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The Olive Safari Suit
For: A garden wedding, a naming ceremony, or the day after the main event
A belted safari jacket in olive gives you a jacket without a suit's formality. It is the most photographed thing I own at daytime events, and the belt is what makes it work.
- Colour
- Olive
- Cloth
- Unlined cotton drill
- Cut
- Jacket to high hip
- Detail
- Four patch pockets and a self belt
Indicative UK market range: £650–£1,200
On your frame
- Broad / muscular — Size for the chest, take the waist in, and wear the belt loose rather than cinched.
- Tall and lean — Belt it properly — the defined waist is the whole point on your frame.
- Compact — Shorten the jacket to the hip bone and raise the trouser rise.
- Fuller figure — Leave the belt hanging or remove it, and keep the jacket straight through the body.
What to do next
01 — The introduction
If this is the shape you want, tell me the occasion and date and I will point you at the right house for it.
Tell me the occasion, the date and your budget bracket. Within 24 hours you get back: two or three houses I would actually approach and why those and not others, the alterations to insist on for your build, a realistic timeline for your date, and a short written brief you can hand to the tailor at the first fitting.
- No fee, no commission, nothing sold here.
- If nobody I trust fits your date or budget, I say so.
- Read by me, answered by me.
02 — If the date is further off