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The adventurer: the creative director of Banana Republic redefines basics for the urban jungle.(Profile)(Simon Kneen)
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SIMON KNEEN IS THINKING about wires. Or as he puts it, "Wire management--working out where men are going to put their cell phone or their iPod or their BlackBerry when they wear our clothes." Such considerations didn't concern Banana Republic's earliest creative directors, since a) no such devices existed, and b) they were more concerned with where to park the safari jeeps in the stores or how many reptiles they could silk-screen onto T-shirts. Wires, much less the management thereof, weren't even on the agenda.
But here we are, 31 years since the brand's founding in Mill Valley, California, and Kneen is thinking about wires, and we're …
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...OMITTED] Shoes, $160, bracelet, $39, Banana Republic; skirt, $125, BR Monogram; all bananarepublic...soppy?" Clutch, $140, necklace, $125, Banana Republic; banana republic.com. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Cardigan...
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...that unlike Gap, Banana Republic has not used celebrity...Philippines, we feel that [Banana Republic] would be a hit since...creative director, Simon Kneen, who was previously...Brothers. Kneens first Banana Republic collection will debut...
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- Magazine article from: WWD Edelson, Sharon April 7, 2008 700+ words
...expression of style." Banana Republic quietly launched Monogram...is being sold in 30 Banana Republic stores. The company...January appointed Simon Kneen, formerly of Brooks...time, Jack Calhoun, Banana Republic's president, said...
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...showed their new collections. Banana Republic took to the runway with shirtdresses...dresses. And at Brooks Brothers, Simon Kneen showed a Gatsby-esque lineup...and plaids. Caption(s): Banana Republic / Black Fleece / Brooks Brothers...
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