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What to Wear with Olive Overshirt

Olive overshirt 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 overshirt

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

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
Best90
Best81
Works75
beige linen pants
Best88
Works75
Best87
white linen pants
Works75
Best88
Best87

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 overshirt

A heavy shirt worn open like a light jacket, also called a shacket. It layers over tees and hoodies in spring and autumn.

How to choose

  • Heavy cotton twill, wool or corduroy; thin shirting isn't an overshirt.
  • Chest pockets and a straight hem.
  • Olive, navy, brown and grey.

Common mistakes

  • ✕Buttoned up and tucked in like a shirt.
  • ✕Layered under a tight coat.
  • ✕Too long, covering the seat entirely.

Care: Wash cold, hang dry; wool versions brush clean.

In a capsule: A men's capsule's in-between layer for spring and autumn.

The details

How to wear it and fabric

What makes the colours above look deliberate.

How to wear it
Worn open over a tee, like a light jacket.
Fabric
Mid-weight fabrics carry it from spring into autumn.

Avoid

What not to wear with olive overshirt

Skip the charcoal dress trousers. Dress trousers are dressier than an overshirt, 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 an overshirt, 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 overshirt: quick answers

What colour shoes go with olive overshirt?

The best shoe colours to wear with an olive overshirt 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 overshirt?

The best bottom colours to wear with an olive overshirt 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 overshirt?

The best jacket colours to wear with an olive overshirt 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 an overshirt, 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 overshirt to the office?

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

When should you wear olive overshirt?

Olive overshirt 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 overshirt?

Buttoned up and tucked in like a shirt; Layered under a tight coat; Too long, covering the seat entirely.

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