CUTE IN CAMOUFLAGE

The top style trends and prints for 2020 are tie -dye, animal prints and CAMOUFLAGE! Do any of those surprise you? I didn’t think so as you see them all over. FTF has also blogged about most of these trends. To see last weeks blog on the going strong tie dye trend, click HERE. For a previous blog post on leopard print, click HERE. Don’t forget about snake skin print! To read a post on that trend, click HERE.

Camo print is on a wide variety of apparel this season from tank tops to leggings and more! It’s not just green any more, grey and black camo print colorways have taken over, making it less military and more chic. As with any trend, you might want to try camo in small doses….like a scarf, handbag, pumps! I’ve even expanded my own horizons as I used to think of this print as more of a fall and winter print. Since there are more camo color choices and camo pairs well with all colors, I’ve now been wearing it in the spring and summer. Sometimes we need to get out of our own way!

Camo Shorts

In the midwest, fall weather can be a mixed bag from beautiful sunny days with warm temps to crazy cold and frost on the ground and everything in between. On the nice days, and for those of you in southern locals, why not some camo shorts?!

We took our granddaughter to Michigan this summer for camp. After we dropped her off, we went on to Traverse City for a couple of days. My road trip look consisted of these camo shorts and tee both super comfy for the 5+ hour car ride.

While on vacation this summer in Door County, Wisc., I purchased these gray camo shorts with pink side strip at On Deck. Camo isn’t just green any more! I love that these are gray and pink!

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Camo Lounge Wear

Last week, I shared my tie dye lounge wear set. We are spending far more time at home and everyone wants comfy, cozy clothes. Lounge wear sets are a perfect solution. They’re comfy, cozy and cute. Do you know that lounge wear sets are trending right now? I got this lounge wear set a couple of years ago. It’s also an example of gray camo vs green. I like the side stripes on the pants and around the arms.

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Camo Dress

Dresses are such easy options to put on style and go. I’ve really upped my dress game this past summer! This camo dress appealed to me because of the details: tie shoulders and stripe down the center and can’t forget that it has pockets! This particular camo dress was purchased at a shopping fundraiser at a local boutique called Flair on Third. If you live in my area, I highly recommend this boutique in downtown Geneva. Lots of fun and unique items can be found on Flair on Third. This dress will transition easily into the fall by adding a denim jacket. You could wear it like a tunic over leggings or skinny jeans.

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Camo Jacket

This camo jacket was purchased last fall from (believe it or not) Walmart. It’s really great quality and I get lots of compliments when I wear it. I like that it has a peplum for some added interest. A camo jacket is perfect for fall temps. Since camo is considered a neutral it can be paired with any color! I particularly love it with hot pink/fuchsia for a bold statement. What color would you pair it with? I recently wore this look for a day spent walking around Cantigny Park, out to dinner and a little shopping with Mr. FTF. I styled this look around my new camo purse. This crossbody bag was purchased at What to Wear in Traverse City, MI. I love that the strap and stripe are hot pink and orange. The purse also came with a solid olive strap. Do you ever style an outfit around one thing? I do it all the time. This is one of those outfits that you put on and are really feeling it! You could easily wear some khaki or olive colored pants.

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Camo Pants

Camo pants like the camo jacket can easily be paired with any color. It’s more about your preference. I happen to have two pairs of camo pants. One pair is pull on and fits similar to leggings. The other is more like a pair of jeans or pants also fitted.

This first look is something I would wear to work. I’ve paired the camo pants with a mustard yellow top (it also comes in other colors) and sandals. I loved the ruffle sleeves and details (you know I love my details!). This look feels totally fall to me.

Here are the same pants styled with an oversized hot pink top. This over sized top works with the pants because the pants are fitted. If you wear fitted on the bottom, you should go looser on top. This loose fitting top is figure forgiving and flattering. I did a half tuck to give the look a little more structure.

To switch up this look slightly, I added my olive jacket with faux leather sleeves and switched out the boots for my hot pink slides.

For my last look with these particular camo pants, I mixed in cheetah – two trends in one look. Over time, I have gotten much better mixing patterns and being ok with it. Animal prints especially leopard and cheetah are also considered neutrals and pair great with all colors and each other. Are you comfortable pattern mixing? The black long sleeve top has puff sleeves at the shoulders – another current trend.

If you’ve followed FTF for some time, you know that I’m a huge fan of graphic tees. So of course I had to pair a tee with my camo pants. I played off of the green lightening bolt and added some pops of neon green. This fun tee is also from Flair on Third in Geneva (same store I got the camo dress from). These camo pants have a raw hem and are similar to wearing jeans.

When it’s cooler, it’s easy to wear a solid colored top or sweater with camo pants. This top is a deep olive green and I wore a black tank underneath. Black booties complete this look. This is actually a look I wore last year around this time.

I had to share my neon camo cargo pants! These were purchased this past February on a trip to Portland, Oregon at a fun store called The Red Light Clothing Exchange. They sell vintage clothing (resale) and brand new items. My girlfriend and I had so much fun shopping there!

There’s a lot going on with these pants so it’s best to pair them with a solid color. I get they’re not for everyone but for me they’re super fun! Do you like to make bold statements with fashion?

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Chicago Midlife Influencers

Here’s how my Chicago Midlife Influencer friends styled their camo!

Linda of lglamor shares two different shoe choices with her camo pants. Shoes can really change the look and feel of an outfit! Linda also has creatively worn a purse strap as a belt!

Sue of FashionablyFifty shares how she styled her camo jacket several different ways. To see a previous blog post on Sue, click HERE.

Michelle of Overfiftyandblessed has also style several different camo pieces including a cardigan, sweater and jacket.

Lastly, Lisa of Evolving.50 shares her camo jacket and camo top. She reminded me that we had tried on the same camo lounge wear set at Evereve last year. To see a blog post on Lisa, click HERE.

If you aren’t already following these lovely ladies, you’ll want to check them out on Instagram!

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