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Bench Leather Jacket

August 31, 2020 By In Leather Jackets, Men's Jackets No Comments
Fall 1987

This jacket reminds me of the On-The Road jacket a little It has the same leather cuff protectors and light coloring. I also like the lining very much. A handsome jacket only offered in Fall and Christmas 1987.

From the catalogue: “Once upon a time, in a humble saddler’s shop, there was a lambskin covering on a worktable, and every day this lambskin cover was smoothed and stretched as the saddler worked his fine leathers upon it. One day we happened along and noticed that the lowly “bench leather” had tempered to a patina far surpassing that of the skins it was meant to protect. And so we took this supremely malleable leather off the bench and gave it its chance to shine, in a jacket that’s all the great leather jackets you ever wanted. The style is simple and classic because the leather is special enough. We love happy endings. “

Banana Republic Catalog #33 Fall 1987 Bench Leather Jacket, Ranch Belt, Fellwalking Sweater Banana Republic Catalog #34 Holiday 1987 Houndstooth Shirt, Richard Walker's Pants, Bench Leather Jacket, Freelance Briefcase
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Robyn’s fascination with Banana Republic began in 1984 when her Alaskan adventurer father began buying their clothing and giving her their catalogs. She loved the clothes, and as an artist, she was drawn to the illustrations. Robyn went on to study illustration at an art college in Banana Republic’s hometown of San Francisco, CA, and she worked for years as a background artist for animation. She is now based in Oakland, CA and works as a graphic designer and illustrator. She has been collecting and archiving at Abandoned Republic since 2011.