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NEW YORK - "Mad Men" has gone beyond a fashion fad. The AMC show about a 1960s ad agency - in which style is as important as the characters and plot - continues to influence runways and retailers with a branded collection debuting next week at Banana Republic.
Movies and TV are not uncommon inspiration for fashion designers - especially when it's a highly stylized look. Vera Wang had her "Deadwood" collection, Anna Sui mined "Doctor Dolittle" and Tommy Hilfiger has tapped "The Royal Tenenbaums" more than once, but the influence of "Mad Men" has had a straight run for more than four years, reintroducing the masses to skinny ties, pocket squares and body-hugging dresses.See the full content of this document
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'Mad Men' Inspires Banana Republic Fashions
The new clothing line also provides a temporary fix for "Mad Men" devotees awaiting the show's return in 2012. No new episodes of the show aired this year.
The clothes a...See the full content of this document
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