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Shirts with olive pants

AintDatRite

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Other than a 'standard' light blue shirt, what color shirt would go with a medium olive colored pants? If you have a photo of the shirt with pants that you could post, that would be great. I'm having a lil trouble selecting some shirts that will look good with these pants. Looking for specific shirts rather than just a general 'color' so I can get an idea of the shirts for which I should be shopping.. any help would be appreciated.
 

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Originally Posted by AintDatRite
Other than a 'standard' light blue shirt, what color shirt would go with a medium olive colored pants? If you have a photo of the shirt with pants that you could post, that would be great. I'm having a lil trouble selecting some shirts that will look good with these pants. Looking for specific shirts rather than just a general 'color' so I can get an idea of the shirts for which I should be shopping.. any help would be appreciated.

Tan shirts, green shirts, pink shirts, lots of options here. Almost a many as a gray pair of pants.
 

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Pimento -- especially for martini happy hour!

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AintDatRite

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Originally Posted by Twotone
Pimento -- especially for martini happy hour!

Umm, yeah thanks. When I do a typical happy hour, its with my employees and they are more of beer drinkers at the micro than martini drinkers but thanks for the 'suggestion'

Originally Posted by FidelCashflow
Tan shirts, green shirts, pink shirts, lots of options here. Almost a many as a gray pair of pants.

Thanks FC! I laid out the pants with various shirts I wear with gray pants and the combinations look great. Sucks paying a couple hundred dollars for a pair of pants and wearing them only once. Now, which color shoes do I wanna wear with them...


These olive pants made me think of something that happened back in high school. My 10th grade English teacher hired a 'fashion consultant' to select her wardrobe and somehow she was featured in one of those 'feel good' stories on the local news - which made her head swell beyond belief. If you complimented her on her clothes, she would give you 5 or 10 extra credit points for the day. The only 'outfit' I remember her wearing was an olive green jacket and olive green pants - no clue as to the color of her shirt but it was probably green as well. We used to laugh and call her a tank commander because her clothes resembled something the military would wear. She wore that olive outfit at least once a week - but it seemed like she wore it daily.

Not sure what I learned in that class (other than winning the state spelling bee... go me!) but I remember two of her 'statements' that she would always say:

"Alriiiiiiiiiight, I regulate the weather in here!"(interpreted as 'someone turned the temperature up/down and you better keep your damned hands off the thermostat') and 'Alriiiiiiiiiiight, there are too many chiefs and not enough indians in here'.
 

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I was suggested, and tried, a [check] lavender shirt with an olive suit and loved it. The color combo may work for you as well.
 

coachvu

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Ecru. A pale pink might work, as well. Depends on the tone of the olive.
 

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Ecru (off white, cream, etc.)and lavender for shirts. Burgundy is the best choice for shoes and belt.
 

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