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> most people Have you performed a survey? My intuition, from my own experience, is that most people are completely ignorant of the symbolism of cargo pants a
by xapata 6y ago
> most people
Have you performed a survey? My intuition, from my own experience, is that most people are completely ignorant of the symbolism of cargo pants and use them solely for the cargo feature.
I wear Eddie Bauer "Guide Pro" pants. I recommend them, mostly. I haven't found more stylish cargo pants.
https://www.eddiebauer.com/p/12951063/men-s-guide-pro-pants https://www.eddiebauer.com/p/12951063/men-s-guide-pro-pants
- wishinghand 6y agoTo be fair, no one thinks of pants that look like that when picturing cargo pants.
- grasshopperpurp 6y agoThese pants look fine. When I think of cargo pants, I think of ridiculously large pockets that really only work in the context of the baggy style of the late 90s/early 00s. It's not my favorite look (though it was when I was a kid), but you can make it work on some level. Anyway, when most people are criticizing cargo pants, I believe they have the jumbo pockets in mind. Another poster correctly noted that they ruin a silhouette. The pants you linked don't have this issue as far as I can tell. Note, this is just my impression. Maybe there are people out there who just really hate extra pockets.
- Izkata 6y agoI actually started wearing cargo shorts because I could fit whatever book I was currently reading in those pockets.
- DEADMEAT 6y agoWhat you posted aren't cargo pants? Those are hiking pants. Cargo pants have large, external pockets.
- xapata 6y agoNot all hiking pants have large pockets on the mid/low thigh. Seems more like a Venn diagram relationship.
- astura 6y agoThose aren't cargo pants, these (https://www.amazon.com/OCHENTA-Cotton-Military-Pockets-Trousers/dp/B013OVICL0 https://www.amazon.com/OCHENTA-Cotton-Military-Pockets-Trous...) are cargo pants.
- nottorp 6y agoCargo pants symbolize something? :)