8 great ways to wear green pants

In style as in all things, to avoid stagnating, you have to move forward.

Ah well thank you Einstein.

So yes, maybe it won't be the most shocking revelation of your entire life, but it at least has the merit of being true. And besides, it's not as trivial as that, since moving forward implies precisely the fact of modifying one's state of balance, of projecting one's body forward, of putting oneself in danger.

In fact, making progress means throwing yourself into the void.

And what pushes us to throw ourselves into the void for the first time? It was from observing that others were doing it that it was possible.

And that’s precisely what I’m offering you here. Discover lands that are still unknown to you by drawing inspiration from those who have already explored them well. For you, it could be as simple as trying on green pants or experimenting with a new way to wear them.

In any case, there is no point in blindly reproducing the outfits that I am offering you here. Quite simply because there is a good chance that they will not suit you, either because of your body shape or because of your affinities with clothes.

But you have to be inspired!

Inspiration is not line-for-line imitation. Inspiration comes through analysis and then adaptation to one's own person by adjusting the cut, what we like, our personality. Otherwise, we never make the pieces we wear our own, like the son who wears his father's blazer that is much too big. (Besides, I have no doubt that you already know how to choose chinos in your size!)

Come on, here are eight ways to wear green pants.

Casual chic

Outfit #1: natural elegance

Harmony of colors, simplicity too, mastered play of textures (calf suede, denim and cotton twill), proportions elegantly elongating the silhouette. The green pants are perfectly integrated and highlighted.

Touch. That’s a big yes for me!

It’s time to take out the pliers, not the money 🙂

Ah, if I had money and didn't know what to do with it, I would ask my tailor (it's like a GP, but for saps!) for tons and tons of pants of this type and in all the possible and imaginable materials.

Also, I would probably get silk pajama bottoms in this fit. And for the weekend too, to mow my lawn, already impeccable under the sun of the French Riviera, all around the sumptuous property that I don't have.

The selection

Well, it's true, aren't the pants worn by Shuhei Nishiguchi magnificent? Mid-rise waist, double pleats, short cut with four centimeter cuffs. Perfection in my opinion. Have you ever tried it? It changes a man. If your legs are a little short, this will be your Holy Grail, I'm betting on it.

But maybe your legs are long enough and prefer simpler pants. Well, take a look at this one , or this one .

Oh yes and, regarding the moccasins, which are a bit connoted with the Gucci-style metal bit, I have two alternatives to offer you, which are not moccasins, but which also work, here and there .

Also, for the shirt, we can perfectly imagine a chambray or oxford shirt. You should avoid poplin, too smooth, in my opinion, and more suitable for wearing a suit.

Outfit #2: the modern blazer

Frankly, this I-don't-look-where-I-walk pose, he repeated it, it's eye-popping. It's not possible otherwise. In front of the mirror, sometimes and sometimes, until the sun breaks the horizon.

How many smokes for the love of street style? How many times, in bed, has your other half woke up feeling emptiness next to them? Who could have predicted this midlife crisis?

The selection

The outfit: same color scheme as OUTFIT #1, but with an extra dose of testosterone. The graying facial hair has something to do with it.

Here, no detours, one way for simplicity: no chino clip, no shirt but a t-shirt, no suede calfskin, good old well-patinated leather.

He is the all-terrain man, who adapts to everything, all the time.

In my opinion, boots are the shoes of the 21st century man. Well chosen and well maintained, they are dog-like and work like a charm to give you style and fur on your paws. Warning: dangerous use above 25°C.

For the price they cost, the Grant Stone really do the job. If you want adventure boots to drag you through all the weird corners of the world, I recommend them.

Otherwise, in a similar style I recommend the Red Wing and the Viberg (for your viewing pleasure, it's cordovan, it's very expensive). To cite other shoe makers who make boots worthy of interest (regardless of budgets): Alden , Crockett and Jones ,Jacques et Demeter , Heschung , 7L , Meermin .

Of course, everything is always a question of budget, but it remains interesting to study what is best in order to have objective elements of comparison. This is the best way to cultivate a culture of quality clothing.

I also thought of you, if you don't like patch pockets, I suggest this jacket from Ardillon which will adapt to all situations in your life. And these pants from Scavini that deserve a closer look.

Streetwear

Outfit #1: accessible streetwear

I'll make a confession: I suck at streetwear. Really bad, like Latin at school. The same.

For example, I missed the sneaker move that everyone seems to have taken well. If I wear them, on occasion, then they are lightly colored Nike Internationalists or minimalist white ones, like Caliroots and Hypebeast .

I don't know, I always find that between sneakers and leather derbies or moccasins, it's always the latter that wins aesthetically...

But anyway! That's just me.

The selection

Could you wear this outfit or not? For me, it's streetwear accessible stylistically and financially: you can find these pieces at a lower cost. I have to say that I have found few examples of green pants worn in a very casual style, and yet, it is childishly simple to wear.

Oh yes and I have a question for you who read me.

If we want to push the outfit a bit into the street style tricks!, which sneakers could we still turn to? What's your guilty pleasure? You who surely know better than me how to find streetwear pump gems, what could we also wear instead of these slightly boring Converse?

Outfit #2: casual, pattern and color

Matching the street lamps that you find on your way is really not an easy task and I wouldn't recommend it to anyone. Too time-consuming. You should have a change of clothes with you. Plan a route. It's not livable.

But let's move on.

The selection

What we must remember about this outfit is, on the one hand, the visual bridge that exists between the discreet yellow of the shirt and the less discreet yellow of the sneakers. And, on the other hand, the use of pastel colors which give unity to the whole (through the low intensity of the contrast), even if they are not colors that we would necessarily have chosen for their complementarity (pink and yellow ).

In all honesty, this outfit like Tyler, The Creator wears can be difficult to pull off without getting a little stylistic. But the basis is there. Dickies-style chinos, low-top sneakers whose color matches an element of the shirt, which we choose in a check pattern. A cap because we're cool and white socks because we wear sneakers (and therefore connoted “sport”, even if the only sport we really do is trample in the queue for 'a Starbucks).

A possible alternative to this shirt would be the Beams+ jacket even if you need to have the necessary street cred to wear it. But in life, you have to have dreams. “Aim for the moon to reach the stars” tattooed in the heart.

Tailoring

Outfit #1: business casual

I don't know how the peacocks of Pitti do cartwheels in 30 degrees Celsius. If I were to make a wheel at this temperature, it would be tiny, not even worthy of being considered a regulation wheel.

They must have atrophied sweat glands, it's not possible otherwise.

In any case, it is a very beautiful wheel that we see there, the central and remarkable element of which is this beautiful green color of the costume.

I don't know what you think about it, but I think it's pretty confusing. And it's summery.

The selection

The outfit works for several reasons:

• The chosen green is not aggressive, it is an easy to wear military green
• The dimensions of the lapels, shirt collar, pant cuffs and tie width are proportional. As a result, a certain geometric visual coherence emerges.
• The cut of the suit is adapted to the body shape of its wearer.
• The color of the glasses responds discreetly to that of the brogues, which echoes the discreet yellow of the cover.
• The register of the outfit is balanced between casualness and formality: casual suit with the green color, relaxed tie with the silk knit, casual brogues with the suede calfskin.

It all fits together and holds together well.

I haven't found many green suits this season. The best thing is to have it done if you can. Head to Les Francs-Tireurs , Michaël Ohnona , Louis Purple depending on your style and budget.

Outfit #2: nonchalant green

You might think his collar is on incorrectly. You might even think that the flap of his pocket is too. And his shoe buckles are undone. Well, this is all part of a deliberate orchestration on his part.

You see, a guy who wears a suit so well cut that it looks like he was born with it and then grew into it. A guy whose shirt hangs just the right amount, to the millimeter, a guy who lights a cigarette just before being photographed, means that everything, absolutely everything in his outfit is thoughtful.

Do you think he was caught on camera texting someone?

Do you think it's air he breathes?

On me, on you, on everyone, it would look weird. On him, it's perfect. I don't really know why.

The selection

What can be replicated is wearing an army green suit with a simple, slightly textured shirt, worn with buckles and no socks.

I recommend double loops, which are more modern. But if you want to test the great thrill of simple buckles, then perhaps you can turn to Barbanera , whose quality I haven't tested but which makes some pretty badass shoes, and 7L also offers them.

For added security, a pair of brown shoes would be richer and more casual. In my opinion, apart from very formal outfits, black in shoes should be avoided, because it is too austere.

I have a new question for you.

What is your feeling about the color of the cover? A sky blue pocket square would have been possible, but would have looked much too prepared and coordinated. And this is indeed the paradox of the man who takes the time to raise his jacket collar slightly but not too much, who takes care to leave his buckles open, who mishandles the flap of his pocket: he is about to so that you have the impression that he is not getting ready.

The white of the cover gives a certain charm, through the visual imbalance it creates. This is typically what takes an outfit from great to great.

Workwear

Outfit #1: camo to be seen

Two things come to mind when looking at this photo:

1. Why do fashion people make faces in their photos?
2. Wouldn't there be a little too much green in the outfit that interests us, namely the one on the left?

To the first question, I have some possible answers but I fear that the time devoted to analyzing these reflections would ultimately come back quite quickly to the following conclusion: fashion people make faces in their photos because it It's fashionable to make a face in fashion photos.

Oh yeah. It's a rabbit hole .

And so, to answer the question not phoned at all since I asked it myself, I would say that yes, there really is too much green!

Here is what I propose to you, keeping the basis of this gentleman which I find very relevant.

The selection

The green pants, well we don't cut it, that's the theme of this article. But camo pattern devoid of green. Green bandana as a reminder with the pants, black hat for derbies. (As an alternative for the hat, I have to suggest Don Paris .)

There are several things to remember about this outfit:

1. Black doesn't go with much, but with green it works pretty well. We can also see it thanks to this photo of Justin Doss .
2. Be careful not to use too many colors. A discreet reminder as we saw further in the article seems to me quite sufficient. If you use this technique too much in the same outfit, you end up in disguise because you show the world how well thought out the outfit is.
3. A beautiful smile is the best attribute.

Outfit #2: Long’s famous vest

If you have in your heart the crazy desire to wear a vest, I advise you to take inspiration from Long, an ex-BonneGueule: choose it in raw material (or at least other than a cold suit wool), with pockets and a different color to your jacket, if you wear one.

Oh yes, and I'm thinking about it!, small aside: for your own good, avoid a t-shirt underneath a vest worn without a jacket. Because, as long as you choose a vest that's too tailored, with a shiny viscose back, it looks more like... let's say... street art. This would break the desired effect.

However, in the outfit we are interested in here, Long could very well afford to drop the jacket. In addition, the choice of the officer collar is wise because it harmonizes perfectly with the “V” of the vest.

The selection

Keeping the green chinos as a basis and this organization in the outfit, we can for example imagine a more tailoring outfit with a patterned vest and the waistcoat and the jacket .

Other alternatives for the jacket here, with Engineered Garments and there with Studio d'Artisan and also at Japan Blue .

The final word

Military green is a masculine and easy color. It is versatile, always a little unexpected but without being eccentric.

One thing is certain: you should use it more.

This latest outfit confirms that military green resonates optimally with white and blues. Ultimately, what do you have the most in your locker room, am I wrong?