The African Queen; Grace Kelly and Ava Gardner in Mogambo; Naomi Watts in King Kong… all were dressed in varying degrees of implausible.
Talking of unbelievable, there’s Yves Saint Laurent’s first Safari collection from 1967, best demonstrated on an outrageously sexy Veruschka, and endlessly copied ever since.Audiences of all ages lap this stuff up.
Anything jungle-y seems to get us reaching for the safari jackets and khaki shorts every time there’s a big cinema release. Latest case in point is Jungle Cruise, the Disney smash starring Emily Blunt, Dwayne Johnson and Jack Whitehall which is currently gracing a cinema near you.
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