When we hear the name Jessica Joffe, we think: Patrick McMullan, Banana Republic ad (Spring 06), the New York Observer, that Stylecaster video, etc. When most other people hear that name, they just think: Who? So here’s another piece for that puzzle called, “Who is she, and why is she everywhere?”. Jessica Joffe, the redhead Read more →
“If I were in a band in sixth grade I would have called it The Banana Republic Club.” –Derek Blasberg, while interviewing Alison Mosshart in the new Interview.
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We think Arlenis deserves some kind of award. Maybe something like a Most Successful Model in the Least Amount of Time award? Not even seven months have gone by since we first spotted her at the Banana Republic Fall 08 show approximately one week into her career, and she’s already been in Vogue and WWD, Read more →
We’ve been meaning to go through our closet lately, since every drawer seems to have a six-inch high padding of “maybe I’ll wear it” clothes that never sees the outside world. So good thing Banana Republic’s giving us a reason to get going. Who: Banana Republic and Goodwill What: Their second annual sweater and coat Read more →
Banana Republic’s coming up on its 30th anniversary, and to celebrate the achievement of keeping us in merino crew neck sweaters for three decades, they’re releasing their City Insider Guide, a limited-edition Zagat (but not) to NYC along with some shopping freebies. The Guide will be available in BR stores from August 28th to September Read more →
Today’s WWD may be a little funky so far, but there’s at least one story they made sure to get up there, and it’s pretty dire. They’ve broken that there’s been a sweatshop operating out of Long Island City (which we’ve always heard was a nice, cute place with great views of the city) that’s Read more →
We stopped by Banana Republic’s showroom yesterday to preview their holiday collection – and, well, holy Mad Men. If the costume designers for our favorite show get lost on the way to Kate Spade, it’s because they’re caught picking up some watered down Michael Kors at Banana. Their winter palette is purple, black, gold and Read more →
Last Year, Kate Moss wore a dress from Topshop (yes, we know it was her own design, but still) to the Met Ball – the party of the year and the most appropriate time to wear couture. A few weeks ago, Sarah Jessica Parker, that ultimate paragon of the cheap dress / expensive shoes look Read more →
Last night’s unveiling of Banana Republic’s Fall 2008 Holiday/Fall line was like a lot of other fashion week shows, except in April. It started twenty minutes late, PR girls everywhere, editors pretending to ignore the free champagne, assistants in standing room only – the Vogue girls even held court from their first and second row Read more →
This week, Banana Republic launched their Monogram line, which was supposed to be a little more classic but not more pricey than their trend-oriented career wear. Now, American Eagle is doing sort of the same thing. They’ve just launched a website called Martin + Osa, which has a bunch of I’m-grown-up-really outfits, that cost basically Read more →
