Khaki trousers are in. If the recent fashion month shows are proving anything, it's that khaki is well and truly on trend. You may already be aware of khaki's associations with military uniforms: it actually entered the English lexicon through the British Indian Army, with “khaki” being a Hindustani word meaning “soil-coloured”. Since the mid 1800s, the material has been used for a variety of army uniforms, particularly in arid, dry regions like deserts.
While khaki is technically a light tan shade – i.e. the colour of sand – it has come to encompass a spectrum of shades, including the dusty olive green we might associate it with today. The beauty of khaki is its versatility: the muted colour makes it a neutral, perfect for autumn but also for spring and summer.
Over the past few months, khaki trousers have been popping up more and more. Our verdict is: you need khaki trousers for spring, pair it with this colour shoe to look like the cool girls. Take a look below.
Glamour's edit of the best khaki trousers:
Brown leather shoes! This style combo has been picked up by celebs like Priyanka Chopra and Austin Butler, but also by a variety of fashion insiders.
The exact shade of brown and style of shoe is really up to you. You can opt for chocolate brown suede or dark brown polished leather. Sandals or derbies. Pointy pumps or loafers. Even oxblood – a more reddish shade of brown that has been super on-trend recently – will go.
The key is that the neutrality of brown meshes perfectly with khaki. And the fact that both shoes and trousers are so versatile means that you can go for pretty much anything on top.
