Men
Cox
Are cargo shorts for kids? Some seem to think so. Only the other week, a British journalist accused golfer Lee Westwood of "bouncing around like a teenager in his white cargo shorts", while in the US actor Dan Savage was recently found guilty of wearing "a youthful outfit of sneakers, cargo shorts, and a faded shirt". Is there something inherently juvenile about shorts with an extra set of pockets? I'd say "no". Some things are too big to fit in regular pockets. Having extra does not make you a child. It makes you someone with both hands free.
Long and short of it
Jacamo Cargo Shorts
(www.jac amo.co.uk)
With zipped pockets, for stashing valuable cargo.
22
French Connection Shirting Shorts
(www.french connection.com)
With pockets set at a jaunty angle, for the sheer hell of it.
35
BHS Cargo Shorts with belt
(www.bhs.co.uk)
With a belt, for when those extra pockets get extra full.
25
White Stuff Melbourne Shorts
45
(www.whitestuff.com)
This article was first published in The Scotsman on 22 May.