Yes, You Can Wear Camouflage at Any Age

This post provides tips how to wear camouflage pants at any age in a chic, sophisticated way, and many camouflage outfit ideas.

Contents

Can You Wear Camouflage over 50?
Which Colors Work with Camouflage?
What Outerwear Goes with Camouflage?

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Can You Wear Camouflage over 50?

Think about it. There are many women in the military of the world who are over 50 and wear camouflage. Now how can you wear camouflage over 50 as a fashion statement? Just consider camouflage as a neutral color/pattern. Dressed up with a black blazer, pumps, and a gray turtleneck cashmere sweater they are great for a twist on Casual Friday outfits. I wore a more casual combination of these camouflage skinnies with a motorbike coat, and with a motorcycle leather jacket.

Tip: Style camouflage attire like a neutral color.

influencer featuring how to style camouflage clothing with a blazer and pumps for work — London Jean skinny cargo pants, Brooks Brothers cashmere turtleneck sweater, smoky-quartz belt, Vittori blazer, Hermes collier de chien bangle.

street style blogger showing how to wear camouflage clothing with a sequin top — Max Mara shearling vest, unbranded sequin top, Halftee layering top, smoky-quartz belt, Söfft shearling buckle booties, and joggers c/o Femme Luxe.

midlife woman in styled camouflage with a pink sweater and jacket — London Jean camouflage cargo, GNW Luxe sweater, Newport News leather jacket, Jaeger tote and Steven ankle strap pumps.

stylist in white motorcycle jacket, printed pants, pumps pink bag — London Jean camo cargo pants with college T-shirt, Ray Ban mirrored sunglasses, Graham & Spencer motorcycle jacket, 3.1 Philip Lim bag, Ray Ban mirrored aviator sunglasses, smoky quartz statement belt.

Which Colors Work with Camouflage?

Well, it depends on the hues of the print. When in the classic NATO green with brown, black and other hues of green, blush works well. A black cashmere sweater plus lace-up booties also makes a great look. Avoid to look like you are in the military.

fashion blogger in blus quilted jacket and camo pants — London Jean camouflage cargo pants, Anne Klein cashmere sweater, blush quilted Halogen leather jacket, opera-length pink pearl necklace, Paloma Picasso sunglasses, smoky-quartz belt, and Double H booties.

Camo and Red Is a Classic

To make the look interesting it needs a pop of color. Red and green are complementary colors that work well together. To create the illusion of height I added tights in the same color.

utility jacket sweater skirt tights — Great Northwest utility jacket over winter white Ann Taylor cashmere sweater with red suede G-III skirt, GNW cable knit red tights, Hermes bangles, Hermes collier de chien cuff, Seiko watch, and Nine West camouflage pony hair heel booties

Does Pink Go with Camouflage Green?

Pink looks great with navy, red or black. Pink also plays well with brown. Interestingly, pink can be both a neutral or a fashion color. It all depends on how light or bright the hue is and whether it on the warm of cold side of the color palette. Consequently, there are many ways on how to wear pink.

post logo showing a woman in pink shearling jacket with camo print trousers

Why Can You Wear Pink with Army Green?

An often overlooked great color combination is pink with muted greens like those greens of a camouflage. The best of this combination is that you can style pink either a neutral like in the featured photo or as fashion color. Why does the latter combination work? The base colors of pink and muted green are red and green, respectively. The former is lightened up with white, and the latter with black. Black and white are a great pairing like red and green. So pink and camo greens are the lightened up and darkened versions of them.

How You Can Wear Pink and Camouflage on Casual Friday

The outfit that inspired the above look is the camo pants with a neutral pink sweater and olive green utility jacket. I wore it as an alternative of the usual Casual Friday outfits. To dress the outfit up a notch add pearls like the pink opera-length necklace. Repeat the pink somewhere in your outfit like in the inspiration the pink cap-toe pumps.

influencer in pink with camouflage neutral outfit — Landsend cashmere sweater, London Jean camouflage cargo pants, jade bangle, Hermes collier de chien bangle, Gucci suede belt, Great Northwest suede utility jacket, necklace and Ivanka Trump pumps.

What Outerwear Goes with Camouflage?

The easiest way is a coat or parker in a color that repeats a color of the print.

influencer illustrating how to wear camo with loden outerwear in fall — Burberry Prorosum coat, London Jean cargo pants, Steve Madden Mary Janes, Camel bag.

Camouflage Pants with Pink B3 Shearling Bomber Jacket

I treated myself with this pink B3 shearling bomber jacket. I have loved it ever since I saw it. Finally, I decided to hit “Buy Now”. Why? Because the piece popped up in my mind again and again, I started thinking about to wear with it. This post shows the first look I came up with.

Tip: Match your outerwear to your outfit. It permits you to open your coat, and still look stylish.

The easiest way to style this outerwear is to go with army colors. A beret would also be a nice finishing touch instead of the white shearling hat. More on styling with hats.

style blogger in pink B3 shearling bomber jacket with camo pants — Overland pink B3 shearling bomber jacket, Esprit shoulder bag, Söfft booties, GNW Luxe sweater, camo pants c/o Femme4 Luxe, LeatherCoatsEtc gloves.

Which Outerwear Goes with Camouflage Print Shoes?

On my way to the office, my olive lodden motorcycle coat, red bag, red leather gloves, and red floral scarf seemed a perfect match to my feet’s camouflage. 😉

fashion over 50 blogger Nicole in army green coat, red legwear and camo booties — Outfit details: Burberry motorcycle coat with LeatherCoatsEtc red gloves and red GNW tights, Celine bag, floral scarf, and Nine West camouflage pony hair booties

Can You Wear a Hat with Camo Pants?

Sure, you can. The “outer outfit” is my motorcycle shearling coat, a hat that I found in a vintage store, gloves, structured bag plus booties. What I loved about this coat is that it goes equally well with pants than skirts.

example how to wear camouflage clothing with a hat — Cole Haan motorcycle shearling coat with tan hat, LeatherCoatsEtc gloves, Kate Moss for Longchamp bag, London Jean cargo pants, and Clark booties.

influencer showing that you can wear camouflage pants over 50 — Vittori shearling coat, Pavlova scarf, LeatherCoatsEtc beret and gloves, 3.1 Philip Lim bag, London Jean pants, Paloma Picasso sunglasses, Double H booties.

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How to Style with Camouflage Print Shoes

Camouflage shoes are a big trend right now. When I saw these camouflage booties in a magazine, I had to have them. When you are a regular reader, you know I love camouflage pattern.

But what to wear with them? It’s an army inspired print. Therefore, wearing an utility jacket with the camo shoes is a great option as it picks up the color of the shoes.

Photos: G. Kramm