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Women’s Traveling Shoes

April 20, 2021 By In Women's Clothes, Women's Shoes 1 Comment

Introduced in Spring 1985. From the catalogue: “At last–intelligently designed traveling shoes for women, blissfully comfortable for walking but dressy enough for dinner; shoes equally at home with skirts, pants, or shorts; shoes that mold to your feet, ad give when they swell. The heelless Vibram sole has ridges that grip the ground and cushion your step. Made in Italy of soft calfskin in three earthy colors for women who cover a lot of territory.”

Tan version from eBay sale

The heel protectors on this example were added.
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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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  • Olivia Tackett on February 12, 2025

    I was so happy to find this site! I ADORED the Banana Republic catalogues of the late 80’s and had these exact same traveling shoes! I also had a few blouses and a skirt. Maybe a belt, also. Oh how I wish they still made this stuff . . . (“Out of Africa” is my favourite movie).

    Thanks for the memories 🙂

    Olivia

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