Timothy Everest’s refined take on the classic Safari Jacket somewhat belies its humble roots. Originally produced in olive drab cotton drill, the “Bush Shirt” was the practical tool Victorian explorers and soldiers wore in warm climes – loose fitting & belted with an inverted pleat and bellows pockets for storage. While its usage and status may have changed, the details have not.
As part of our custom work on the wardrobe for Season 3 of Netflix’s royal saga The Crown, our bespoke department were commissioned to make a replica of a rather natty suede Safari as worn by Princess Margaret’s husband, the photographer Anthony Armstrong-Jones. The prototype garment was only onscreen briefly in a scene with Ben Daniels, as Armstrong-Jones, whizzes by atop his Triumph motorbike, but the garment fired up a lot of interest both inside our firm and out.
Our original “Snowdon” jacket (named after Armstrong-Jones’ regal title) was handmade in a showstopping tobacco goatskin – a strong supple suede that was still fine enough to be handcut and hand sewn in-house by our cutters and coat makers…