Hot take: pleats on cargo pants defeat the whole point

I was at a thrift store in Portland last month and saw a pair of new looking cargo pants with pleats at the waist. A guy next to me was hyping them up to his friend, saying they look more tailored. But cargo pants are supposed to be loose and functional, you know? Pleats just add bulk and make the pockets pull weird. I've been wearing Carhartt double fronts for years and they hold up way better without all that fuss. Am I missing something or is this just a trend that'll die out?

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tyler_white425d ago

Pleated cargo pants just seems like someone overthought a simple thing. Is fashion really this complicated or do people just like making stuff harder than it needs to be?

caseyclark5d ago

Man, I saw my buddy Mike wear a pair of pleated cargos to a cookout last summer and he spent the whole time picking napkins and loose change out of the pockets. He said they looked cool but honestly he just looked like a maintenance guy who lost his tool belt.