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Safari Dress

September 22, 2020 By In Women's Clothes, Women's Dresses No Comments

A Safari Dress was a staple of the women’s wardrobe for a long time. As you can see in the catalog gallery at the bottom of the page they switched from the fine Egyptian Cotton of the Safari Jackets to a slightly heavier “Naturalist’s cloth” later in the run. The photos on this page are from various eBay auctions, none of which included the belt that the dress came with. Obviously it needs a belt of some kind. Paired with the Traveling Boots and a classic belt and you were good to go on a globetrotting adventure.

The early Safari Dress (1983-840 was made of Egyptian Cotton, the same stuff as the Safari Jackets. Later they switched to Naturalist’s Cloth, a slightly coarser material.

Egyptian Cotton Safari Dress in the Fall 1983 Catalogue.
An Egyptian Cotton Safari Dress.
Made in Hong Kong
Spring 1987 Safari Dresses in Naturalists Cloth
A Khaki Safari Dress in Naturalist cloth. Missing belt.
Banana Republic Summer 1986 No. 28 Women's Australian Jeans, Danish Miller's Shirt, Safari Dress, Women's Traveling Boots, Dorothy Callins and Crya McFadden Testimonial Banana Republic Catalog No. 19, Summer 1984 Banana Republic Catalog #15 Fall 1983 Women's Dutch Army Shirt, Sahara Smock, Safari Dress Banana Republic Catalog No. 16 Holiday 1983 Dutch Army Shirt, Sahara Smock, Regiment Belt, Safari Dress BRSummer1983_008 Banana Republic Catalog No.10 Holiday 1982 Safari Rain Hat, Flight Deck Jersey, Seattle Rain Slicker, Safari Dress Banana Republic #21 Christmas 1984 RAF Sweater, Swedish Bandolier, Women's Safari Shirt, Safari Dress, Traveler's Tropical Wool Pants Banana Republic Spring 1987 Safari Dress, Australian Schoolbag, Pure White Shirt, Pigskin Belt, Women's Chino Trousers Banana Republic #20 Fall 1984 RAF Sweater, Swedish Bandolier, Women's Safari Shirt, Safari Dress, Traveler's Tropical Wool Pants, Banana Republic Fall UPDATE 1984 RAF Sweater, Swedish Bandolier, Women's Safari Shirt, Safari Dress, Traveler's Tropical Wool Pants,
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Robyn Adams
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.