Banana Republic Catalog # 28, Summer 1986: Voices From Africa
“Voices From Africa” presents Banana Republic at it’s height, in my opinion. The company is robustly expanding and catching on across the country and the world, and the artwork and product are top notch, but still funky and authentic. This catalog so perfectly sells you on the heart of the BR concept, exotic wanderlust, counterculture idealism mixed with yuppie consumerism, and a heavy dose of colonial fantasy and dreams of a bygone era. Another epic cover from RB Artist Rob Stein sets the stage for the adventure that awaits within. Get your credit card out, the toll-free number is waiting for your call.
Banana Republic was the best themed shop ever conceived, I used to see adverts for their goods in Road & Track magazine in the 1970s. When I left England to start a new life in Australia with my family, we travelled via USA for a holiday and I bought the photographers vest, which I still have. It was a crying shame when the original concept was changed and if I was 40 years younger I would start a copycat store. Thanks for keeping the catalogues for viewing, regards Nigel