Safari Costumes & the Safari Suit

I was recently asked by someone if I could suggest a "uniform" type costume, that was a little different than usual and not your typical police or fireman fancy dress costume.

I had a little think and as I had recently returned from a wonderful safari holiday in South Africa, it came to me - a Safari costume!

The Safari Suit
I had a quick search on the web and sure enough there are plenty of safari fancy dress costumes available for men, women and children. The safari suit style seems to be the most popular, with an excellent Steve Irwin costume.

There are also other styles of safari Halloween costumes available including an Explorer costume that I guess is based on Indiana Jones.

Mens Safari Costumes
As mentioned, there are some great explorer fancy dress costumes available for men and boys. Look out for outfits that have over the top accessories included: Like leopard print hats, belts and even whips or if you are really going deep into the savannah, guns!

Sexy Safari Costumes
As well as standard womens safari costumes, there are a few that are far more revealing like the Sexy Safari Girl costume show that comes with the Khaki dress and safari hat with leopard print trim. Unfortunately the leopard print shoes are not included!

Where to Buy:

UK Shoppers
Safari Costumes on Amazon.co.uk


US Shoppers
Safari Costumes on Amazon.com


More Information
Aas I mentioned that I have recently been on a real safari, I thought I would pass on some links for some real safari stuff that I found useful:

Safari Wear - Clothing to wear on safari
Binoculars for Safaris - More important than your camera

The Indiana Jones Hat

Apart from his jacket and his whip, the Indiana Jones hat is probably the most distinctive part of the Indiana Jones costume.

The Indiana Jones hat is actually in the style of a fedora hat, which are made from soft felt and have a crease down the length of the hat and are pinched on the front and on both sides of the hat. The term fedora goes back right to 1891 and comes from the title of a play by Victorien Sardou. Princess Fédora, who was the heroine of the play who wore a hat similar to a fedora in 1882.

The reason for the fedora hat to be used as the Indiana Jones hat was because Stephen Spielberg and George Lucas wanted to give the character and look of the Indiana Jones costume a distinctive silhouette. And after looking at many different styles of hat they decided to use the fedora, and that is why the Indiana Jones hat is so distinctive!

As an added point of interest, the Indian Jones hat was made by Herbert Johnson Hatters in England for the first film. The Fedora Indiana Jones hat for the film The Temple of Doom was made by Eddy Baron of Baron Hats. And lastly, the Indy hat for "Crystal Skull" were made by Steve Delk and Marc Kitter of AdventureBilt Hat Company.

Indian Jones Hat – The Myths
Did Harrison Ford staple the Indy hat to his head?
Because the distinctive style of the Indian Jones hat became so iconic, the film makers could not really remove it and so Harrison Ford had to wear it for almost every scene and if it ever fell off, they would have to stop the scene, replace the hat and start again. As a joke, Harrison Ford placed a stapler gun against his head during shooting of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade and so this is where the urban legend that Harrison Ford stapled the Indian Jones hat to his head!

US Shoppers
Indiana Jones Hat & Costumes on Amazon.com

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UK Shoppers
Indiana Jones Hat & Costumes on Amazon.co.uk


Check out a previous post on the Indiana Jones Costume

Indiana Jones Costumes

Indiana Jones returns with the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, the fourth film in the series due for release on the 22nd May. The leading role will once again be played by Harrison Ford who joins an excellent cast that includes Cate Blanchett. Directed by Stephen Spielberg and Produced by George Lucas, the film is set in the late 1950's and squares off an older and wiser Indiana Jones against an agent of the former Soviet Union, played by Cate Blanchett as they search for the crystal skull.

The Indiana Jones Costume
As always the Indiana Jones costume is instantly recognisable with the distinctive Indiana Jones hat and leather jacket and the famous Indiana Jones Whip. Many of the Indiana Jones fancy dress costumes available for sale come with a whip, the leather jacket and the distinctive Indiana Jones hat.

Check out a newer post on the the Indiana Jones Hat

Places to buy your Indiana Jones Costumes online include:


US Shoppers
Indiana Jones Costumes on Amazon.com

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UK Shoppers
Indiana Jones Costumes on Jokers' Masquerade Fancy Dress

Indiana Jones Hat on Amazon.co.uk