Who would have thought there could be a crush on olive"
It doesn't seem right.
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I don't actually think of olive as olive, I think of the sludgy, slightly dull but very flattering soft shade of green as khaki.
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Khaki has become my new black.
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Who would have thought there could be a crush on olive"
It doesn’t seem right. Olive – well, olive is very – olive.

I don’t actually think of olive as olive, I think of the sludgy, slightly dull but very flattering soft shade of green as khaki.

Khaki has become my new black.
It is now one of my neutrals, ever since I let the hair do its own thing. Going grey not only required an injection of self-confidence but also a re-think about what colours worked in the wardrobe. The khaki is a welcome change from black and the shades of grey that appear to dominate my everyday wardrobe.
Like grey, there are many shades of khaki.
One of the shades I prefer was once called olive. I am not sure in my mother’s day if olive was a thing but I don’t remember her wearing this colour ever.
p.s She still dyes her hair and she is fast approaching 100 years. (If she had excellent eyesight she would most likely tell me to dye mine too.) Perhaps olive was not on her radar.

I digress,
I found a couple of really fab pieces on sale to add to my khaki collection – I ...