Banana Republic Catalog No. 34 Holiday 1987: Gift Workbook

The 1987 Holiday Catalog (No. 34) and it’s update was the last holiday catalog Banana Republic did. The cover illustration by Rob Stein is a marvelous painting of the “Giftbook” with a handwritten shopping list and a pencil refracted through the shopper’s eyeglasses.

The ’87 Giftbook issue is whimsical and fun, with a game/quiz motif to help shoppers identify the perfect gift for a variety of colorful personality types. The trompe-loeil theme is carried through nicely.