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What to Wear with Olive Cardigan

Olive cardigan goes best with white, tan or black shoes, and navy, beige or white bottoms. Two neutrals with clear contrast: olive and white always sit well together.

Best shoe colours

Best bottom colours

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Outfits

Ways to wear olive cardigan

Different ways to wear olive cardigan: all-neutral, with an accent colour, tonal or layered, depending on what the piece allows.

For
Season
Occasion

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Smart casual · All-neutral

Olive and navy are both muted, so they sit together without competing.

Casual · All-neutral

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Olive and navy are both muted, so they sit together without competing.

Smart casual · All-neutral

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Olive and navy are both muted, so they sit together without competing.

Casual · Layered

Two neutrals with clear contrast: olive and tan always sit well together.

At a glance

Every top and shoe combination that works

The best three tops against the best three shoes. Each cell is rated as a whole outfit: the weakest pair decides.

white sneakerstan sandalsblack sneakers
navy chinos
Best87
Best80
Works74
beige linen pants
Best84
Works74
Best83
white linen pants
Works74
Best84
Best83

Piece by piece

Best colours for each part of the outfit

Shoes

  • white · Two neutrals with clear contrast: olive and white always sit well together.
  • tan · Two neutrals with clear contrast: olive and tan always sit well together.
  • black · Two neutrals with clear contrast: olive and black always sit well together.
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Bottoms

  • navy · Olive and navy are both muted, so they sit together without competing.
  • beige · Two neutrals with clear contrast: olive and beige always sit well together.
  • white · Two neutrals with clear contrast: olive and white always sit well together.
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Jackets and coats

  • navy · Olive and navy are both muted, so they sit together without competing.
  • beige · Two neutrals with clear contrast: olive and beige always sit well together.
  • black · Two neutrals with clear contrast: olive and black always sit well together.
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The piece

How to choose and wear a cardigan

A button-front knit that works as a top or as a layer. Softer than a blazer, smarter than a hoodie.

How to choose

  • Fine merino for layering, chunky wool for a relaxed look.
  • Buttons that sit flat; horn or leather buttons look better than plastic.
  • Grey, navy, camel and cream.

Common mistakes

  • ✕Stretched, sagging fronts.
  • ✕A long cardigan over a longer top, stacking hems.
  • ✕Buttoned only at the top, flaring open below.

Care: Hand wash, dry flat, fold rather than hang.

In a capsule: Adds a layer to a capsule without the formality of a blazer.

The details

How to wear it and fabric

What makes the colours above look deliberate.

How to wear it
Buttoned as a top, or open over a tee or tank as a layer.
Fabric
Mid-weight fabrics carry it from spring into autumn.

Avoid

What not to wear with olive cardigan

Skip the charcoal dress trousers. Dress trousers are dressier than a cardigan, so the pairing only works in a deliberately mixed outfit. Colour-wise it works: olive and charcoal are both neutral but similar in depth, so the outfit reads soft.
Skip the charcoal overcoat. An overcoat is dressier than a cardigan, so the pairing only works in a deliberately mixed outfit. Colour-wise it works: olive and charcoal are both neutral but similar in depth, so the outfit reads soft.
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Questions

Olive cardigan: quick answers

What colour shoes go with olive cardigan?

The best shoe colours to wear with an olive cardigan are white, tan and black. Two neutrals with clear contrast: olive and white always sit well together. Dark brown, cream, grey and beige also work.

What colour bottoms go with olive cardigan?

The best bottom colours to wear with an olive cardigan are navy, beige and white. Olive and navy are both muted, so they sit together without competing. Khaki, black, cream and grey also work. Be careful with brown and charcoal: olive and brown are both neutral but similar in depth, so the outfit reads soft.

What colour jackets and coats go with olive cardigan?

The best jacket colours to wear with an olive cardigan are navy, beige and black. Olive and navy are both muted, so they sit together without competing. Khaki, cream, dark brown and tan also work. Be careful with charcoal: an overcoat is dressier than a cardigan, so the pairing only works in a deliberately mixed outfit. Colour-wise it works: olive and charcoal are both neutral but similar in depth, so the outfit reads soft.

Can you wear olive cardigan to the office?

Yes. A reliable office combination is olive cardigan, navy chinos, dark brown chelsea boots. Olive and navy are both muted, so they sit together without competing.

When should you wear olive cardigan?

Olive cardigan works in spring and autumn and winter. Olive itself reads as a autumn/spring colour, so it looks most natural then.

What are the most common mistakes with cardigan?

Stretched, sagging fronts; A long cardigan over a longer top, stacking hems; Buttoned only at the top, flaring open below.

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