In “The Year Of The Dress”….. this is a great one. I thought it would be the perfect follow up to the cheetah safari jacket. The new SAFARI dress is A223657, and it is in my SIGNATURE FAUX SILK SHANTUNG. I have seen many safari dresses in my career from many designers including myself…..at many different price points…..and I can unequivocally say IMHO……..this is one of the best! For my faux shantung lovers……this is a must have and for those who haven’t tried it yet….this is the perfect place to start. The colors are BRONZE and MOSS and in this particular fabric….the colors are magnificent….super RICH. The detail and the stitching are superb with double row stitching everywhere……There are four patch pockets with flaps and the beautiful buttons are dyed to match. The bottom pockets are side entry only….one of my special little details. It has a classic shirt collar and a wide, long placket down the front……long enough to make it easy to get in and out of. The sleeve is 3/4 length and has a 1 inch stitched hem. You can either roll the sleeve up or gather it up naturally and use the attached tab and button to hold it in place. Since this is a two color yarn fabric…black and color…..when you roll the sleeve up you will see the black reverse side as in the bronze photos. The dress is approx. 39 inches long and has side slits on both side seams. There are body darts front and back for a subtle shape…..so you can wear it loose without it looking boxy, or you can use the stitched self belt as in the photo of the MOSS dress. I would also suggest trying it with a black tank, leaving the placket open enough to see it and also with a pair of my black knit crop legging and flat sandals. Another casual way to wear a dress…..with this kind of style it works. Just looking at the dress draped over a chair….it looks like money. The sheen of the fabric has that REAL SILK look and no one will know, even if they touch it, that it is anything but SILK…….no one….but YOU and ME……………enjoy, much Love Louis
Just stunning! Impossible to pass up. Both colors are gorgeous.
Green for me for sure! Simple perfection. Love the black accents. Do you think the kiwi cheetah jacket would pair well with this on cooler days?
crdlb
Unbelievable dress! Cannot wait to see this on air, and order it in both colors. What an upscale, stunning, classing safari dress. Louis, do you know when this will be aired?
Dear Thelma….if everything goes as planned….it’s supposed to be on my April 26th, 1pm show which is two hours….I can tell you this is going to be one jam packed show and not the one to miss.
I love this dress, especially the green. Would I ruin it completely if I had the sleeves shortened rather than leave them rolled up?
Not at all…..I would say to have your tailor put a large facing in the sleeve so you can roll it once like a cuff…no tab necessary.
Oh my…this dress has my name written all over it. Just when I thought I would take a breath from your last show and pace myself you go and show us more beautiful clothes that I can not resist. I would say “Stop It” but don’t you dare. You are amazing!!!
Clark55
This is amazing! I can not wait to get one or both home. Thank Louis!!!
Louis,
Your safari dress is GORGEOUS!…I just had on your gorgeous Olive Faux Shantung jacket…with the self tie over your Olive jersey pants…I will have to have one or both of the dresses…the moss is speaking to me. You have me loving greens of all shades this year.
Stunning piece of workmanship. I see bronze in my future.
Thought I would be getting the bronze in this, but after seeing the pictures, will have to have both colors. Absolutely love this fabric, and this dress will be perfect in that material. I can see this worn casually or dressed up depending on the accessories. I have a feeling this one will fly out the door just like the maxi did. Once again, thank you for the sneak peaks, always look forward to your blog and what you have in store for us.
Wow! Stunning! Love it….