British tabloid Daily Express called cargo shorts “a humiliation for any man over 21 and should be sold only after proof of age has been presented.”Many upscale golf courses have banned cargo shorts in recent years. Cargo shorts were not one of them.”Fashion historians believe cargo pants were introduced around the 1940s for military use. Still, it says retailers sell more than $700 million worth of cargo shorts every year in the U.S. At Wal-Mart, WMT 1.11 % a pair can be bought for $8.50, while Neiman Marcus sells linen cargo shorts for $995 a pair. “Bond never wears cargo shorts.”Sales of cargo shorts have fallen over the past year for the first time in a decade, according to market-research firm NPD Group. “I wish I had caught on sooner.”Relationships around the country are being tested by cargo shorts, loosely cut shorts with large pockets sewn onto the sides.

Source: Wall Street Journal August 01, 2016 20:21 UTC