{ armorai }

{ armorai }

honestly, we're all susceptible to falling prey to fashion's fickle trends. which is fine, as long as you're able to muster enough objectivity to pick and choose which ones work for you (thus avoiding victim-hood), and to wear them in a way that's unique to you. happily, there are sometimes trends that work for everyone ~ and this season, olive green is the one!

{ above: glen luchford for harpers bazaar / via sighs + whispers }

if you think about it, olive really is the new black (as is its sister color, camel!). it's a hard-working neutral ~ universally flattering, it pairs seamlessly with nearly every color and print in your wardrobe. good thing it's everywhere right now ~ and available at every price.

personally, i've been working it into my wardrobe pretty aggressively over the past week...

{ above ensembles originally featured HERE and HERE }

...and am desperately on the hunt for that perfect militant flack jacket and sundry synced accessories. to follow, a few of the olive lovelies i've bookmarked for fall:

{ left to right: elizabeth + james blouse, marc jacobs shoes, lanvin gloves, diane von furstenburg boots, the glamourai necklace, elizabeth + james jacket }

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updatery!! today over on jak+jil, we're shown a perfectly seasonal, fall-transitional way to wear olive:

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