How do you wear green?

[32-20]

I have green eyes, but they tend to be drowned out by surrounding colours.
Ties and pocketsquares aside, how do you work green into your outfit?

 

[cptjeff]

Olive khakis are nice, olive cords are even more popular. I have an olive suit I wear occasionally, and a mossy green tweed jacket. Pale green shirts can be nice. Sweaters allow for just about any color you want, and I have some in varying shades of green.

If you want to wear green things, wear green things. Olive and other dark greens are classic enough, and should be easy enough to find in fall/winter lines.

 

[Gus]

I think deep mossy and deep heather green is the most attractive shade for fair skin types. Pink shirts are a favorite combo with them along with denim.

 

[YRR92]

Mossy green tweed. Green shetland sweater (sans jacket). Green ties.

I'd wear a green casual shirt.

 

[GBR]



I have green eyes, but they tend to be drowned out by surrounding colours.
Ties and pocketsquares aside, how do you work green into your outfit?

Become Captain of your golf club.

 

[32-20]

I have conservative tastes, so looking "classic" or at least traditional is my main concern.
Trouble is, green is a distant fourth to shades of blue, red and brown in traditional menswear. (Not counting the greyscale.)
I suppose a green tweed sportscoat could work...
A green and white striped shirt seems like something a footballer would wear, and plain green seems excessive somehow. Maybe green has too many sporting associations these days - at least that leaves room for an outdoorsy jacket.

 

[Ich_Dien]

 

[cptjeff]



I have conservative tastes, so looking "classic" or at least traditional is my main concern.
Trouble is, green is a distant fourth to shades of blue, red and brown in traditional menswear. (Not counting the greyscale.)
I suppose a green tweed sportscoat could work...

All of the options I suggested could very easily look classic and/or traditional. Olive in particular has been around for a very long time in classic menswear. Get the idea of bright leprechaun green out of your head- pale mints for shirts, deep olives for jackets. If you think classic menswear is limited to blue, red, and brown, then you have very little idea of the variety of colors they wore before color photography. Look up some old apparel arts stuff sometime.

 

[Veremund]

Try a deep, rich forest green v-neck sweater.

 

[size 38R]

i wear it like this.......



well, you asked. Blackwatch shirt/ Blue-Green plaid Burberry square. sorry for the crap fitting room pic.

 

[Pingson]

This jacket is green......

....and so is Patrick Grant's.....

 

[FillW]

I found a dark green sport coat at a Goodwill. I need to get it dry cleaned and pressed. I think it'll go good with jeans.

 

[jungleroller]

This jacket is green......

I admire your taste and sense of style. This jacket doesn't let me down. Gorgeous!

 

[cptjeff]



A green suit will perform well.

I have an olive suit. I love it, but it's one of those things you don't really wear as part of the regular rotation.

 

[Texasmade]

I got olive green Corthay Arca's and G&G racing green Carlisle shoes. I match them with a dark green ostrich skin dress belt.