If, 5 years ago, you’d have told me cargo pants would be coming back, I wouldn’t have believed you – yet here we are, embracing the baggy, pocketed trousers once more.
Don’t just take my word for it; look to the celebrities. They always know when trends are coming back before us mere mortals as they surround themselves with the best designers and stylists on the planet.
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So when I saw Rihanna, Zendaya, Hailey Bieber and Emily Ratajkowsi wearing them, I knew cargo pants were on the cards for the foreseeable future.
Before you start panicking, all these Y2K trends re-emerging doesn’t mean you have to wear them. I tend to pick and choose the trends that suit me, my body and my style, rather than opting for anything that’s just ‘in’.
But I reckon I might be able to persuade you to like them, like I’ve done for myself. It only took a few clicks to realise they were actually pretty cool this time around.
I won’t be wearing a minuscule crop top with mine like Britney may have done once upon a time, but worn right and you have yourself a really stylish piece. Yes, really.
Here are 14 pairs of the chicest pairs you can buy yourself right now. A special mention goes to The Frankie Shop for their oversized pairs, which encouraged me to start loving them in 2022. I’m sure you will too.
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Shop cargo pants
Hailey Oversized Cargo Pants, £240.95, The Frankie Shop – buy now
Slub tapered cargo pants, £237, GANNI – buy now
Satin Cargo Trousers, £45.99, Zara – buy now
Getty Cargo Trousers, £56, Weekday – buy now
Wide Leg Puddle Cargo Pant, £36, Nasty Gal – buy now
Slub cargo trousers, £225, Ganni – buy now
Unisex utility beach combat trouser, £27.99, COLLUSION – buy now
Faux-leather cargo track pants, £198, Norma Kamali – buy now
Parachute mid rise balloon cargo trouser, £50, ASOS – buy now
Animal print cargo pants, £59.99, Mango – buy now
Relaxed Cargo Trousers, £95, & Other Stories – buy now
Keyega cotton and linen pants, £162, Isabel Marant, étoile – buy now
Maesa pleated woven wide-leg cargo pants, £186.86, The Frankie Shop – buy now
Flap-pocket wide-leg mid-rise stretch-denim cargo trousers, £330, EB Denim – buy now
