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Banana Republic – 2012 Store Wars Champion

April 2, 2012 By Joe | Heads up: Buying via our links may result in us getting a commission. Also, we take your privacy rights seriously. Head here to learn more.

CONGRATULATIONS Banana Republic

Can a #1 seed be a Cinderella?  Hardly.  But it wasn’t easy.  After a brutal run through the bracket which included a one (yes one) vote victory in the semi finals, Banana Republic pulled it off at the wire to beat defending champion Lands’ End Canvas.  Certainly not a shock that Banana Republic won, but how they won was unexpected.  Fashion show on a plane unexpected:
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Points to her for somehow changing into that dress.  Even if they were in First Class.
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Maybe it was their vastly improved suiting selections, their now consistent production of off the rack slim fitting blazers, or the fact that they make outerwear that walks the line between classic and modern.  The consistent sales & codes for those who pay attention certainly didn’t hurt (BRBREAK takes 30% off through 4/4) and maybe a few cast their vote for BR due to the recent return of Mad Men.

Or, maybe it was all of the above and then some.

Congratulations to Banana Republic.  Many thanks to everyone who debated in the comments and cast a vote, and congrats to Lands’ End Canvas and the other retailers for putting up a fight.  But in the end, there can be only one.

See the final bracket here.  See the final between BR and LEC here.  The full Store Wars 2012 archive is here.
Top Photo is from here.

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Comments

  1. tat says

    April 2, 2012 at 10:08 PM

    Nice to see BR take it over LEC.

  2. Jason says

    April 2, 2012 at 10:20 PM

    Nice. Had to be their sweaters though. 

  3. Adam says

    April 2, 2012 at 10:28 PM

    I’m glad BR took the title. They’ve also taken the better portion of my bank account over the past couple of months. But I’ve never had to return a single thing I’ve bought from that store. I’m always satisfied with their clothing and service.

  4. BenR says

    April 2, 2012 at 10:46 PM

    I feel like BR occupies a pretty good middle ground in terms of the things Dappered readers value… quality, variety, selection, size range, fit, price, availability, shipping and returns, and so on. They aren’t the best at any one particular thing but if a guy had to build a wardrobe from scratch, he could do a lot worse than stocking up with BR sales and codes.

  5. Krzys Haranczyk says

    April 2, 2012 at 10:47 PM

    That Safari-style utility blazer is smiling at me…..Well done BR. 

  6. Ben E says

    April 2, 2012 at 11:29 PM

    I think they well deserved this! You’re dead on with the slew of minor and not so minor improvements that they’ve made over the past year or so. Bravo BR. Perhaps they’ll provide us with a dappered coupon?

    Oh, but wait, how is this possible? Didn’t LEC have the whole competition rigged? Joe must have fought off their secret ninja strike twitter team and returned the Dappered kingdom to peace and happiness.

    Cheers,
    Ben

  7. Nicholas Crawford says

    April 2, 2012 at 11:48 PM

    Congrats to BR. They’re definitely riding the Mad Men train well.

    Props to Dappered for the bracket concept. It’s fun to see it unfold and especially fun to see folks get worked up about it.

  8. Cannon says

    April 3, 2012 at 12:45 AM

    Conggrats to them! I hope to see this feature return next year!

  9. Dan Patrick Flores says

    April 3, 2012 at 12:58 AM

    Nice to see a Highlander reference

  10. Jordan Helton says

    April 3, 2012 at 5:57 AM

    So glad to see that LEC didn’t cheat its way to a win…much like Kentucky did.

  11. Mike N says

    April 3, 2012 at 6:09 AM

    Cheated by having the best players? Settle down.

  12. Mike N says

    April 3, 2012 at 6:10 AM

    BR has some nice things. Haven’t always been thrilled with the quality, but hard to argue with their style. Do love LEC also though.

  13. Jordan Helton says

    April 3, 2012 at 7:04 AM

    By having the best paid players….yeah.

  14. Phil Davis says

    April 3, 2012 at 7:44 AM

    Perfect bracket with the BR victory! Thank you, thank you …

    Now, can we do the Store Wars NIT? TJ Maxx v. Marshalls; Old Navy v. Abercrombie; etc?

  15. Josh says

    April 3, 2012 at 8:12 AM

     I see that thing and all I can think of is Roger Moore in a safari suit in The Man with the Golden Gun (and also in Octopussy). 

  16. Krzys Haranczyk says

    April 3, 2012 at 8:22 AM

    Exactly why I’m buying that baby. I was also thinking Ernest Hemingway.

  17. Butch_Zee says

    April 3, 2012 at 9:15 AM

    Congrats to BR. I get my undershirts there. They hold up well.

  18. TallEnglishman says

    April 3, 2012 at 9:27 AM

    Congrats to BR!  Fun competition again, Joe. Thanks.

  19. GQ1 says

    April 3, 2012 at 10:55 AM

    I demand a recount!

  20. Ryan Young says

    April 3, 2012 at 12:22 PM

    The Mad Men promotion is what soured me on BR.  They were three years late to that style bandwagon.  Oh well.

  21. Mark C says

    April 3, 2012 at 12:46 PM

    Not a HUGE BR fan, but thank goodness it beat LEC

  22. Corey Fenn says

    April 3, 2012 at 7:44 PM

    pathetic

  23. Guest says

    April 3, 2012 at 10:45 PM

     What is NIT

  24. Chris Hillman says

    April 4, 2012 at 8:54 AM

    I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, Banana Republic is just an overpriced mall store. 

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