tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15639962.post1300507852580500897..comments2024-02-29T02:17:09.801-05:00Comments on disdressed: the secret life of clothesLiesl Gibsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01077922825872748873noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15639962.post-46551109685493937472009-04-29T12:07:00.000-04:002009-04-29T12:07:00.000-04:00Thank you for this! For years I've wondered if I h...Thank you for this! For years I've wondered if I had just confused J.Petermans with Banana Republic or if their catalogs REALLY had seemed so similar once. No one else I know studies catalogs as much as I do and would look at me as if I were crazy when I brought that up. So thank you so much for the images. BR did look like that and I even remember how the stores looked too, all tropical and such.<br /><br />By the way, I'm loving the crinoline dress too. Perfect for a modern cocktail party in my book.lsaspaceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17058968076601943527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15639962.post-19384444157872146182009-04-25T10:44:00.000-04:002009-04-25T10:44:00.000-04:00I love that shirt too...wow! Lovely...order their...I love that shirt too...wow! Lovely...order theirs or make my own, that is the question.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing!Andrea, the little collectorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16735406235196782602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15639962.post-18205000714689295952009-04-24T07:41:00.000-04:002009-04-24T07:41:00.000-04:00I had completly forgotten the Banana Republic cata...I had completly forgotten the Banana Republic catalog.. I got some great things from them. <br />I had a German Document Case - a clutch purse. I was the coolest punk rock peplum wearing sweetie. <br />thanks!2ndAvenueStudio-Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13883502857437987115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15639962.post-3479173453665782852009-04-23T14:46:00.000-04:002009-04-23T14:46:00.000-04:00I always loved the j peterman catalog. i always wa...I always loved the j peterman catalog. i always wanted the leather mailbag.Clear Pinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14060103187443421707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15639962.post-10391088918026242412009-04-22T22:06:00.000-04:002009-04-22T22:06:00.000-04:00Oh for the days when having just a BR t-shirt elev...Oh for the days when having just a BR t-shirt elevated you in social status. Silly - but it was a whole lot cheaper than an Hermes or LV bag!<br />The catalog was great and the stores were a destination in and of themselves. siiiggghhhh.<br />Thanks for the memory.<br />jennifer in ksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15639962.post-4042995352143706222009-04-21T17:11:00.000-04:002009-04-21T17:11:00.000-04:00I would love to find a man wearing the great ameri...I would love to find a man wearing the great american shirt!<br /><br />ruthruthhttp://www.mantua-maker.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15639962.post-32746129560268338112009-04-21T13:21:00.000-04:002009-04-21T13:21:00.000-04:00My only problem with the J. Peterman is that they ...My only problem with the J. Peterman is that they do not always list the type of fabric that clothing is made out of. I assume that if they are not boasting natural fibers that it is something plastic, which seems true for much of the offerings.PrincessMaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09197008991622181061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15639962.post-38419188258302848432009-04-21T09:12:00.000-04:002009-04-21T09:12:00.000-04:00I used to love pouring throught that cataglog!I used to love pouring throught that cataglog!Melissa!https://www.blogger.com/profile/00367647987109727809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15639962.post-21332074914550543862009-04-20T23:03:00.000-04:002009-04-20T23:03:00.000-04:00"i had a farm in Africa."
where's my victrola and..."i had a farm in Africa."<br /><br />where's my victrola and coffee plantation? Any up for an open-air airplane ride. <br /><br />;o)emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10499347554025967414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15639962.post-90157705673636318262009-04-20T16:57:00.000-04:002009-04-20T16:57:00.000-04:00Lynne, you totally made me laugh out loud with tha...Lynne, you totally made me laugh out loud with that one. Thanks!Liesl Gibsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01077922825872748873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15639962.post-43383611519802776932009-04-20T16:54:00.000-04:002009-04-20T16:54:00.000-04:00Oh, fabulous. I used to pore over those in high sc...Oh, fabulous. I used to pore over those in high school and totally thought that when I was a grown up I'd be a walking J. Peterman-person, straight from the pages of the catalog. <br /><br />Love that Ben Franklin shirt! Father's Day is just right around the corner... maybe it'd spice up the marriage:)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06107874472168573211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15639962.post-85140668137991081782009-04-20T14:18:00.000-04:002009-04-20T14:18:00.000-04:00Sometimes I think I dreamt the period when Banana ...Sometimes I think I dreamt the period when Banana Republic was, in fact, a "Safari Clothing" type store. I LOVED those catalogs and the adventure-stories woven throughout. Thanks for the memories!katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15592401463121063648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15639962.post-19021248545850444842009-04-20T11:21:00.000-04:002009-04-20T11:21:00.000-04:00I totally agree! I LOVED when the mail came &...I totally agree! I LOVED when the mail came & I received a Banana Republic catalogue & mourned when they went mainstream! I, too, get the J. Peterman "books" & thoroghly enjoy the nostalgia of them and agree, a lot of their clothes are more costume than anything else.Black Cat Ranchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04804415286904538547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15639962.post-16092758805759178072009-04-20T11:14:00.000-04:002009-04-20T11:14:00.000-04:00Oh, just looking at that Banana Republic cover whi...Oh, just looking at that Banana Republic cover whizzed me right back to 1985. At 13 I was much more a J. Peterman and Banana Republic girl than I was trendy. One of my first pair of cargo pants came from Banana Republic back then. They were off white and oh so soft. Sigh.Crickethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17715978288018800117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15639962.post-89316533563278313042009-04-20T06:30:00.000-04:002009-04-20T06:30:00.000-04:00I love the J. Peterman catalog! My parents bought...I love the J. Peterman catalog! My parents bought me a duster from that catalog -- it is fitted on the top and then flares out around the bottom -- for Christmas a few years ago (I don't think they carry it anymore) -- it is gorgeous and whenever I wear it I feel like a movie star!knittinandnoodlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14426199251573442658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15639962.post-43068892397795730842009-04-20T05:07:00.000-04:002009-04-20T05:07:00.000-04:00I absolutely do remember with fondness the old Ban...I absolutely do remember with fondness the old Banana Republic....shopping there and being very excited by their clothes and fabrics. And secondly, I love the crinoline dress in black....I think I remember my mother wearing it back in 1958!<br />Be well, LauraLaura @ 52 FLEAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01095761354333333105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15639962.post-71829297368719439932009-04-20T01:15:00.000-04:002009-04-20T01:15:00.000-04:00I had to stop sewing for just a moment to make a q...I had to stop sewing for just a moment to make a quick comment. It sort of hit me thinking about your fabric discussions/pattern styles and then this reference. I scored a yard of 100% linen in the remnant section at the local fabric shop the other day. I decided to sew my son a pair of low-calf length summer casual pants. I think the Banana Republic style is great for older boys, especially with the use of natural fibers and neutral-toned fabrics. It's timeless - classic. Anyway, just had that thought and wanted to share it with you. (By the way, it's my first time sewing with linen - I love it! I want more!)Aprilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14768004054392607130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15639962.post-76312210739849500682009-04-20T00:09:00.000-04:002009-04-20T00:09:00.000-04:00I like that old book of yours! I enjoyed that cri...I like that old book of yours! I enjoyed that crinoline dress - but then I've been trying to talk hubby into learning East-Coast Swing - to no avail.Aprilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14768004054392607130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15639962.post-69581577558685082552009-04-19T22:52:00.000-04:002009-04-19T22:52:00.000-04:00Thanks for this post. A friend of mine and I hav...Thanks for this post. A friend of mine and I have spent the last hour or close to it looking at everything on their website. The clothes are incredible. We've requested catalogs and will keep an eye out for them. They really are a different clothing company. And not just clothes either! Oh and as always I love both distressed and Oliver and co.Angela Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15839443261200410777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15639962.post-62641273334140074942009-04-19T22:37:00.000-04:002009-04-19T22:37:00.000-04:00I'm kind of taken with the crinoline dress act...I'm kind of taken with the crinoline dress actually, it has an air of 50s English country house dressing for dinner. Or to wear to sit on the wide verandah, sipping a G&T while gazing out across the savannah as the sun sets. I think I've been reading too many old Agatha Christie's lately... I adore catalogues like this even if I have no intention of buying anything. In Sydney we used to get one from a men's shop called Gowings which was full of great captions and despite being the wrong gender I was an avid reader :)Jacquihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01192730590127098720noreply@blogger.com