History repeating...

This image of a dapper gentleman below comes to us courtesy of SuitSupply.

     For those of you who haven't heard, SuitSupply is a company from The Netherlands which maintains an extensive website offering excellent menswear.  They have opened U.S. stores in New York (on Broome Street), Chicago, and in Georgetown, DC (on Pennsylvania Ave).
     Now then, their price point, quality, fit and attention to detail are all excellent.  Be prepared to wait for service in one of their stores, though, my buying experience was anything but expeditious. By all means, try a suit from them.
     This image though highlights one of their more casual products, a pair of chinos with an odd little detail you may have noticed on each thigh.  Pockets....cargo pockets.  These, dear friend, are cargo pants.
     Maybe this is a European trend, perhaps our continental cousins don't have such vivid memories of the 90's seared into their retinas.  It starts here, legitimizing cargo pants under the veils of haute couture. Unchecked it will spread, and before you know it we'll all be shopping at Eddie Bauer.
We owe it to ourselves to nip this in the bud, to take a stand and say "I don't need these extra pockets!"  Sure, maybe we could store our MiniDisc players in them while on our way to the Smashmouth concert, but the convenience doesn't outweigh the cost.  Instead, walk on over to J. Crew or down to the new Bonobos guide shop in Cady's Alley and get some proper pants, sans the sin of cargo.