Do you know what an epaulette is? Epaulettes are a type of ornamental shoulder piece used by armed forces that originated in the French army. Gone are the days when epaulettes were worn only by higher officials of navy, air and other armed forces. Today we find epaulettes on most of the apparels. There is a huge array of epaulette style available for both men and women. Epaulettes are trendy and stylish. Let’s look at some of the styles this season.
Epaulette shirts go well with all kinds of pants. You can wear them on baggies, cargoes, khakis or even jeans. These shirts come in amazing variety of designs and colors. I have some dress combination recommendations for you. If you are looking for a good shirt for a light colored pant, then always choose dark colored shirts and in case of dark colored pants go for dark colored shirts.
Flannel shirts with Epaulette is another great shirt you can wear for this spring. An Epaulette Flannel Shirt by Southpole features full button-down closure. It has soft flannel material with two-pocket design epaulet style straps on shoulders. This shirt is made of 100 percent cotton and is equally 100 percent comfortable and stylish. These shirts are available in colors like red, black, green and many other color combination. So try them out and see what works best for you.
If you are someone who like the shirt to be worn traditionally with no fanfare then Epaulette jackets are one of the recommended jackets you can wear for that trendy look. This jacket has good amount of personality to it and gives you that military style look.
Your rule of thumb for the epaulette wear should be the clean lines either in the shirt or jacket.