Yesterday afternoon, former far-right darling and newfound lifestyle and mindset guru Mike Cernovich posted a thread of fashion advice for men, which included some extremely standard tips: wear slim fit clothing, buy nice shoes, and incorporate color into your outfits.
It’s extremely useful advice for men purchasing their first set of threads since 2015 when a new era of modern men’s fashion crossed over into the mainstream. No one sees people in boxy suits at weddings anymore.
But included in his thread was a knock on cargo shorts.
Cargo dorks won’t understand. pic.twitter.com/85OjC3mSes
— Cernovich (@Cernovich) April 16, 2019
What cargo shorts have to do with a navy blue suit with white piping is unclear, but it’s a revitalization of an argument that’s been brewing in conservative and far-right circles over the past few weeks.
Whereas once the target of their ire was corrupt government officials within the FBI or caravan of immigrants approaching our southern border, it’s now cargo shorts.
https://twitter.com/DavidCovucci/status/1115283001603235841
Over the past month, they’ve been obsessed with a fashion choice that was essentially resolved when companies stopped featuring baggy cargo shorts years ago because they went out of style.
https://twitter.com/JackPosobiec/status/1113609108488380418
https://twitter.com/JackPosobiec/status/1113853308513529856
https://twitter.com/JackPosobiec/status/1117485002718154752
https://twitter.com/JackPosobiec/status/1115435641335099392
https://twitter.com/StephanieHazen/status/1113610661265854466
https://twitter.com/StephanieHazen/status/1113619901745205248
What’s worse than seeing a dude in cargo shorts? Seeing a dude in cargo shorts at the gym.
— Ethan Barton (@ethanrbarton) April 14, 2019
However, it’s not nearly as unified as you might think. Just like not all conservatives truly support President Donald Trump, some just like their cargo shorts. Especially, the editors of the Daily Wire.
The hatred of cargo shorts is unfair, especially coming from women. My wife always wants me to carry her ID and phone when we go out because she doesnt feel like bringing a purse. But if I wear shorts with extra pockets to accommodate, suddenly Im the nerd? That’s fake news folks
— Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) April 15, 2019
The bottom line is that cargo shorts once were very cool, and now they are out of fashion.
People are still wearing them, because large swaths of society always lag behind the vanguard in culture, like say, some pundits on the far-right, which is apparently why this discussion is happening now and not in 2015.
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