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Cargo Trousers With a Drawstring You'll Be Glad You Found

The drawstring is doing more work than it gets credit for. It's what takes cargo trousers from a silhouette that can easily look boxy and shapeless to something that actually fits the waist you have rather than the waist the pattern assumed you'd have. That adjustment, small as it sounds, is the difference between wearing them and living in them. Cargo trousers with a proper drawstring waist are genuinely one of the most useful things you can own. They handle the school run, a day of errands, a weekend away where you need pockets and comfort in equal measure. We love them in utility fabrics that hold their shape, in neutrals that go with everything, and in cuts that are relaxed without being shapeless. The pockets are real and they're generous, which still feels like a radical act in women's clothing. We've been pulling together our favourites across fits and fabrics because this is a category that deserves a serious edit rather than an afterthought. Find the right pair and you will stop reaching for anything else.