herringbonekid
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in the early 1920s catalogues 'olive green' was a very popular colour. it seems like every other suit was available in 'olive green'.
(mind you, they seem to use 'olive' for any shade of green from brown-green to muted-lime-green to forest-green).
so why did green fall from grace ?
like the slim high-waisted suits in those same catalogues, did men simply decide it didn't suit them ?
was there too much of a country-pursuits connotation to green for the average urbanite ?
do you think green suits deserve another chance, and would you wear one ?
Montgomery Ward, 1920:
every suit on this page has 'olive' in the description:
(mind you, they seem to use 'olive' for any shade of green from brown-green to muted-lime-green to forest-green).
so why did green fall from grace ?
like the slim high-waisted suits in those same catalogues, did men simply decide it didn't suit them ?
was there too much of a country-pursuits connotation to green for the average urbanite ?
do you think green suits deserve another chance, and would you wear one ?
Montgomery Ward, 1920:
![M_Ward_green_02_zps9651b264.jpeg](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v53/herringbonekid/main%20album/M_Ward_green_02_zps9651b264.jpeg)
![M_Ward_green_01_zpsebcbf664.jpeg](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v53/herringbonekid/main%20album/M_Ward_green_01_zpsebcbf664.jpeg)
every suit on this page has 'olive' in the description:
![M_Ward_Palm_Beach_zps9fcdfdfa.jpeg](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v53/herringbonekid/main%20album/M_Ward_Palm_Beach_zps9fcdfdfa.jpeg)
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