I love the safari trend, it's my favorite look for spring. It reminds me of far away places and vacations hot spots. I'm going to South Africa for the first time in October, which got me thinking...what would I be wearing there?

Each look is inspired by a different designer's interpretation of safari: new designer Valentine Leung look is about bold color and print summer dresses, menswear was the inspiration for Rag and Bone, something cute and playful from Corey Lynn Calter (the giraffe print is so adorable!), soft and silky from Grace Sun, urban edge from Nicholas K, modern cuts from Jamison, and something comfy from Velvet.

We wanted to portray the free spirit, out in the wild. The hut set was Morgan's fabulous idea, and Lisa styled the scene to perfection with help from Lauren's feral makeup and Dexter's friends: an albino Burmese python, boa constrictor, bearded dragon, and African tortoise! Dexter is a licensed handler so all the animals were definitely treated with the utmost care and constant supervision. Surprisingly, the snakes were so beautiful that no one was afraid of them. The bearded dragon was a character too, but my heart was set on the 40-year-old African Tortoise. He had so much personality I wanted to sneak him away to hang out in my backyard.

BTW he's much heavier than he looks!