Camo and Boessert Schorn

Background: Boessert Schorn.

Foreground: Shirt and pants, Urban Outfitters, Shoes by Matt Bernson

It all started with a trip to my favorite store in Portland, Una, where I discovered the amazing German label Boessert Schorn. The deconstructed camo patterns on their sweater wraps got me thinking about the current military trend. Although the look is full of solids, from a print perspective, there's a lot of cool camo variations to play with. Urban Outfitters have some interesting large scale, almost color-blocky prints and appliques, and there are loads of camo print shoes, from Keds, Toms, Matt Bernson, and others.

-Claudia

New U.S. Army Camo

MultiCam vs. Woodland camo

The U.S military has recently adopted a new camo called the MultiCam. The old Woodland camo just did not work in the new terrains that U.S. wars are now being fought in – desert and even concrete and rock. The MultiCam was developed to work in all terrains; woods, desert, or towns, by somehow reflecting light better and looking more neutral in a variety of environments. Read more about how the MultiCam was developed here: MultiCam site.