Inside the'Wall Street Journal' Article About Cargo shorts

[spunkarella]

H and I were having this discussion recently. I convinced him to order regular chino shorts from J Crew to replace *just one pair* of his blessed cargo shorts and he can't handle it.

He agrees they look nicer but he thinks they are "fancy" and feels conspicuously dressed up. He's all "what do I wear with these? What shirt, what shoes?" H, literally exactly what you wear with cargo shorts. T shirt, polo, tennis shoes, flip flops. Any t shirt will do. It is blowing his mind.

[preppy]

I slowly got DH to get rid of his cargos in his mid 20's and now he happily has none. His JCrew chino shorts are his go-to now. It was a process but worth it, lolol.

[spunkarella]

Aug 2, 2016 19:47:21 GMT -5 preppy said:

I slowly got DH to get rid of his cargos in his mid 20's and now he happily has none. His JCrew chino shorts are his go-to now. It was a process but worth it, lolol.

There is hope! We also struggled for a while with flat front vs pleated dress pants and I finally won that battle.

[miniroller]

I am JEAL of the successful cargo-extermination, but I agree with @spunkerella in appreciating there's Hope!
ETA: H's response to hearing about the article, our responses, my hope..?
"F those bitches! ... Just kiddin'.... Sorta....
Hope guys, hope

[pirate]

My husband still questions me about why he is not "allowed" to wear jorts anymore. Oddly enough, he has replaced his old cargo shorts with plain khaki shorts all on his own.

[rugbywife]

I am in the 'I don't get why cargo shorts are horrible camp'

BUT (and it is a big but)...

...I have established that I have no real fashion sense. So there's that.

[tacokick]

I think the best part of the first article is that someone got their Phd with a cargo pants thesis.

[JRo]

Lol. I sent the original WSJ article to my H today and he got all defensive. "I only have ONE pair now and I only wear them when I don't give a shit!" I know honey, I'm proud of you.

[LoveTrains]

My husband wears cargo shorts and I don't mind. He is adorable in them.

[jackie011]

I do not have a problem with DH wearing cargo shorts. He actually just ordered a pair of Polo cargo shorts!!

[Velar Fricative]

These are all my husband wears and I didn't realize I was supposed to care until now. I still don't care.

[lindsaymg]

I think H has one pair currently that he only wears around the house. It has taken me 13 years but they are no longer part of his regular wardrobe.

[KaraOrNot]

H only wears cargo shorts. They don't bother me. Ollie also has cargo shorts. Starting him on the bad fashion train early!

[pooh8402]

Dudes, denim cargo shorts are cute.

[winecheery]

Aug 2, 2016 21:47:10 GMT -5 @kirkette said:

I'm so glad I infiltrated his wardrobe two months into the relationship, when he was 21.
So much of this shit, including cargo shorts, cargo jorts, jorts, zip up khaki camping pant/shorts, socks with sandals, Tevas, and showing up for flights in swim trunks, got shut down permanently.

YOU'RE WELCOME!

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[loira]

I have managed to get rid of my husband's cargo trousers over the years but not, alas, his cargo shorts. Admittedly shorts are a very casual item of clothing, so my usual arguments fall ...short.

[jewel]

I don't love my H's cargo shorts, but I've got bigger fish to fry.

He used to wear khaki colored denim pants, FFS. Like, thinking it was a way to get away with wearing jeans to work, because they looked fancier. No.

[lilac05]

My H and boys wear khaki cargo shorts. I don't care. It's better than the shiny athletic shorts he would prefer to wear 24/7. (Though he still wears those FAR more often than I'd prefer!) My H has almost no fashion sense...which was already a running joke before I met him. We joke that it just makes me look more fashionable (which I am not, but I at least sort of try).

One reason I really don't mind buying him cargo shorts is that he's 6'6". Cargo shorts are typically longer. I prefer cargo shorts over shorty shorts on him. (When you're as tall/big as he is with long legs, it doesn't take much before shorts start looking ridiculously short!)

ETA:  I did, however, strongly encourage him to part ways with his cargo khaki CAPRIS that he owned back in 2004!  We still laugh about those!

[Deleted]

Carharts. My H will only wear Carharts. God help us. WHYYYYY do his pants need the little strap thing for a hamer? He works in an office! He doesn't even know where the god damn hammer is!

[auntie]

Cargo shorts have a place. On boy scouts. Once you age out at 18, you need to put on your big boy pants.

[raangoli]

So many words about cargo shorts.

[jeaniebueller]

I seriously don't understand the hate on cargo shorts. It just seems so random. 

[ssmjlm]

I'm pretty sure I would have to pry DH's cargo shorts from his cold dead hands. And frankly I really don't care if he wears them or not. Half the time I'm just trying to get him to wear a shirt with a collar vs a t-shirt. The bottom half is secondary.

He does have a pair of navy blue regular shorts and he says they're too tight everytime he wears them. They're not, but they're not his normal loose cargo shorts.

[statlerwaldorf]

I think cargo shorts would be a step up for dh. He insists on wearing Adidas shorts with those tech dry shirts and never matches. At least with cargo shorts he would match.

[lostarz]

DH wears cargo shorts, I don't care. I'm just glad he started wearing short socks with his sneakers and that I got him into a pair of Sperry's!

[purplecow0206]

My H doesn't wear cargo shorts and he never has. His legs are short, so he needs something he can hem if necessary. The pockets on cargo shorts just don't lend themselves to hemming.

If he did wear them, however, I may cringe a bit inside but it's his body and his choice.

[rupertpenny]

@bunnybean I love your passion for this subject lol.

I'm confident that my H had never in his life owned cargo shorts. But he does own a pair of shorts with a pocket for holding a beer can. They are also short enough that his boxers peek out a bit sometimes.

[boxerdog]

My H wears cargo shorts fairly often. He used to wear them exclusively until I managed to get a few normal pairs of shorts into his wardrobe.

I have bigger fish to fry though, he has a pair of those zip off short-pants that he LOVES

[havarti]

:::Makes mental note to cross reference spreadsheet for Lalaroe leggings lovers/husband cargo shorts haters:::

[undecidedowl]

I'm an enabler . DH likes cargo shorts so I buy them for him. He doesn't throw out my leggings, I'm not about to throw out his cargo shorts.