Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Levi's Outback Pant
Front cargo/camp pants (this is the best description I can come up with) are awesome. They are pretty much a more sartorially advanced version of cargo pants and I say that because the average person probably doesn't even realize pants like this exist in the first place. You've seen a version of these pants in pretty much every Michael Bastian collection and recently in my L.L. Bean Signature F/W 2010 preview. It's not really important, at least to me, about who ripped off who (archive this and archive that) because everybody in all tax brackets should have access to such an interesting alternative to their everyday denim and chinos. Levi's apparently agrees with me because they just released their own style of "FC/CP" called the Outback Pant. The low rise, slim straight style comes in faded green canvas and at $79.50 is probably on track with what the Signature joints cost. Levi's sniped this one right out of their own archives and it's an adventurous choice, but a welcomed one at that.
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ReplyDeletethose pants looked pretty fly until I checked out the back pocket. Don't know about you LAS but I am not a fan of big back pockets with flaps. They make a man's ass look silly.
ReplyDeleteDoesn't help that the back pockets on these pants are pretty low (typical of Levi's trousers). There's something just not quite right with a pocket that STARTS halfway down your ass and ends well down your upper thigh.
good looks though, I am definitely looking to buy some pants in this style for this Fall.
LL Bean ones are nicer
ReplyDeletePockets like that are great for storing extra ammo.
ReplyDeleteThese pants look good on a Bastian runway and on dudes who know how to rock them, but you know there are going to be a lot of wack trend-biting guys making them look terrible in the next year. Backflap pockets are a no go in most cases, could work on a camp-ish pant? Leg opening is wack on these, I think the beans will probably be a better pant overall.
ReplyDeleteI have a pair of convertible front cargo pants from Banana Republic circa early 90's when BR was all Safari'd out. They have been an awesome asset when ti comes to international travel and being in the sticks. Cool morning pants on gear in toe, warmer day, zip off the bottoms and good to go.
ReplyDeleteGet these.
These look like true religions, and if someone told you such, you'd disregard them in an instant.
ReplyDeleteAnon @2:43- I think that's a big of an overstatement. If they were bedazzled and/or had gigantic back pockets with branding than maybe.
ReplyDeletelove the wash, hate the pockets
ReplyDeleteLevi made this same pant in the sixties. Liked it then, like it now.
ReplyDeleteif you use code active2010 you can get 40% off. For $49 bucks, not bad.
ReplyDelete"sartorially advanced version of cargo pants" Dude you really need to lay off the key words.
ReplyDeleteHow is this look classic and understated? Especially the 2nd and 3rd picture are dripping douchyness.
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