perfectly to your head with a bit of time. It's made to fit most heads with a maximum stretch to 22.75 inches.
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OG Pant Winterweight Dry (SOLD OUT)
If you live as north as we do (and we're not that far north) you know that winter is coming fast and if you want to keep riding, you need the right gear. So just in time, Outlier's original garment the OG Pant is now available in our Winterweight Dry fabric.
Made in New York City these pants are designed for life both on and off your bike, all winter long. It might be freezing as you cross the bridge, you might need to dodge a couple taxis and of course you'll pass your coworkers trapped in traffic, but when you walk into the door at work you'll be feeling and looking great in your OG Winterweight Dry's.
Crafted with care and the classic Outlier attention to detail, they are styled to work everywhere from your office to a night in the city. The OG Winterweight Dry's are made with a hardcore technical fabric that will keep you warm and dry no matter where you ride. They have a 40% stretch so you can move freely. Yet hold up to the repetitive motion of cycling and still look sharp and refined.
The Dry treatment is directional. It pushes water in just one direction, away from your body. It wicks away the sweat and moisture, breathes as well as you do, and is seriously water resistant. Most rain, snow or slush just beads up and rolls away. It's a softshell so eventually it will saturate in intense conditions but when it does get wet, you'll find yourself dry in 10-20 minutes when safe from the elements. The fabric includes cordura grade nylon for major durability. The weave is such that the tough nylon is concentrated on the outside, while the inside is a fuzzy heat retaining fleece for warmth and comfort.
You could call this cut a true medium. Wear it with a sport coat and oxfords or a hoodie with sneakers. More importantly, wear it without thinking, wear it like a second skin, wear it like a classic that works for any occasion.
Sizing wise, these should fit similar at the waist to a Levis 501 jean of the same size. Because they stretch, some people like to size down one size to get a slightly slimmer profile. The inseams on our pants are a minimum of 34" and like most high-end pants, are designed to be hemmed by you for the perfect length.
More details on shipping and service can be found here.
Zach wearing a size 32 OG Pant in Winterweight Dry Gray.
OG Pant 4Season Black Lotus
OG Pant 4Season Black Lotus
Sorry we are sold out of our online inventory of the 4Season Black Lotus. Stock is still available via Trackstar, Chari & Co and Affinity. We have an experimental 4Season variation coming around the end of January and expect a new supply of proper 4Seasons in the early spring.
The perfect pair pants for life on and off the bike. They stretch, breathe and are abrasion resistant for comfort in motion. Self cleaning, water and grease resistant to handle the elements. Tailored in New York City for style and quality.
Our goal has always been to make future classics, clothes that work as well yesterday as they will in a few years. Only time will tell if we succeeded but we certainly think we are on the right track.
Made in New York City with Schoeller Dryskin Extreme fabrics, these pants are designed for the ultimate in versatility, both socially and technologically. This is the best technical fabric around, you'll stay cool and dry no matter how hard you ride. The Lotus or Nanosphere coating is "self cleaning" (that's the technical term no lie.) The surface is coated in nanoscopic spikes that prevent grease and stain molecules from bonding to the fabric. Water just rolls off, taking with it any dirt that might remain.
It's water resistant and quick drying, so no worries if the sky turns against you. As a softshell it will eventually saturate in the craziest storms, but get indoors and you'll find yourself dry in 10-20 minutes. Light rain? Forget it, that stuff just rolls right off, just like the coffee or red wine you might have spilled upon it.
You could call this cut a true medium. It stretches as you ride, but drapes beautifully off the bike. You could rock it with a sport coat and oxfords or a hoodie with sneakers. More importantly you can wear it without thinking, wear it like a second skin, wear it like a classic that works in any occasion.
Sizing wise, these should fit similar at the waist to a Levis 501 jean of the same size. Because they stretch some people like to size down one size to get a slightly slimmer profile. The inseams on our pants are a minimum of 34" and like most high end pants are designed to hemmed to length by you.
More details on shipping and service can be found here.
Original Garment
We've been getting inquiries as to when our pants will be available. (Thanks again to Arkitip and HighSnobiety for featuring us!)
The good news is that they'll be available this October through our site. We're just finishing up production now (right here in nyc) and looking to have them posted in the next few weeks. For anyone that wants to pre-order, we're offering a special pre-order price of $180 (regularly $240). Just email us and we'll put you on the list. This season they're available in black.
Ride well.
More Motion
Yeah we love those motion shots, this one featuring the Outlier OG pants in the 4Season gray... Keep it moving.