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" Other than, you know, fashion, food is Gant Creative Director Christopher Bastin&amp;#039;s most deeply held obsession, one that he mined for the brand&amp;#039;s fall/winter 2013 collection, unveiled last night at the historic New York restaurant One if by Land, Two if by Sea. So how do edibles influence Gant&amp;#039;s design? &amp;quot;They don&amp;#039;t, really,&amp;quot; Bastin says. &amp;quot;Rugger has become about dressing people that inspire us, like Team Americano for spring. We grew the family this season.&amp;quot; Bastin and his team looked to Brooklyn&amp;#039;s flourishing locavore food movement for fall&amp;#039;s offerings, and found three borough-based operations that typify it: Fraternal chefs and authors Max and Eli Sussman; Colin Spoelman and David Haskell of Kings County Distillery (responsible for the first legally produced whiskey from New York City since the Prohibition); and Rob Behnke, Matt Burns, and Casey Gilbertson of The Brooklyn Salsa Company. &amp;quot;They&amp;#039;re all artisans in what they do,&amp;quot; Bastin says, &amp;quot;and what translates to our clothing is that passion.&amp;quot; Bastin, who&amp;#039;s based in Stockholm, visited New York eight times last year, and during each trip he made it a point to visit Manhattan&amp;#039;s cooler cousin (Brooklyn is very hip, haven&amp;#039;t you heard?) to &amp;quot;stuff my face and hunt for vintage&amp;quot; at second-hand treasure troves like 10 ft. Single by Stella Dallas (beware of demons, Chris). &amp;quot;It&amp;#039;s about a certain blend of things coming together now,&amp;quot; says Eli Sussman (currently slinging hash at Boerum Hill&amp;#039;s Mile End Deli). &amp;quot;It&amp;#039;s not necessarily about clothes \u2014 though I do feel very stylish right now in this suit \u2014 but there&amp;#039;s a certain style that encompasses, say the design of the Kings County Distillery bottle, or the plates we hope to put out tonight. There has to be substance. It has to taste good, but it has to look good, too.&amp;quot;   Bastin, center, surrounded by his &amp;quot;museos&amp;quot; Guests were treated to fare from the food-obsessed Brooklynites, as well as a glimpse at the autumn collection, aptly titled &amp;quot;Brooklyn Luxe.&amp;quot; &amp;quot;It&amp;#039;s a little less sprezzatura than last season,&amp;quot; Bastin says. &amp;quot;Winter is cozier, so it&amp;#039;s a little chunkier, a little less tailored.&amp;quot; This translated to softer silhouettes (a relaxed navy suit), washed-out colors (a pale green army coat, faded jeans), and vintage-inspired outerwear. And while Gant is currently based in Sweden, it&amp;#039;s American at heart, so Bastin tapped the label&amp;#039;s New England prepster origins before he added a bit of Kings County attitude to the mix. Above, some shots of the scene last night. Below, a few of our favorite looks from fall.   "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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