how to update your khaki look

created on May 13, ‵08
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Khaki made it’s first appearance in the late 1800′s, as a part of a military dress code. Over the years it has made its way to the mainstream. It has become an American classic, and a staple that has a presence in every girl’s wardrobe. As of late, khaki has gone more modern. It’s no longer reserved for country club bound conservatives or prep school boys. Back in the day, khaki had a unisex feel to it. Khaki shorts and pants were boxy and not exactly flattering to the female form. Thankfully that is no longer the case. Now, there are a million ways to wear khaki and still look like a lady. We’ve put together two of our favorite ways to wear khaki this season. We love a full khaki skirt. It looks great with neutral, and even better with a pop of color. It’s incredibly versatile, and very functional. We also love the khaki pants in a modern cut. Consider a high waisted full pant, paired with an earthy top for a more bohemian feel. How are you wearing your khaki’s? If you have any new ideas, we would love to hear from you!

items in this observation:

left look:

  • Pringle of Scotland disc detail top @ Net-a-Porter
  • Nanette Lepore ‘Buy Me Love’ skirt @ Nordstrom
  • Camilla Skovgaard open toe upfront high heel pump @ Shopbop
  • Olga Coated canvas bowler @ hayden-harnett



    • right look:

  • Leopard hairband @ Topshop
  • Afra overprint knit tunic/wrap skirt @ hayden-harnett
  • Pauric Sweeney python shoulder bag @ Net-a-Porter
  • Celina signature cuff @ hayden-harnett
  • Nine West beaded toe Thong flat sandal @ Asos
  • pleat front wide leg linen pants @ Asos


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    • cjniya

      I could not believe that I could see the silicon wristbands in this season. I mean if you could match them well, the rubber wristbands could be good ornaments, even could be more useful and suitable than the jewelry. Imagine that in the hot summer day, a girl in white mini skirt, light blue T-shirt or even the lime T-shirt, and there is a transparent lime silicon wristband on her elbow. The feeling that she gives us is fresh, just like a glass of lemonade gives us in the hot day and the wristband is the ice in the lemonade. And this matching could be kind of sexy; it is the clothes for the sweeties.
      But the ice wristband is absolutely not the ornaments for autumn. As the temperature is falling down day by day, the wind blows the information from the winter goddess to us. The theme for this season should be warm, the colors and clothes that could give us the warm feeling are the main roles in this season. Personally, I like the khaki clothes in autumn. When I open my wardrobe, I could find at least twenty pieces of clothes in khaki. I have the khaki dresses, khaki pants, and khaki jackets and so on. This color is the most natural color in this season; I just consider it as the color for the falling leaves. And it could give me warmth. With a khaki beret, a khaki coat and the informal trousers, I feel like a Paris lady who is walking along the banks of La Seine. Besides the Mattel Company had released the Autumn in Paris style for Barbie and the main color for that version is the one similar to khaki.
      And girls should know that black should be the color for winter and the light colors could be the heroines for spring and summer.