https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/army-green-ubiquitous Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sun, 03 May 2026 00:53:36 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/army-green-ubiquitous#post-1452082 Fri, 06 Mar 2015 11:11:50 +0000 Style Fan 1452082@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I wear olive or army green a lot and always have.&nbsp; It is one of my favourite colours.&nbsp; My puffer is olive green and I think I have seen a lot of other people in that colour in the frozen north.&nbsp; Not sure because I am in Florida so I am going by memory. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/army-green-ubiquitous#post-1452080 Fri, 06 Mar 2015 11:09:52 +0000 Brooklyn 1452080@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hello. I am in Australia and I am seeing a lot of it in stores. Just bought a khaki sleeveless dress! Of course we are coming into autumn and it is a sort of traditional autumn colour. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/army-green-ubiquitous#post-1452037 Fri, 06 Mar 2015 06:19:51 +0000 CocoLion 1452037@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I see this color due to the popularity of hunting where I live. &nbsp;Lots of camo too, but worn mostly by males, again for hunting. &nbsp;And,&nbsp;most Forest Service employees wear this color, as well as Fish &amp; Game. &nbsp;Finally, there is a Christian Berets camp in my county as well Soldiers of Christ wearing camo and army green.&nbsp;</p> <p>I doubt any of these groups are wearing army green because it's trending in NYC. (Smile) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/army-green-ubiquitous#post-1452035 Fri, 06 Mar 2015 06:00:21 +0000 VioletMyra 1452035@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Here in NW Tasmania (Australia's island state) it started off brisk and I saw raggy and/or faded blue jeans worn with various shades of grey hoodies. So boring. No colour as the senior citizens hadn't emerged due to the low temps. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/army-green-ubiquitous#post-1452008 Fri, 06 Mar 2015 04:00:00 +0000 Firecracker (Sharan) 1452008@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I've seen a lot of the color in stores. Can't say that I've noticed an overabundance of it on people out and about. But I've noticed it in stores, because it is one of my favorite neutrals. I've been populating my closet with it since last year, when I started noticing it. </p> <p>A side note: Having served in the U.S. Army, I avoided all shades of olive for many years. I also thought it was a bad color for me, as a "winter." But a more recent color analysis revealed that there are shades of olive that do work well on me, and so I've been happily reunited with the color. I try to avoid the full-on military look with it, though. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/army-green-ubiquitous#post-1452002 Fri, 06 Mar 2015 03:39:39 +0000 rabbit 1452002@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>it's the field jacket right? worn with black leggings or skinnies and a beanie on women, and with jeans on men? I mostly see it on suburban younger people and of course there have always been college age and teen kids who wear genuine army surplus. I used to have a trench coat, green cargo pants, and a boiled wool peacoat from army surplus. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/army-green-ubiquitous#post-1451984 Fri, 06 Mar 2015 03:04:39 +0000 Jaime 1451984@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Most of the army green I see is quite authentic. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/army-green-ubiquitous#post-1451976 Fri, 06 Mar 2015 02:53:25 +0000 Carla 1451976@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Checking in from chilly Toronto. On the street it is black, black, and more black, with hits of red or wine. I posted recently about the fairly conservative store windows in the area where I work (financial district), but today I took half the day off, and since I'm stayin in town tonight (instead of commuting home) I went shopping...6+ hours! </p> <p>The amount of blush really surprises me, but there was also a lot of tan and beige in store window displays. Jeans too, of course. I did see hits of orange, citron features big, and an icy blue that I am all over this spring! Graphic black and white and navy and white are plentiful as well. </p> <p>Can't say that I noticed a lot of army green, though. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/army-green-ubiquitous#post-1451949 Fri, 06 Mar 2015 01:46:54 +0000 crutcher 1451949@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>When it warms up , like above 32...I have a great Zara military shirt that I plan to wear...However, right now, it would be buried under layer of other things... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/army-green-ubiquitous#post-1451890 Thu, 05 Mar 2015 23:33:48 +0000 Anonymous 1451890@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I haven't seen anyone in that color where I live, but I haven't been on campus or downtown lately. Just around the small suburban community where I live and work. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/army-green-ubiquitous#post-1451883 Thu, 05 Mar 2015 23:25:30 +0000 rachylou 1451883@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hmm. Nope. No army green. Everything is oatmeal and lace to me... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/army-green-ubiquitous#post-1451875 Thu, 05 Mar 2015 23:18:14 +0000 trekkiegirl 1451875@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I stand corrected. In my 5 block walk from office to train, I saw the following items in army green:<br /> 9 coats<br /> 2 pairs of pants (technically not outer wear, but I was counting everything)<br /> 3 scarves<br /> 1 hat<br /> 1 pair of uggs </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/army-green-ubiquitous#post-1451786 Thu, 05 Mar 2015 20:44:25 +0000 trekkiegirl 1451786@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Here in Chi-town I do see it a lot, although not as much<i> right now</i><i></i>... it's&nbsp; it still far too cold. Give it a couple-teen degrees warmer, and I'll see it all over the place. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/army-green-ubiquitous#post-1451773 Thu, 05 Mar 2015 20:22:21 +0000 texstyle 1451773@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I feel like I've moved on from this color and style, but I'm not sure if that's the case in larger cities.&nbsp; I see it often as I live in a big retirement (military) and hunting region so both wear a lot of army colors. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/army-green-ubiquitous#post-1451772 Thu, 05 Mar 2015 20:20:17 +0000 Ann in New England 1451772@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My 13 year old loves that color, and just bought a new pair of pants that are fabulous. She also has an army green spring jacket that she's waiting to break out. It feels a bit like a throwback to the 90s grunge trend (she also wears knit beanies, Brooklyn hipster style). I don't think this makes a trend (my 16 y.o. wants nothing to do with the color), but an observation nonetheless. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/army-green-ubiquitous#post-1451750 Thu, 05 Mar 2015 19:42:45 +0000 old chic 1451750@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>An interesting article just popped up in the New York Times that claims, "Every second woman on the avenue and every second man on the town and<br /> every other kid on the jungle gym has his or her back clad in army<br /> green. Challenging the ubiquity of black outerwear in the cities and<br /> lending a flavor of the PX to the suburban shopping center, the color<br /> has conquered the national wardrobe."</p> <p>This strikes me as odd, because I am in New York City several times a week, and I haven't noticed that much army green or many army jackets lately. I am talking about on the street, in stores and restaurants and theatres, in the subway, anywhere. Maybe that's because it's been too cold. What are you fabbers seeing in your town?</p> <p>Here's the whole article, if you are interested:&nbsp; <br /><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/08/magazine/how-the-army-jacket-became-a-staple-of-civilian-garb.html?hpw&amp;rref=magazine&amp;action=click&amp;pgtype=Homepage&amp;module=well-region&amp;region=bottom-well&amp;WT.nav=bottom-well" rel="nofollow">http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03.....-garb.html</a></p>