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Short-Sleeved Bush Jacket

October 20, 2020 By In Men's Jackets, Men's Clothes No Comments

A Short-Sleeved Bush Jacket was offered in Summer 1988 only, although there were similar garments in the earlier days of BR.

The pictures below, from an October 2020 ebay sale, seem to show a darker khaki tan than the catalogue art, but it’s definitely a Khaki Short-Sleeve Bush Jacket.

The pictures below (ebay September 2020) SEEM to be the same garment, but it does not have belt loops or a belt, so it’s probably NOT the Short Sleeved Bush Jacket. Although its coloring is more true to the catalogue. However, there is nothing like it in the catalogues that I can find and I wanted to take note of it’s existence. It may be an uncatalogued item. Note that it is made in Hong Kong, where some of the nicer garments such as the Egyptian Cotton Safari line was made.

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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.