-- Safari Shirt --

[englandmj7]

Not sure if this is what they are called since a search is yielding few relevant results....

I remember my dad had one of these back in the day. They are button-up short-sleeved shirts, usually in khaki or cream and have chest pockets and shoulder epaulets....I NEED a vintage-looking one bad....

Maybe kind of like this, but short-sleeved

Anyone have any info./brands/where I can get one?

Cheers

Edited by englandmj7 on May 14, 2006 at 06:21 PM

[djrajio]

[englandmj7]

Rajio, what brand are those? Do they come in a short-sleeved version?

[djrajio]

United Arrows. Lots of retail labels here in Japan are doing Safari variants. I would imagine short-sleeve versions are available. I think you're best bet would be Ralph Lauren/Club Monaco back in the states. Maybe even J-Crew/Banana Republic may be doing them this season. I have a GAP dark-green one from 2002/2003, so I know the look comes and goes.

Edit: Found this one by RL.

Edited by djrajio on May 14, 2006 at 06:43 PM

[mspark]

Quote:

United Arrows. Lots of retail labels here in Japan are doing Safari variants. I would imagine short-sleeve versions are available. I think you're best bet would be Ralph Lauren/Club Monaco back in the states. Maybe even J-Crew/Banana Republic may be doing them this season. I have a GAP dark-green one from 2002/2003, so I know the look comes and goes.

Edit: Found this one by RL.

Edited by djrajio on May 14, 2006 at 06:43 PM

--- Original message by djrajio on May 14, 2006 06:34 PM

I agree that Gap/Banana Republic would be your best bet. I bought a short sleeved one from Old Navy(!) a few years back that i still have around.

[Guest doubletap]

why dont you try a army surplus store.

streamline the sickness

[Guest Airjamie]

Oh man you can get those just about anywhere, start at the army navy store but if you want to go a little better j lindeburg has one at www.revolveclothing.com. Abercrombie came out with one about 4 months ago in like 5 diff colors, they eventually went on sail at around 19 a pop so i got one in each, great looking shirts although quality is shit IMO because they are made of their twill fabric which rips from jsut about anything. You might be able to find these for pretty cheap on ebay.

[englandmj7]

Thanks for all the help guys; I like the RL one.....I actually found one online at LL Bean for $20, think i will go with that, I only want a cheap one. Anyone have any idea on L.L. Bean fit?.....heh heh, thought I would never had to ask that....

[Guest Airjamie]

Pretty big, I used to have to wear their shit at one of my lobs, my advice is get as small as possible. If you like that fit that is.

[englandmj7]

Well, I am 6' 165 lbs......I normally wear a large in most everything.....Should I go as small as a sz. small in these?

[vinz]

I got one from H&M too, it's pretty decent.

www.youngestincharge.com

[englandmj7]

^^ Does it have the shoulder epaulets and everything? Pics?

[vinz]

yeah it has epaulets

here's a pic:

it's really light, wrinkles mad easy but I don't really care about that though. I just wear it mad wrinkled

The color is darker then in the pic.

www.youngestincharge.com

Edited by vinz on May 14, 2006 at 10:25 PM

[damnIam]

England, check out the Airtex one. It is a copy of the one that Desert Rats wore in the African campaign. WWII Impressions makes a killer copy of it.