Vintage Banana Republic: how to identify (labels & more)

Learn to identify vintage Banana Republic! We're compiling a record of vintage brands sold in the shop and documenting their labels and styles. We use historic advertisement materials (e.g., magazines and newspapers) to assist with dating. Please don't hesitate to reach out if you think that something was documented incorrectly!

 

Banana Republic was founded in 1978 with an original focus on outdoors and safari-style clothing.  You can see examples of their labels and styles through the decades below, or shop Banana Republic in the shop, here

Banana Republic labels and styles through the decades

c. 1980s

Vintage men's safari style button jacket. This piece has the banana logo with 'Mill Valley California' written beneath, typical of '80s pieces. The tags as reference the manufacturing location as the British Crown Colony of Hong Kong (indicating that the piece is at least pre-1998.

c. 1980s

Vintage women's cotton maxi skirt. Similar to the jacket above, this piece was made in the "British Crown Colony of Hong Kong", and has the Mill Valley banana logo.

c. 1980s

Vintage men's hooded jacket. This tag features a bell and references 'San Francisco'. We've only seen one piece with this type of tag since opening the business!

To view our full repository of recorded brands and labels, see here