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When I worked at my first job my mentor, the lead sysadmin, had a vest that his mother in law had made for him. It had a ton of pockets of all different sizes, including one large one for his Newton. He always had enough pockets and could reach everything standing or sitting, and even while driving. He was all about efficiency. He also had shoes that you could clip wheels to and turn them into roller blades, so he co…
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So not wanting to wear cargo pants because I think they look like shit makes me classiest and racist? This kind of behavior where people are labeling anything and everything racist is very much harmful, and makes every sensible people less sensitive to racist claims.
Refusing to wear clothes that's out of style is racist and classist. I've heard it all now.
1. In lots of places most manual work is done by white people, who as I've heard can't be targets of racism.
2. Manual labor can be a very well paying job.
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I never knew cargo pants had a symbolism. I love pockets. I carry as much as I can in my pockets so that I don't need to carry a backpack. I was slightly disappointed with the article because I find the pocket they created seems even smaller than the front pocket, so I don't get how they improve anything.
All fashion has symbolism. Just because you ignore doesn't mean it isn't there.
Christopher Wylie: can fashion save the world?
https://www.google.com/search?q=Christopher+Wylie+can+fashio...
>'Wylie started work as a fashion trend forecaster, before switching roles to help the Liberal Democrats update their voter targeting. He saw the potential for harvesting Facebook data to help build psychological profiles of its users, which could in turn be used to target them with political ads. It was an idea that, in 2013, got him hired at the SCL Group — the parent company of Cambridge Analytica.
...Fashion and music, Wylie says, are among the best predictors of political orientation. And as such, they have the potential to help shift the political conversation. The following is an edited and abridged transcript of a conversation he had with Imran Amed, the BoF founder, and the FT to explain how fashion is in the perfect position to make the world a better place.'
Cargo pants are not the only pants with side pockets. I suggest that you take a look at hiking pants. Hiking clothing is my preferred kind, even if I am not hiking. Here are some arguments: - They tend to look neutral. Not flashy like other kind of sportswear, and not as obvious as cargo pants. - They are comfortable, reasonably durable, and low maintenance. They are made for hiking after all. - They tend to have ple…
Newer gen of military pants also have sensible and tested pocket placements. Front pockets are under-rated imo And spending more time out in due to covid, the knee pads are functional. Also surprisingly good fit if you can pull off tacticool. Some cool scandinavian work pants as well. Just need proper civilian patterns. https://www.cryeprecision.com/ProductDetail/APRCPE0032R
https://www.norrona.com/en-GB/products/lofoten/lofoten-gore-...
In that style I broke from wearing Carhartt WIP chinos and bought some of these as they had the front pockets.
https://tripleaughtdesign.com/shop/aspect-rs-pant/
They have a pretty nice cut and don’t scream militia member quite so much as the Crye trousers.
He’s reinvented the knife pocket in carpenter jeans. There’s also usually a loop nearby for hanging a hammer so you don’t have to walk around with your tool bags.
Pretty much but I should point out that you can’t easily find carpenter pants anymore. And I view the gamer loop as about as useful as the coin pocket: purely decorative in nature.
Y'all are a little touchy about someone criticizing your cargo pants! Consider that perhaps his criticism hits a nerve because there is an element of truth in it - for most people (myself included as a younger person), the symbolism of cargo pants is as important as the function.
> most people Have you performed a survey? My intuition, from my own experience, is that most people are completely ignorant of the symbolism of cargo pants and use them solely for the cargo feature. I wear Eddie Bauer "Guide Pro" pants. I recommend them, mostly. I haven't found more stylish cargo pants. https://www.eddiebauer.com/p/12951063/men-s-guide-pro-pants
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Further, we are all curvy in different ways. I couldn't wear either of the trousers he made, without the fabric bunching. Other women might fit one or the other, or none. I like my pockets in the back, for example, but I need zips so things don't fall out and maybe a way of securing them so things don't get stolen and well it's all too hard so I just carry a purse unless it's running pants and I just need to slot my…
> we are all curvy in different ways How hard can it be to 3d scan a person and output a custom fitted garment? Print? Robo sew? Anyway it seems like a bounded engineering problem.
Your sewing robot will make a dozen of units per day and cost hundreds of thousands. Monthly salary of just several sw engineers from SV is probably greater than total operational expenses of a medium-sized factory in India for a year.
These trousers look great. I wonder if he’ll make me some...