Banana's more "upscale" limited edition line (think Ann Taylor Collection or J.Crew Collection), Monogram, launched yesterday online and in their Bleeker Street shop in New York City (which means that Canadians our out of luck unless they make it south of the border...Banana doesn't deliver up here nor do they take non-US credit cards...not that we don't already have issues with not being able to find size 00/00P already...and most of the petite collection too) Like Ann Taylor Collection and J.Crew Collection, none of its pieces are available in petite sizes. I understand that it takes money to make clothes and that petites don't sell well (I still don't understand why...after all, 40% of all women are petite! And even if many of the women are older, we do know that people of a certain age are more fashionable today than they were even 20-something years ago.), but do they not realize that petite women are as equally "fashion-obsessed" as non-petite women? I think petite women will buy petite sizes if there was more choice for them. Many don't buy petites because of the limited and boring selection (Banana Republic is actually pretty good about NOT being boring when it comes to their petites. However, the choice is still more limited than "regular").

Preparing for Earth Day on April 22, Banana Republic will launch a 50-piece eco-friendly green collection for women and men that will hit stores on April 8th. The collection, made of renewable or sustainable fabrics like bamboo and organic cotton, retails from $24 to $150, and will be a continuing concept. From April 22 to 27, Banana Republic will donate 1% of all in-store sales, to a maximum of $100,000, to Trust for Public Lands, a nonprofit national land conservation organization. Parent company Gap Inc. also is coordinating regional volunteer activities in San Francisco and New York where customers can volunteer alongside Banana Republic employees on April 27th.  read more »