Military trend review

So the military trend is back for winter 2012. Unlike a revival of style, designers have taken the easy road and brought it back for yet again another year. I've been tracking this trend and it seems it reared its ugly head way back in 2008, with the likes of Temperley London and Alexander McQueen backing the trend. It wasn't soon after that Aquascutum and Jaeger followed suit with black dresses and khaki military jackets for their fall 2008 collections.

This year the main culprits in army wear were none other than Mrs Beckham herself and Tommy Hilfiger who presented us with boring green dresses and nipped-in waists on long dull winter coats that have too many buttons to count. Others to blame for the recovery of military were Valentino and Moschino, although the leather twist on the look at Valentino is slightly more clever and new so a little more forgivable.

Taken from the Victoria Beckham A/W catwalk show 2012

Taken from Valentino A/W 2012 at Paris fashion week

With British troops having been in Afghanistan for over 10 years and hearing on a daily basis about military operations it’s easy to see why many designers have army gear on the brain, but I don’t think that’s an excuse for their poor fashion vision this autumn/winter.

Nobody likes hearing about or seeing the war, so why on earth would anyone want to dress like they belong in the middle of one?

In essence the trend involves dressing up as if you were in the army, now I don’t see any designers taking inspiration from the NHS nurses or Police officials, so why is it socially acceptable to dress as a troop?

It’s not so much the green coats or subdued palettes I take issue with as the khaki camouflage print. I don’t think I can take one more camouflage jacket. Whether it’s with studs or leather sleeves or has a sheep skin trim, it is just plain wrong and if you own one of these jackets you should be ashamed of yourself. Ok maybe that’s slightly too harsh but really girls come on! Fashion gives you the chance to dress up and be anyone so why would you choose to be an army man? And as for anyone who owns a pair of khaki printed pants, you need to take a long hard look at yourself in the mirror.

However, I have a confession to make on the military trend...I own a rusty earth green trench coat complete with double breasted buttons and pull up collar. But before you make any harsh judgements, it was bought for me by my mum when I was 15 and I have had it ever since. If that’s not proof that this trend should be dead and gone then I don’t know what is.