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.
