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Cargo pants or cargo trousers, also sometimes called combat trousers (or combats) after their military purpose, are loosely cut pants designed for tough, outdoor activities. Their signature is the cargo pocket: a large bellows pocket, usually on the side of each thigh, that expands to carry equipment while lying flat when empty. First issued to British soldiers in 1938 and adopted widely in the Second World War, cargo pants have since become workwear and a recurring fashion staple. This page explains their construction and history.
Cargo pants or cargo trousers, also sometimes called combat trousers (or combats) after their original military purpose, are loosely cut pants designed for tough, outdoor activities distinguished by one or more cargo pockets.
A cargo pocket is a form of a patch pocket, often with accordion folds for increased capacity closed with a flap secured by snap, button, or Velcro common on battledress and hunting clothing. Variously, cargo pockets may be hidden within the legs.
Cargo pants are made of hard wearing fabric and ruggedly stitched. Increasingly they are made of quick-drying synthetic or cotton-synthetic blends, and often feature oversized belt loops to accommodate wide webbing belts.
The garments are characteristically designed to allow bending at the knee and hip and sewn with felled seams.
Cargo pants were first worn by members of the British Armed Forces in 1938, and were introduced to the United States in the mid-1940s during World War II. The large pockets characteristic of cargo pants were originally designed to allow paratroopers more room to hold radios and extra ammunition.
Cargo shorts are cargo pants shortened at the knee. Some cargo pants are made with removable lower legs allowing conversion into shorts.
EMT pants are cargo pants which have 6-way cargo/scissor pockets on one or both legs each with a hidden zippered pocket on top of cargo pocket, a bellowed flap pocket with increased carrying capacity, Besom pockets on calves for glove storage, and 3 slots for scissors (2 two fitted with snap closures).
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The same utility that served soldiers made cargo pants natural workwear for trades, field sciences and photography — anyone whose job is done standing, moving and carrying small tools. In fashion the style cycles in and out, returning in baggy, slim and technical forms, but the pocket arrangement stays recognizable through every version. Fabrics follow use: ripstop cotton and cotton blends for durability, lighter synthetics for travel and hiking versions where the pants double as outdoor gear.
Cargo pants are defined by their large bellows pockets, typically one on the outside of each thigh, with pleated sides that expand for carrying and flap closures to keep contents in. Combined with a loose, durable cut, those pockets are the feature the style is named and recognized for.
Cargo trousers began as military dress: British forces first issued them in 1938 as part of battledress, with a pocket for field dressings and maps, and American paratroopers' versions added the large leg pockets that set the pattern. Surplus and then civilian versions carried the style into workwear and fashion.
Cargo pants are cut loose for movement and for pockets that can be loaded without binding, traditionally in a straight, relaxed leg. Modern versions also come in tapered and slim cuts, but the working test is the same: the pockets should carry without pulling the leg out of shape.