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" For his fall/winter 2013 collection for Gant, designer Michael Bastian looked to artist Norman Rockwell&amp;#039;s picturesque vision of post-war America. Fittingly, the collection was shown in a studio at The Art Student&amp;#039;s League of New York, where the illustrator once studied. There, models sat for painted or sketched portraits in clothes from the collection, an update on classic mid-century men&amp;#039;s-wear, which Bastian titled &amp;#039;In Stockbridge,&amp;quot; after the Massachusetts hamlet where Rockwell lived and worked. Bastian cited the era&amp;#039;s natural mashup of styles \u2014 standard issue uniforms being worn with collegiate blazers and athletic sweatshirts as guys returned home from WWII and flooded American universities \u2014 as one of his reason&amp;#039;s for landing on his chosen theme. And the offerings reflected that idea quite nicely, with military inspired pants and bomber jackets, tailored jackets and trousers, and laid-back tees and sweats all making a showing. But regardless of the historical inspiration, everything Bastian showed \u2014 a navy blazer, flannel baseball cap, washed leather jacket, or suede belt \u2014 looked both familiar and fresh. Which, well, has always been one his talents.      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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