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Insider's Guide
ExpertsO tips for feeling energized, starting a jazz collection, mixing cocktails, and more.
How to Wear Khaki stylishly
An Interview With Jean Touitou
Touitou is the designer of the French fashion label A.P.C.
Khaki clothing can be too preppy or too big and messy. But in between those extremes, thereOs a world of style thatOs casual and chic.
[yen] Own the classics. The key to wearing khaki is finding pieces with straight, clean lines: a crisply tailored skirt, slim Capri pants, a button-front jacket, or flat-front trousers that sit low on the hips. Skip anything with an abundance of pocketsNthat veers into the safari look, which is only OK if youOre actually on safari. And no pleats, for all the obvious bad-khaki reasons.