When the heat becomes stifling and the desire for fresh clothes is a must, the fashion goes to look for inspiration in areas far from the everyday. It dusts off the exotic lines, the colors of the tropics, the tissues that rhyme with lightness.
The colonial-style fashion can be definitely an inspiration to create the best outfit for the warmer days of spring and summer. As in a fashion safari, the trophy that we’ll bring home is the appreciation of the people who will seize our ability in this style game.
Directly from the new spring/summer Fabi collection, we propose 5 colonial chic outfits matching garments and accessories of exclusive Made in Italy fashion. 5 suggestions taking us back to colonial adventures in exotic countries told by great writers like Kipling and Conrad. As a modern Karen Blixen, we will venture in the savannas and grasslands wrapped in our stylish urban romantic charm. As a sad Pearl Buck, we’ll bring in our daily lives a little magic of distant lands.
Kenya – Who among us has not read (or seen) My Africa? If between the grasslands of our daily safari is wandering a lonely and mysterious Robert Redford, we would be ready to welcome him with a flawless colonial style outfit: lightweight suede jacket, shorts and canvas and leather combat boots.
Zanzibar – The Spice Island, the crossroads of cultures. This magical land can only inspire a special look: white cotton shirt, beige linen trousers and women’s laced-up ankle boots.
India – Are you ready to fall in the arms of a strong and bewitching Kabir Bedi in the guise of a Salgarian Sandokan? If you fall in his arms with the style that distinguishes us, be sure to wear a shirt in pure colonial style, a cotton cigarette trousers and beige décolleté.
Ceylon – Here our adventure smells of green tea. Imagine walking along the paths that climb the side of a lush hill planted with tea plants: what do you wear? We recommend a cotton shirt, with details in linen and mandarin collar. If you want a total colonial look, then be sure to match the shirt with a fresh and comfortable cigarette pant in linen and with a pair of slip-on.
Australia – A land so arid and dusty, immense and fascinating. Here, the origins of the earth are passed down from generation to generation through the songs of the Aborigines, as tells us Chatwin in The Songlines. To immerse ourselves in the dominant nature of Australia, let’s accompany the linen pants capri model with a safari shirt and a pair of espadrilles with rope wedges.
If you want to recreate one or all of the proposed outfit, be sure to visit the shoes, shirts and pants sections of our online boutique Fabi. Do you want to add a touch of style? Then complete your outfits with a scarf or a bag in colonial theme.
