HOW TO LOOK EFFORTLESSLY STYLISH ON SAFARI

Half the fun of heading out on safari is in planning your outfits.

We always recommend you wear natural colours. You want loose fitting clothing that keeps you cool and allows you to mount easily. Blue attracts flies so leave the Canadian tuxedo at home. Bright pinks and reds are best left for the ski-field.

Buy layers of quality clothing will keep you dry, warm and looking put-together.

Shop the classic look with these quality brands and you’ll look stylish on any safari.

BREECHES

The trend these days is to wear lycra leggings and look a little like a stuffed sausage. We love the classic look and ease of movement loose breeches gives a rider. They are still hard to come by, and even on the home of equestrian style, the hunt field, riders are always in search of the perfect, tailored cut.

Here are our timeless favourites:

PC Racewear

We love this Irish brand run by that makes truly flaterring loose breeches that even have a phone pocket. There are many colour to choose from, though we love the classic beige.
Definitely size up - they run small.

Aisling Equestrian

Owner Charlotte has ridden with us at Kukutana but we knew of this beautiful brand many years ago, immediately impressed with the classic cuts.
These breeches are best suited to naturally petite riders.
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The Hunting Shop

These beautiful made-to-measure breeches are as close to the iconic cavalry style as you can get. They’re the real deal.

SHIRTS

A loose fitting shirt with an interesting collar will keep the sun off your skin and keep you looking put together as you run next to herds of giraffe in the Masai Mara or ride aross the Jhelum River in Pakistan. High collars look great and are practical, saving you from sunburn.

Here are our timeless favourites:

Troy London

Designer Rosie van Cutsem is an equestrian herself and her English country clothing brand has so many items that have that classic country look on or off horseback.
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Sezane

An urban brand with undeniably beautiful shirts. Just make sure you buy a natural cotton one rather than polyester or you’ll be a sweaty mess.

By Soren

English brand By Soren has the dreamiest, most beautiful, serenely feminine shirts imaginable. We love their embroidered touches

Kate Barton

Part of going on safari is dressing like an Edwardian / Victorian. Embrace it. We love this puffed sleeve shirt. It looks great under any gilet.

Uniqlo

High street staple has some of the most affordable linen shirts out there that will become your every day go-to on safari.

GILETS + OUTERLAYERS

Gilets will make you feel put together more than anything else. We love them for their pockets that will hold your phone, camera, gopro, battery pack, kitchen sink… well, almost.

Here are our timeless favourites:

Troy London

Our favourite, Troy, has so many perfect outer-layer options we might need to write a guide focused on just them.
Take their Tracker Jacket on every riding adventure to get the safari look.

T.Ba Life

It’s not just their gilets, we love everything from this Spanish brand.
This one you can purchase from English Country Clothing store, Cordings, in London.

Purdey

The ultimate in English field fashion, the tweeds, the suede, the patches, the pockets. You’ll own this item for life. A very worthy investment.

Walker Slater

This Scottish tweed brand makes beautiful country clothing including knits in many colours that we can’t get enough of.

Schoffel

Not just the mainstay of finance bros, Schoffel gilets work fantastically well on horseback.
Modelled here by stylist **Sarah Byrne**

WEATHER GEAR

There’s no such thing as bad weather on safari, just bad clothing, and you will ride out in almost every scenario, so do come prepared.

Here are our timeless favourites:

Pc Racewear

Designed to keep racing jockey’s warm and dry PC Racewear really knows what they are doing and we love any and all of their pieces.

Driza-Bone

Classic Australian oilskin coats made for the back-country and remote places. The long coats have leg ties to keep you water tight.

THE ARGENTINE EDIT

Half a world away from England in Argentina you’ll find some of the most stylish equestrians in the world. The boutiques in Buenos Aires sell hand-made pieces for prices we can only dream of on the other side of the world. But here’s the secret. Every tack shop in every small town sells beautiful pieces too. On every visit to Argentina be sure to pay for extra luggage on the way home!