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Cargo pants are much like regular khaki pants, but are baggier and have several additional "cargo" pockets. Cargo pockets generally have accordion folds in the sides for increased capacity, and often have large flaps secured with snaps or velcro. Cargo pockets were originally used on battledress or sport hunting clothing for clearly functional purposes. Image File history File links Gnome-globe. ... Khaki, in British or European parlance, is a type of light brown fabric with a green tinge, or the color of such fabric. ... The origin of modern mens trousers: a sans-culotte by Louis-Léopold Boilly. ... An example of a pocket as seen from the inside with some of its contents. ... US Army soldiers wearing the new Army Combat Uniform, Desert Camouflage Uniform, and a World War II-era uniform (L to R) Battledress is a general term for the military uniform worn into combat, as opposed to display dress and formal uniforms worn at parades and functions. ...

This type of pants is popular especially with younger people because of the useful side pockets in which personal items can be stored (e.g. cell phone, wallet, cigarettes, pocket knife, lighter, etc.) While cargo pockets were designed with functionality in mind, cargo pants are often worn for purely fashion or aesthetic reasons, with fashion often dictating that the pockets go underutilized. They became popular particularly among adolescents in the late 1990s.

Cargo pockets originally seen on battledress

Denim jeans occasionally feature cargo pockets but this is generally considered unfashionable; the cargo pockets disrupt the smooth line and form most clothiers seek to attain in jean designs. Image File history File links Cargo_pocket. ... Image File history File links Cargo_pocket. ... US Army soldiers wearing the new Army Combat Uniform, Desert Camouflage Uniform, and a World War II-era uniform (L to R) Battledress is a general term for the military uniform worn into combat, as opposed to display dress and formal uniforms worn at parades and functions. ...

Cargo shorts are similar to cargo pants, except they are shorts. Hot pants Japanese man wearing shorts. ...

Cargo pants used to be worn only by men and boys but now are socially acceptable for both sexes to wear. With famous celebrity girls like Avril Lavigne or Kim Possible, cargo pants for girls have been designed keeping the baggy style and many pockets but much tighter around the waist and posterior. Avril Ramona Lavigne (born September 27, 1984) is a Juno Award-winning Canadian singer, songwriter, model, and occasional actress. ... Kim Possible is a Disney Channel original Emmy-winning American animated television series about a teenage crimefighter of the same name who has the task of dealing with worldwide, family, and school issues every day. ...

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