GANT by Michael Bastian spring / summer 2012 New York Fashion Week presentation.

“What I know of Hawaii is from watching the Brady Bunch shows from the seventies,” the designer said at his Gant presentation. “But sometimes your idea of something can be even better than the real thing.” Bastian’s dream combination of Hawaiian fever and seventies love translated into a hippie-dippie version of all-American classics. Even the models were cast with Marcia and Greg in mind. “This collection is about being happy and fun,” Bastian said, grinning ear to ear. “It’s about what you can throw into your bag for a summer weekend and just go.”