AK MC Navy Safari Jacket

The introduction of our inaugural AK MC safari jacket will transcend the parameters of your smart-casual dressing inclinations. For this AK MC sartorial enactment, the vortex will surpass any before it.

Handmade in a family-owned atelier in Puglia, Italy, the new navy wool single-breasted three-button jacket bestows a more sophisticated guise than either the khaki cotton drill safari rendition worn by British soldiers in the African bush, the roots from which the safari jacket got its name, or the more modern urban lightweight overshirt iterations.

First eulogised for its inherent comfortable and practical properties, it became a stalwart army dress to compound the searing heat of the African savannah. Well-to-do colonial settlers and foreign dignitaries would soon embrace both its utilitarian attributes and panache while engaging in big game explorations. By evoking such cinematic allure, Hollywood movie moguls recognised that this scene was perfect for the next wave of romantic, action-packed motion pictures. Without delay the safari jacket played a major role in ennobling actors into sex symbol status, thus heightening the appeal of the garment itself.

But here, our bespoke-inspired safari jacket features dark horn buttons, and the slightly elevated lapel buttonholes allow for a more comfortable buttoning arrangement. This time, where our popular beige linen and wool Provence jacket featured patch pockets with flap and cut with an inverted pleat, the AK MC safari jacket is designed with patch pockets and a flap but in a sporting bellow pocket arrangement, thus enhancing its practicality; think storing keys, phones, and even a case of cigarettes with ease. Rarely seen, if seen at all, on a sartorial jacket, the ticket pocket comprises the same design, including the triangular angled point.

A discreet martingale is attached to the back, while its tailored double vents embody skilled craftsmanship. And as is custom with AK MC, it is partially lined in matching silk. It’s only gracefully transmitted when pairing it with an abundance of AK MC designs, with the Perfect jeans, Gurkha trousers, Bengal stripe shirt, suede Belgian loafers, Venetian slippers, and, last but not least, a navy Angora blend luxury knitted tie.