Three months ago, the 25-year-old company set up a distribution centre in Miami to provide its bulletproof sports coats,
safari jackets and T-shirts to the United States.
Mixing ultra-feminine tops, blouses and dresses with comfortable pieces such as chinos and
safari jackets, the collection comes in a beautiful watercolor palette of blush pinks, yellows, whites, beiges and khakis.
WALK ON THE WILD SIDE IN a departure from her usual 'all things bright and flesh-baring' mantra, Donatella Versace sent out a parade of boxy
safari jackets in muddy colours at the start of her SS16 show, and now we're seeing lots of copycats on the high street.
Closing my eyes, I can vividly see "The Three Amigos" striding confidently down the aisles in their ridiculous blaze orange
safari jackets with the words "Gun World" splashed across their backs.
Then came the
safari jackets. No, not the most glamorous.
The designer's spring 2015 collection was heavy on khakis,
safari jackets and cargo pants, and played with the notion of safari as it moved into evening wear, too.
Saint Laurent re-created '30s smoking jackets (but shorter and tighter),
safari jackets, "cabbage" turbans, and the billowy, colorful outfits of peasants.
Under
safari jackets and short trench coats, V-necked T-shirts in soy hung atop slim pants slightly pleated at the hip.
The high street is set to be crammed with
safari jackets to camouflage prints as military styling is one of spring/summer's key trends.
"A giant of couture for 45 years," declared The New York Times, while The Washington Post was equally effusive saying Saint Laurent, whose slinky tuxedo suits and
safari jackets became a symbol of women's liberation in the 1960s, was an "emperor of world fashion".
From the first YSL tuxedo and his trim pantsuits to seethrough blouses,
safari jackets and glamorous gowns, Saint Laurent created instant classics that remain stylish decades later.
From the first YSL tuxedo and his trim pantsuits to see-through blouses,
safari jackets and glamorous gowns, Saint Laurent created instant classics that remain stylish decades later.