Cargo pants are officially back. and it’s easy to see why, as the best cargo pants provide effortless military-inspired edge. plus, all those pockets offer some serious convenience (say, when traveling). this resurgence of cargo pants is part of a wave of early 2000s trends coming back into vogue. but we think the return of cargo pants has another cause: hip-hop.
unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past two decades, you’ll know that rappers are some of the most influential people in the fashion business. the genre has completely redefined fashion, bringing streetstyle to haute couture and haute couture to the streets.
so where do cargo pants fit in? well, everywhere. cargo pants became a staple of the rap uniform back in the mid-nineties, and, since then, they’ve quietly maintained their position as a go-to for hip-hop artists.
this time around, cargo pants are more accessible than before. sure, you can still wear them super baggy with gold jewelry, sneakers or whatever...
