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Short-Sleeved Bush Jacket

A Short-Sleeved Bush Jacket was offered in Summer 1988 only, although there were similar garments in the earlier days of BR.

The pictures below, from an October 2020 ebay sale, seem to show a darker khaki tan than the catalogue art, but it’s definitely a Khaki Short-Sleeve Bush Jacket.

The pictures below (ebay September 2020) SEEM to be the same garment, but it does not have belt loops or a belt, so it’s probably NOT the Short Sleeved Bush Jacket. Although its coloring is more true to the catalogue. However, there is nothing like it in the catalogues that I can find and I wanted to take note of it’s existence. It may be an uncatalogued item. Note that it is made in Hong Kong, where some of the nicer garments such as the Egyptian Cotton Safari line was made.

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Robyn Adams
Robyn's fascination with Banana Republic began in 1984 when her Alaskan adventurer father began buying the clothing and giving her the catalogs. She loved the clothes and as an artist she was drawn to the illustrations. She went on to study illustration at art college in BR's hometown of San Francisco and worked for years as a background artist for animation. She is now based in Oakland, CA as a graphic designer and illustrator with Secret Fan Base . She's been collecting and archiving at Abandoned Republic since 2011.

3 Comments

  • Calvin James Wetzel on July 9, 2021

    I have this same shirt with the belt loops. You can not see the belt loops when viewed from the front and garment is flat. Thanks for the picture of the summer 1987 catalog, I wanted to know the catalog # of the shirt and the original price.

  • Calvin James Wetzel on July 9, 2021

    This jacket is in the Summer 1988 catalog, not summer 1987.

    • Robyn Adams on July 13, 2021

      Thanks for the correction! that was a typo.

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