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“Safari” Shirt Guide

I’ve always had a hard time keeping these shirts straight in my mind, especially “Safari” vs “Expedition” so I created this guide as a cheat sheet. They all have different types and weights of fabric, but online pictures make it hard to tell. Pockets hold the most clues.

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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

  • Gary Pinkerton on May 5, 2020

    Nice cheat sheet. It will definitely be handy 👍
    Thanks Robyn

  • Julie Higginbotham on October 15, 2020

    Echoing Gary’s comment; great work. (Except of course that there was some period when the Naturalist shirt did not have snaps. It had snaps. Then buttons. Then (apparently after an outcry) snaps again.

    • Robyn Adams on October 20, 2020

      Check the Naturalist Shirt entry for a cool update!

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