Unisex
The Bushman’s Raincoat
Introduced in the Fall 1985 “Notes from the Outback” catalog, the Bushman’s Raincoat is one of the more distinctive items BR produced. It’s about as dramatic and interesting as a raincoat gets and will make you look like you stepped right out of the 1982 Aussie film “Man From Snowy River” (my own mother’s favorite … Continue reading
Bush Vest
The Hooded Bush Vest is one of the few items that was present pretty much all the way through the Banana Republic catalog run. It is featured in my earliest catalog, Holiday 1982, and probably dates back even earlier. It was in the final fall 1988 catalog and every catalog in between. The size of … Continue reading
It is the Banana Republic Shirt. Literally.
I saw a couple of these show up on eBay this week. One “Banana Republic Shirt” and one Yukon shirt. Both are something I remember having–I think it was always one of the most affordable items in the catalog, always threw one in with an order. The style (as evidenced by eBay listings) is apparently … Continue reading
Banana Republic Old English Wildlife Engraving T-Shirts
These are some very memorable t-shirts from the vintage Banana Republic era. They were staples of the catalogs for a long time and the images were used extensively on BR packaging–shopping bags, shoes boxes, etc. Modern BR has even reissued the shirts, which would be nice as they’d be sized for larger body types. Still, … Continue reading
Socks
You searched far and wide for a page on vintage Banana Republic socks and now you’ve found it. Feels good, doesn’t it? Yeah, me too.








