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Tribal Animal T-Shirts

September 23, 2020 By In BR Logo Gear No Comments

These shirts were only offered in the Fall 1988 Catalogue. However, they are one of the most common BR T-Shirts to show up now. This may be due to the wide distribution of the catalogues by 1988 and/or the large number of stores in operation by then.

From the catalogue: “Every culture creates a unique way of portraying the natural world. We’ve silkscreened traditional tribal artwork on thick, 100% cotton t-shirts; a small sample of the human race’s incredible diversity of vision.”

Aboriginal Australian Kangaroo
Native Alaskan Bird
Mayan Monkey

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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.