26 Cargo Pants And Skirts That'll Take You Straight Back To The 90s

Pick your fabric and colour to match your day, feel, fit – anything goes, just keep it tonal: charcoal, neutral, black, off-white, washed-out khaki green – but the slouchy fit and accompanying effortless attitude must remain. That’s the appeal, they just look and feel easy. Cool without trying.

Our favourites will work day or night, seven days a week. Cotton On's Bobbie Cargo Pants beg to be taken out on the town for date night or dinner with friends. We can channel Parisian flair with Dakota501 Zip off Pant/Short, have fun with colour thanks to House of Sunny's Easy Rider Cargos, and sport khaki classics from Supre, Jaded London and Insight.

If pants aren’t your thing, you can take on the trend in skirt form, paired with an easy tee. When it comes to cargo skirt fabrics, the same applies – anything goes. We like a silky finish as much as a durable twill or classic parachute fabric. Length is also up to choice, and thanks to zip-off varieties you can go from maxi to thigh-skimming in one swift motion. The only essential is large utility pockets.

We were already obsessed with having pockets so this storage-laden trend is a logical next step.*