Bastian of Chic

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid1SjYIFLa1E99v0aFnX8mpdCYAMuG4_OIQQJ3O47bU8Uun-6Amqj1OmFeyHD62ZZX_hEeYZyjkJbu_gEIRKBy5hohxX1Qr4U7FrA7bm9crgWKAanIvrpO_ZCdigV22AN9D6tGDHc47zAt/s1600/michael+bastian+by+ian+allen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" j6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid1SjYIFLa1E99v0aFnX8mpdCYAMuG4_OIQQJ3O47bU8Uun-6Amqj1OmFeyHD62ZZX_hEeYZyjkJbu_gEIRKBy5hohxX1Qr4U7FrA7bm9crgWKAanIvrpO_ZCdigV22AN9D6tGDHc47zAt/s400/michael+bastian+by+ian+allen.jpg" width="380" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I don't attend any men's fashion shows but if there was one I did decide to attend, it would be <a href="http://www.michaelbastiannyc.com/"><span style="color: #b45f06;">Michael Bastian</span></a>.  I love his modern take on preppy male clothing.  His chic style also extends to his West Village apartment.  You might remember it from the September 2008 issue of <em>Domino</em> magazine.  It still looks just as good more than two years later and he is often still photographed at home.  Most recently for <a href="http://www.esquire.com/style/michael-bastian-0311"><span style="color: #b45f06;">Esquire</span></a> magazine who has profiled the debonair designer for their March 2011 issue.  There is even a blog dedicated to the designer entitled <a href="http://affairwithmb.wordpress.com/"><span style="color: #b45f06;">My Affair with Michael Bastian</span></a>.  It's one thing to write a blog.  It's quite another to have someone write one dedicated to you.  Wonder if the author attends the fashion show.  </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Bastian of Chic

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