Olive Velvet: A Quiet Revolution

There is a reason the human eye is most sensitive to green. Sitting at the middle of the visible spectrum, green is the wavelength we perceive with the greatest ease and clarity. In a room lit by chandeliers and candlelight, where jewel tones can shout and black can disappear, olive green – especially when rendered in velvet – registers with an effortless sophistication. It neither demands attention nor retreats. This season, we have made olive velvet one of the cornerstones of our collection, for that very reason, providing a chic option for men and women who prefer to make a statement in hushed tones.

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Olive Velvet Cotton Dinner Jacket

£500 £720

Olive Velvet Cotton Artist Jacket

£575

Olive Gold Bees Velvet Dress Trouser

£390

Olive Velvet Nehru Jacket Button Cuff

£790

Olive Velvet Single Breasted Grosvenor Smoking Jacket

£790

Olive has always been fashion’s stealth wealth colour. Yves Saint Laurent sent safari jackets in muted olive down the runway in 1968, turning military drab into Riviera chic. The shade whispered through the wardrobes of Loulou de la Fraye, Talitha Getty and the Duke of Windsor – people who understood that true elegance rarely announces itself in primary colours. Today, when “quiet luxury” has become a louder conversation than ever, olive velvet feels less like a trend and more like homecoming.

For men seeking an alternative to midnight navy, burgundy, or bottle green dinner jackets, Favourbrook’s olive velvet offers devastating sophistication. Our signature Nehru jacket – cut with a soft Mandarin-style collar – is incredibly versatile, bestowing a unique individuality on all manner of looks. Similarly, our olive velvet Artist jacket is a perfect addition to a smart-casual ensemble that punches above its weight.

For smarter occasions, olive velvet dinner jackets speak volumes about the wearer's refined taste. From our silk grosgrain peak lapel dinner jacket to the playful gold bees Newport jacket, the olive velvet tone provides a wonderfully considered canvas that steals the room. Then there's the single-breasted smoking jacket, with its shawl collars, frogging, and a depth of pile that comes alive under the lights.

Olive Lurex Berries Velvet Single Breasted Waistcoat

£360

Olive Lurex Berries Silk/Rayon Bow Tie

£95

Olive Gold Bees Velvet Cotton Wiltshire Gilet

£490

Olive Velvet Cotton Wiltshire Gilet

£350

Olive Velvet Gold Bees Pleated Cummerbund & Bow Tie Set

£195

Olive Velvet Gold Bees Single Breasted Waistcoat with Piping

£290

For casualwear, our olive velvet cotton Wiltshire gilet offers utility without sacrificing elegance. In accessories too, olive velvet plays a main character, showing up in our stunning lurex berries waistcoat, as well as bow ties, braces, and velvet slippers - all with the kind of details that spark conversation.

In Womenswear too, olive is well worth the squeeze, featuring in the long, sweeping lines of our Carnaby coat in Oakleigh silk velvet. Alluring and effortlessly elegant, it is a striking silhouette that features contrast piping detail and interesting button details fashioned at the front, with a beautifully ornate climbing floral pattern throughout.

This is the genius of olive velvet: it flatters every complexion, photographs beautifully in low light, and somehow manages to feel both timeless and entirely new. For the dresser who understands that the most powerful statement is often the subtlest, our olive velvet collection is a revelation.