{"id":9831,"date":"2020-09-08T17:31:14","date_gmt":"2020-09-08T17:31:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.secretfanbase.com\/banana\/?p=9831"},"modified":"2025-09-04T01:24:25","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T01:24:25","slug":"egyptian-cotton-safari-shirt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.secretfanbase.com\/banana\/egyptian-cotton-safari-shirt\/","title":{"rendered":"Egyptian Cotton Safari Shirt"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Summer 1985<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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From the 1983 catalogues. Note the shape of the pocket flaps. This is showing a single point rather than angled corners and would date such a shirt to pre-1983.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

From the catalogue: \u201cEgypt\u2019s long fiber cotton enjoys a reputation as the world\u2019s finest. Old-timers who\u2019ve led hundreds of safaris through the African bush wouldn\u2019t think of owning a safari shirt out of any other fabric. This is because its long fibers build strength into the weave of the garment without adding bulk. Our Egyptian Cotton Safari Shirt, with a special side-like finish, resists wrinkles, repels water. It\u2019s cool, tough, and it\u2019s luxurious. \u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This Pewter Safari Shirt below has pointed pockets and unique pocket pleats, this was seen briefly in the Spring 1985 catalog. Courtesy Gary Pinkerton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Below, a later 1985-era Safari Shirt with angled pockets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Based on the Made in Hong Kong tag, the placement of the side tag and the unusual numbered markings in the collar I believe this to be an early example of the Egyptian Cotton Safari Shirt, though post-1983 based on the pockets. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Khaki Version<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Angled corner pocket flaps. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The Egyptian Cotton Safari Shirt came in pewter, khaki, and light tan. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The Egyptian Cotton Safari Shirt came in pewter, khaki, and light tan. Summer 1986<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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From the catalogue: \u201cEgypt\u2019s long fiber cotton enjoys a reputation as the world\u2019s finest. Old-timers who\u2019ve led hundreds of safaris through the African bush wouldn\u2019t think of owning a safari shirt out of any other fabric. This is because its long fibers build strength into the weave of the garment without adding bulk. Our Egyptian […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":9868,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1435,4],"tags":[1073],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.secretfanbase.com\/banana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9831"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.secretfanbase.com\/banana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.secretfanbase.com\/banana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.secretfanbase.com\/banana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.secretfanbase.com\/banana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9831"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.secretfanbase.com\/banana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9831\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12635,"href":"https:\/\/www.secretfanbase.com\/banana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9831\/revisions\/12635"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.secretfanbase.com\/banana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9868"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.secretfanbase.com\/banana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9831"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.secretfanbase.com\/banana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9831"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.secretfanbase.com\/banana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9831"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}