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Traveler’s Shirt or Twill Shirt

The Fall/Holiday 1986 catalogues introduced the Egyptian Cotton Twill Shirt, which has a similar look to the Expedition Shirt with its angled chest pockets, but the pockets have a pleat in them and the shirt lacks epaulets. It came in Ivory, Khaki and Navy.

The shirt was rebranded in Summer 1987 as the Egyptian Cotton Twill Traveler’s Shirt using the same artwork and new catalogue copy. It came in Ivory and White and was sold alongside the Traveler’s Sportcoat.

Not sure about the color on this shirt below, but it appears to be a Traveler’s Shirt.

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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.

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  • marc english on July 21, 2022

    bought this shirt in Harvard Square, Cambridge, circa 1986 and literally wore this shirt to hell, to shreds.

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