Whoever invented the cargo short has my undying admiration.

Design-wise, Cargo shorts free us up from embarrassing fanny packs and manpurses, both of which have become comedy sticking points on various cable tv shows. Even Kath and Kim (the real Australian show, not the bizarre, unfunny US version) had a character named Kel who, shared the girl’s love of all things tacky (or “naff”) had a whole room in his house dedicated to man-satchels.

They also satisfy my need to hoard – when I come in from the outside world, you can tell I had a good day if the shorts sag around my hips due to all the crap I have in the pockets: camera, iPhone, wallet, keys, money, scraps of paper, various purchases like DVDs or game disks, found mushrooms, nuts, twigs, a puppy etc.

I get this feeling the British created them. Or a Norwegian. Most definitely a military fashion cross-over, I’m sure. Too lazy to Wiki it. Regardless, I salute you.

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