safari suit

By the time I finish wrapping up last year’s safari suit pub crawl it will be time for this year’s. We’ve now made it to our surprise visit at The Hilton’s Piano Bar.

No safari would be complete without a pink flamingo.

This is what you get when you mix Kris, who never misses a photo opportunity, and some Chinese visitors.

And this is what you get when you get Deb who never misses an opportunity for a sing-a-long.

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For the last four years or so the Popeyes have been an integral part of our annual safari suit pub crawl. Unfortunately the water that keeps them afloat was drained recently and they are now aground.

Here’s hoping that the Torrens Lake is transformed back to its former glory, if not for the aesthetics, for our next safari. And here’s hoping that the Popeye business can stay afloat while the boats are not.

Here’s Popeye in happier times.

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Ted Lapidus was a well-known designer in the 1960s and 70s who brought the safari suit to haute couture died late last year and while this is a belated acknowledgement of all that he did for the modern safari suit he must be acknowledged nonetheless.

This website may not exist if it weren’t for him. I have no evidence to back this up but I feel it!

Rest in piece Ted.

Ted’s obituary (PDF file).

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