CARGO PANTS ARE BACK!

Cargo pants. Let’s try to talk about these without mentioning the Nineties girl band All

Saints, whose everyday uniform was khaki or camouflage cargos, teamed with a skimpy vest or midriff-baring top.

Cargo pants have come a long way since then. Over the past 18 months, they’ve begun to establish themselves as the new really useful trousers: more casual than regular tailored trousers, smarter than jeans, cooler than your stripe-legged athleisure pants, they work in most fabrics — and situations.

In Spring 2020 cargo pants no longer have to have bulky thigh pockets, knee seams and enough room for another pair of legs (although they will have pockets of some sort).

They could be cotton or they could be satin; they might be khaki, but they’re just as likely to be cream or pink; sometimes they’re ultra-baggy, but most are on the slimmer side.

What we’re talking about now is an evolved cargo pant, designed to be more accessible AND Grown-up.

Generally, they’re neater and roughly 70 per cent more elegant.cargo pants were traditionally worn with trainers, and that still works, but this time around the look is more chic and polished. The pants with the most glamour appeal are tapered and cropped with cuffed bottoms, revealing a few inches of bare ankle, and are worn with heels and a neat tucked-in top. The baggier the pants, the higher the heel.

Cargo pants: The rules

Avoid chunky pockets. Stick with classic colours: khaki, cream and brown. Never wear cargos tight on the thigh. Keep the legs cropped and tapered or cuffed.

The point of cargo pants is to be just the right degree of slouchy. Never wear them tight — then they become the most unflattering trousers on THE market.