In Praise of Olive - Page 2

I have a feeling this one might be the proverbial jumping of the shark.

I'm not a fan of olive. Besides, it looks awful on me.

A bluish olive and heather greens looks very good on people with fair skin especially when combined with blue, pink and or purple. I used to find an olive cotton suit far more practical than a tan one. It doesn't show marks and the wrinkles aren't as obvious.

Muted greens - or olive, were very big at the Pitti show in Florence in February. Next fall just about all of you guys will be looking at olive sport coats, especially with a subtle plaid pattern, with a whole new appreciation. Usually these trends last for 2-3 years so it would be a good time to buy one and to look current.

This is a styleforum and a sub forum on men's clothing. Where else is someone supposed to discuss colors for clothing? The selection of color and the right colors for you is very important to looking your best.

I for one, find these various "In Praise of _____" sub forums very inspiring and filled with good suggestions.

I agree, and have contributed to others, but my prediction about this particular one stands.

In London a couple of weeks ago there were many olive sport coats to be seen in the wild. To my eye, the most common color of sports coats among those worth noticing.

What does that mean? I have no idea. At the time, I chalked it up the British countryside ideal.

Don't fool yourself; not even in the same league as navy and grey.

It would be great to see some pics of a bluish olive tone, it sounds enticing.

I was going to post a question on how to pair an olive grenadine tie... And realized: White shirt or light blue shirt + navy or charcoal or mid-gray suit + black or brown shoes, etc.

So yeah, I like olive as a compliment to navy or gray, but not as the dominant color of an outfit.

Bookster has several fabrics that would seem to fall into that category: http://www.tweed-jacket.com/CLOTH%20...LERY/index.htm

And brown.

Olive suit, White shirt, Grenadine tie... is anyone else craving a martini right now?

Since autumn has hit the northeastern US, I thought I would revive this thread by posting this:



More of a forest or dark bottle green than olive, but still in the spirit of the thread, I think.

Well... it is!