Olive trousers
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I think olive is a very practical color, if you like it go fo it
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It's one of my favorite colors. I'm meeting with Hemrajani next week and while all I have in mind for sure is a brown glen plaid jacket, I'm giving some thought to a moleskin vest and matching trousers to go under it. Add a yellow pinstripe shirt and rust tie and I'm ready to go.
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Would you say it works with what I have?
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The images (on my 'phone at least) are of sufficiently low resolution that all three jackets appear as charcoal.
However, as with Sarge, I would be reluctant to pair olive with blue in this manner.
By the way, as I am ever driven to berate chaps who upload shots of themselves posed within scruffy environs, it seems only fair to praise Jeff for his tidy premises - well done that man!
However, as with Sarge, I would be reluctant to pair olive with blue in this manner.
By the way, as I am ever driven to berate chaps who upload shots of themselves posed within scruffy environs, it seems only fair to praise Jeff for his tidy premises - well done that man!
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Negative. The first picture I was wearing light grey trousers. I apologize for the abysmal lighting.
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Thank you Shaver. A messy home invites nothing but chaos in my opinion.
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Outstanding. Thank you. I ordered them just now.
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Olive is a great color, many different shades though. My main would be Gray, Navy and Tan. Brown and Olive after these. For chinos I would go with tan, olive, never navy, black is good, gray can be good. I just bought many chinos for fall and winter use. I actually went for Gap Vintage Straight. Inexpensive and a good fit, although inconsistent from pair to pair, color to color. You need patience with them and never be afraid to exchange. Watch the sales.
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Semper Fi @Jeff84 - I have olive trousers in a few different fabrics (chino cotton, wools of various weights, moleskin, linen, cotton/linen, etc.). Maybe it's the Marine in me, but I find olive to be extremely versatile - more so than just about any other shade of trousers I wear to the office. I probably wear olive at least 3 days a week, including with navy blazers but they really work best with jackets with any sort of browns (or burgundy, rust, maroon, etc.).
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It's earth tone, so I think that makes it very practical.
If you can wear olive, you can basically dress "British" - all the tweeds, plaids, earthen tones, driving caps, and the whole kit cascade into "natural" for you.
It's definitely your color. Mine too.
I myself tend to shy away from the "earthen" olives and such in a business setting, favoring more charcoals and heathery or Oxford grey - think of those as the "olive" of business attire.
I find olive works best as a flannel, since the "depth" of flannel lends a richness to green-ish hues (compared with gabardine and the like.)
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It's definitely your color. Mine too.
I myself tend to shy away from the "earthen" olives and such in a business setting, favoring more charcoals and heathery or Oxford grey - think of those as the "olive" of business attire.
I find olive works best as a flannel, since the "depth" of flannel lends a richness to green-ish hues (compared with gabardine and the like.)
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The Marine in me isn't very good at coordinating colors. Thanks.
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