On Sunday, Banana Republic launched its Friends and Family ... My takeaway, after scrolling through every page of the sale, is it’s a good time to get some new vacation clothes.

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Banana Republic is on a roll lately ... Bettina Mueller, the brand’s head of women’s design, and Nicole Wiesmann, head of men’s design, filled us in! Tell us about the design process for the beautiful ...