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    Design and Architecture

    Pockets of frustration: The debate over cargo shorts

    There's a sartorial fashion choice that's dividing men and women across America: cargo shorts. The much-hated article of men's clothing made a comeback and sales are still booming, but why? Is there a connection to women's embrace of yoga pants?

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    By Frances Anderton • Oct 4, 2016 • 1 min read

    There's a sartorial fashion choice that's dividing men and women across America: cargo shorts. The much-hated article of men's clothing made a comeback and sales are still booming, but why? Is there a connection to women's embrace of yoga pants? We sought answers from New York Magazine's Drake Baer, author of "What Fashion Anthropologists Think About the Relentless Cargo Shorts Boom," and KCRW's resident menswear experts, Eric J. Lawrence and Brandon DeVine.

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      Frances Anderton

      architecture critic and author

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      Avishay Artsy

      Producer, DnA: Design and Architecture

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      Drake Baer

      New York magazine

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      Eric J. Lawrence

      KCRW DJ

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      Brandon DeVine

      KCRW

      Culture
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