Outlander

Outlander is a luxury and streetwear fashion platform based in Rotherham, England, founded by Callum McCafferty in 2014. ^†1 After 11 years online, it moved into print with Outlander #1. ^†2 The second print issue, themed "Icons", had Willem Dafoe on one of its covers. ^†1

History

Outlander appeared in 2014 and describes itself as a "blogger-zine". ^†3 The magazine's own account says it was launched on X. ^†4 In a 2023 interview with Complex, its founder said the page began under the handle Street Fashion 01 rather than the Outlander name, and that the page still used that handle. In the same year Complex reported that Outlander had 370,000 followers on Twitter and 75,000 on Instagram, with more than 2 million Instagram profile views a month. ^†3

The first print issue, Issue 01: The First Ever, was published in 2025. ^†5 It had two alternative covers, one showing Justin Bieber dressed in Skylrk and the other Travis Scott wearing Hermès. Jeremy Leslie, the founder of magCulture, included it in a December 2025 list of his favourite magazines. ^†2 Outlander and Hennessy X.O marked the issue with events in New York, Paris and London: an event at Iron 23 in New York, a gathering at the Pablo T Shirt Factory in Paris, and a dinner for contributors at Decimo in London. ^†5

The second print issue, Issue 02: Icons, was published in 2026 with three covers: Pikachu, Ms. Lauryn Hill and Erykah Badu, and Willem Dafoe. The Pikachu cover was printed in two holographic variants, sent out at random in sealed wrapping. ^†6 The Blueprint reported that the editorial team spent eight months on the issue. For his cover, Dafoe wore a suit made for the shoot and decorated with images of his well-known poses; the photographer was Conor Cunningham. ^†7 Inside, McCafferty interviews Dafoe. Hill and Badu were photographed by Elliot Hensford at the first UK edition of the Diaspora Calling! festival in Milton Keynes, in an editorial inspired by archival West African family portraits. ^†1

Publishing history timeline

1. Founded

   2014

   Outlander appeared online, first under the social media handle Street Fashion 01.

2. First print issue

   2025

   Outlander published Issue 01: The First Ever, with covers of Justin Bieber and Travis Scott.

3. Second print issue

   2026

   Outlander published Issue 02: Icons, with covers of Pikachu, Ms. Lauryn Hill and Erykah Badu, and Willem Dafoe.

Editorial profile

magCulture describes the print magazine as covering "fashion's past, present, and future", with conversations with tastemakers, profiles of established and emerging designers, features on subjects ranging from garment production to the spaces clothing occupies, and fashion editorials that mix high-end and everyday clothing. Callum McCafferty is its founder and editor-in-chief, and Luke Brown is its designer. ^†1 Complex reported in 2023 that Outlander's posts about young designers and about labels such as Off-White, KidSuper and A-COLD-WALL* performed well. Its founder said Outlander "is for that individual who really doesn't care about dressing for the approval of others." ^†3

Issue 02 uses several print techniques: an 8-page gatefold, scratch-and-sniff pages, thermochromic and metallic inks, die-cut windows, pull-out posters, origami inserts and three sticker sheets. ^†6 One sticker sheet lets readers assemble a Porsche. ^†1

External links

• Official website

Published on: 13 November 2026 05:40