For many people, the thought of camouflage invokes images of battle-dressed troops covered from head to toe in camouflaged gear, or of outdoorsmen stalking prey. However, camouflage has taken the fashion and retail industries over by storm. Camouflage has become the new “black” in a sense, and it’s become all too commonplace to see fashionistas sporting a little camo dress instead of a black one. Camouflage — derived from the French word camoufler — uses the elements of color and pattern to achieve crypsis, the state of naturally blending into existing surroundings. Ironically, trendy metropolitan “hipters” and self-proclaimed “hillbillies” are…