Yep. There's that "distressed" leather some of us love so much.
2 pockets = double price.Shearling Flight Jacket | Banana Republic
Shop Banana Republic's Shearling Flight Jacket: Originally intended to keep pilots warm at high altitudes, the classic shearling bomber jacket returns here, reimagined in a mixed color palette with artfully distressed details. Look closely and note the crackled finish of beautiful suede and the...bananarepublic.gap.com
A couple hundred cheaper than an Eastman. So…who’s gonna be the first to buy?
I just remembered Orvis has some pretty nice attire, but they've priced themselves far out of my fixed income.
Looks like the Gap bought them in '83 and I can date some of my purchases to around '85 thru '89 -- so they didn't turn to their current line of fashion over night.
I seem to remember them going very designer-y in the early to mid 90s. They started copying some of the high fashion brands in that era. As in reproductions of actual items by designers.Looks like the Gap bought them in '83 and I can date some of my purchases to around '85 thru '89 -- so they didn't turn to their current line of fashion over night.
I remember one favorite shirt was a heavy, bleached cotton, long-sleeved number with a thin, tan pinstripe that was (supposedly) inspired by mattress ticking.
The pants I wore with it were a medium brown brushed cotton with unique dual front pockets. A very 30s or 40s cut to them with cuffed legs (but I could have had that done myself).
Don't ask me how I remember these things.
Saw in Wikipedia that the original BR owners still designed the clothes up until 1988 -- fits my timeline and @entertainment .
Don't worry Steve, I don't think any of us are going to be attacked by a bear.
How can you be so sure?Don't worry Steve, I don't think any of us are going to be attacked by a bear.
