Basketweave Sweater
Unlisted in the catalogues, this Blue version has been sighted by an eagle-eyed reader of the blog!
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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. 4 Comments
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Wow, here’s a recently posted auction at etsy. Appears to be the identical sweater. Bright blue!
https://www.etsy.com/listing/926081328/vintage-banana-republic-thick-blue
WHAT THE HECK? There’s no blue like that in the catalogues. Crazy.
I know, right? I see more and more stuff that appears totally authentic but was never in the catalogs afaik. They must’ve made a lot of “store-only” items, like my Amelia Earhart leather jacket in superdark green, almost black. It’s the real deal but …. yeah.
Mysteries abound!