Fashion designer Deborah Lloyd of Banana Republic turned out a tailored, minimal and very wearable collection that borrowed lightly from the khaki-rich utilitarian ensembles of visitors to the African bush. Lloyd's pared-down vision balanced spartan masculinity with judicious feminine touches, from the...
Similarly, Meryl Streep, dressed in perfectly disheveled linen jackets and belted khaki shirts, popularized a romantic, feminine version of the trend. Adventure-chic was in, and Banana Republic was the place to get it. An old army plane crashed into a display in a Banana Republic store. ...