How to Wear All Green This Fall: Olive, Army, Moss and Forest Outfits

Wear all green by mixing four shades, olive, army, moss and forest, and letting fabric do the contrast. Green cargo pants and green corduroy pants are the two pieces that make the idea feel current this season, and both are easy to build a full outfit around.

 

The rule that holds every all-green look together is simple: keep the greens in the same family, vary the texture, and add one neutral near the face. A forest cashmere sweater under an army field jacket works. So does moss cargo with a dark corduroy trouser on a different day.

 

This edit mixes high and low on purpose. A Loewe cargo or a Rier corduroy trouser can sit next to a Polo Ralph Lauren field jacket or a Frame corduroy pant, and the outfit reads as one idea because the color does the work. Below you will find green cargo pants, green corduroy pants, jackets and overcoats, the separates that finish an outfit, and brown and black booties to wear it with.

 

Green cargo pants are the easiest way to wear all green because the pockets and washed fabric make the color look casual rather than costume. Pick an army or olive cargo and keep the top simple.

 

The Loewe belted pleated cotton-gabardine cargo pants in army green are the dressier end, with a wide leg and pleats that take a tucked knit. The Attico cotton tapered cargo pants in green go the opposite way, with a drawstring waist and oversized pockets that suit a boxy jacket. The Moncler Grenoble belted ripstop cargo pants add a light technical fabric, and the Alexander Wang cargo pant in washed army green has articulated pockets and a soft, worn-in finish.

 

Styling tip: when the pants are army green, choose a moss or forest top rather than an exact match. A slightly different green looks chosen on purpose.

Green corduroy pants give an all-green outfit depth, because the ribbed pile catches light differently from a flat cotton. They are the pieces to reach for when cargo feels too casual.

 

The Róhe Ted cotton-corduroy wide-leg pants in dark green and the Rier green corduroy trousers in forest are the deepest shades here. The Blazé Milano Sorraia cotton corduroy barrel-leg pants take a rounder, more relaxed shape, and the Frame Le Slim Palazzo Modernist pants in Rich Military are made from stretch corduroy with a high waist and a wide leg that skims the shoe.

 

Styling tip: pick either cargo or corduroy as the base of the outfit, not both. Let the jacket, knit and bag supply the other greens.

A green jacket is the quickest way to turn a neutral outfit into an all-green one, and a long green coat does the same job with more drama. Field jackets suit cargo and corduroy; longer coats suit slimmer trousers.

 

The Nili Lotan Charlie cotton jacket in Uniform Green is a military-inspired jacket with four front pockets. The Polo Ralph Lauren field jacket in Olive Mountain is the same idea in a softer, more worn-in cotton. For a longer line, the Proenza Schouler White Label Corey cotton-blend trench coat is a deep green with a belted shape, and the Simkhai Carrie fringed wrap coat in dark spruce is a wool wrap coat for the most dressed-up version of the look.

 

Styling tip: put the darkest green on the outside in winter weather and the lightest underneath. It keeps the outfit from looking flat.

To style an all-green outfit, choose a base green, one lighter green and one deeper green, then repeat each at least twice so the outfit looks planned. These four formulas use the pieces in this edit.

 

Formula one: army cargo, forest cashmere sweater, olive field jacket. Formula two: dark green corduroy trouser, moss knit, long green coat. Formula three: olive cotton pant, forest knit, army jacket, with a green nylon pouch as the accent. Formula four: a green cargo or corduroy pant with a cream or black top, when you want green on the bottom half only.

 

On color matching: olive leans yellow and warm, army leans brown, moss is the lightest and grayest, and forest leans blue and goes closest to black. Olive and army sit well together. Moss brightens forest. Forest and army can clash in daylight, so separate them with a neutral.

 

High and low mixing works the same way. Put one expensive piece, such as the Toteme cashmere sweater or the Prada nylon pouch, next to a Nili Lotan pant or an Eterne knit, and let the shared color tie them together.

Brown and black booties with a mini block heel are the best shoes to wear with an all-green outfit, because both shades are neutral against green and the low heel keeps the look practical for walking.

 

Brown suede suits olive and army greens: the Le Monde Beryl Carole 30 suede ankle boots have a 30mm block heel, and the Vagabond Shoemakers Blanca ankle boot in chocolate has a slightly taller block. Black suits forest and moss: the Manolo Blahnik Chelata 30 suede ankle boots are a low Chelsea shape, and the Herbert Levine Shadow Ban 30 leather ankle boots have a 30mm block heel.

 

Styling tip: match boot tone to the green. Brown for warmer greens, black for the cooler, darker ones.