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What to Wear with Olive Sweatshirt

Olive sweatshirt 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 sweatshirt

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

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Occasion

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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.

Casual · All-neutral

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 shorts
Best88
Best88
Works74
beige linen pants
Best84
Works74
Best84
white linen pants
Works74
Best84
Best84

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.
  • black · Two neutrals with clear contrast: olive and black always sit well together.
  • cream · Two neutrals with clear contrast: olive and cream always sit well together.
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The piece

How to choose and wear a sweatshirt

A plain crew-neck sweatshirt. Casual, comfortable, and more versatile than a hoodie: it goes under a coat or over a shirt.

How to choose

  • Heavy loopback cotton that holds its shape.
  • Ribbed cuffs and hem that recover after stretching.
  • Grey marl, navy, cream and olive.

Common mistakes

  • ✕Big slogans when you want to look put-together.
  • ✕Under a suit jacket.
  • ✕Faded, bobbled cotton.

Care: Wash cold inside out, hang dry.

In a capsule: Belongs in a casual capsule; smarter than a hoodie, so easier to mix.

The details

How to wear it and fabric

What makes the colours above look deliberate.

How to wear it
A collared shirt underneath makes it smarter.
Fabric
The same olive in a different weight: cotton or linen for summer, wool, flannel or heavier cotton for winter.

Avoid

What not to wear with olive sweatshirt

Skip the burgundy loafers. Loafers are dressier than a sweatshirt, so the pairing only works in a deliberately mixed outfit. Colour-wise it works: olive is a neutral, so it lets burgundy be the accent without clashing.
Skip the brown chinos. Chinos are dressier than a sweatshirt, so the pairing only works in a deliberately mixed outfit. Colour-wise it works: olive and brown are both neutral but similar in depth, so the outfit reads soft.
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Questions

Olive sweatshirt: quick answers

What colour shoes go with olive sweatshirt?

The best shoe colours to wear with an olive sweatshirt are white, tan and black. Two neutrals with clear contrast: olive and white always sit well together. Cream, grey, beige and navy also work. Be careful with burgundy: loafers are dressier than a sweatshirt, so the pairing only works in a deliberately mixed outfit. Colour-wise it works: olive is a neutral, so it lets burgundy be the accent without clashing.

What colour bottoms go with olive sweatshirt?

The best bottom colours to wear with an olive sweatshirt 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 burgundy and brown: chinos are dressier than a sweatshirt, so the pairing only works in a deliberately mixed outfit. Colour-wise it works: olive is a neutral, so it lets burgundy be the accent without clashing.

What colour jackets and coats go with olive sweatshirt?

The best jacket colours to wear with an olive sweatshirt are navy, black and cream. Olive and navy are both muted, so they sit together without competing. Beige, dark brown, tan and light blue also work.

Can you wear olive sweatshirt to the office?

Yes. A reliable office combination is olive sweatshirt, navy linen pants, dark brown lace-up boots. Olive and navy are both muted, so they sit together without competing.

When should you wear olive sweatshirt?

Olive sweatshirt works all year round. Olive itself reads as a autumn/spring colour, so it looks most natural then.

What are the most common mistakes with sweatshirt?

Big slogans when you want to look put-together; Under a suit jacket; Faded, bobbled cotton.

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