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The bush jacket: the development of a safari standard.(The Sports Afield Almanac: news, tips, facts, and lore)
The design of the traditional bush jacket can be traced back to British military officers returning to Africa after WWI. They came from India and "the colonies" in light-weight cotton jackets that were khaki in color, belted, with epaulettes and with at least four bellows pockets. For safaris, the metal buttons (shiny and much too hot in the African sun) were replaced, as was the leather belt, exchanged with one that could be washed in a stream with the jacket.
In the early 1920s, hunters traveling to Africa without the proper clothing were typically directed to a tailor for a made-to-order "tropical kit." In ready-to-wear form, however, the Willis & Geiger bush jacket was a "must buy" in stores like Abercrombie & Fitch, and it is still the best-known, highest quality American-made version.
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