PUYV: Recap

A quick recap of the Pump Up Your Volume inspired outfits. . .

Navy & White


Soft, Medium, and All Out
Stone & Gray


Soft, Medium, and All Out
Khaki & Olive


Soft, Medium, and All Out
(And did you notice that I tried to keep the background and lighting consistent for each set of neutrals? I’m such a pro.)

PUYV: Khaki & Olive "All Out"

Sweater and bangles, Body Central. Dress, Lani. Slingbacks, Linea Paolo. Bag, Target. Scarf, India.



Accent colors: pumpkin, pine, saffron, and wine.


In Style’s “all out” khaki and olive example
Once again, I’m drooling over In Style’s “all out” dress. It’s even got ball trim! But I like my dress too. . .perhaps there is pom-pom trim in its future.


Detail of the scarf and the bangles. I took the bracelets off when I got home and forgot to put them back on for pictures. But I did wear them with the outfit.


A previous Khaki & Olive “all out” look:

PUYV: Khaki and Olive "Medium"

Jacket, Esley. Blouse, Body Central. Skirt, Talbot’s (thrifted). Pumps, Delicious. Belt, thrifted. Bag, Target.


Accent colors: pumpkin, pine, saffron, and wine.


In Style’s “medium” khaki and olive example
Is anyone else confused by the color In Style calls “olive” in the palette box? I assure you, it looks just as brown in the printed magazine. As brown as my "not olive" shirt today.


And one crazy picture just for hanging with me
Previous Khaki & Olive “medium” looks:

PUYV: Khaki & Olive "Soft"

Dress, Mossimo (swap). Jacket, Dex (swap). Sweater, Body Central. Boots, Diba. Earrings, Target.


Accent colors: pumpkin, pine, saffron, and wine.


In Style’s “soft” khaki and olive example
I’ll admit: I’m no stranger to khaki and olive.


If we “accented” our khaki and olive, though, it was with blood red
Nowadays when I wear camo, I wear it in only the most ironic manner. I’ve only recently acquired a few olive colored items: this jacket and the matching skirt. (Oh, and I can’t forget the olive uniform skirt that I now wear to work.) Khaki has fewer military associations for me.

Previous Khaki & Olive “soft” looks:

As you can see in the left photo, the much maligned yellow hallway was once orange or, as I christened it, “pumpkin puke.”

PUYV: Stone & Gray "All Out"

Cardigan, Takeout. Sweater, Merona. Tank, No Boundaries. Skirt, Billabong. Boots, Playhouse. Hat, Nine West. Necklace, girlshop.com


Accent colors: lavender, blush, peach, and sky.


In Style’s “all out” stone and gray example
In Style also lists “washed indigo” as an accent color for stone and gray. I interpret that as “denim.”


Claire wears this cardigan in season one of Heroes, when she goes to meet her mother.
The day began cool and breezy, so I tied on yesterday’s scarf for some added warmth. And the necklace matches the earrings I wore on Thursday…but I never wear them together.


Previous Stone & Gray kind of “all out” looks:


I didn’t know whether to classify these as “all out” or “medium.” You decide.