Olive green is having a very good season. Fresh from the SS26 catwalks –where it appeared in beautifully grown-up guises at Bottega Veneta and Saint Laurent – it has slipped effortlessly into the fashion mainstream, positioning itself as the colour for when black feels too harsh and beige a little too, well, beige.



There’s also something faintly escapist about it. Olive green conjures sun-warmed landscapes, late lunches and that first sip of a very good martini. Below, the pieces making the strongest case for investing in the colour now.