Casual Cargo Pants Outfit

Fashion

Aug 29

Written By Nicole

SUNGLASSES | TOP | PANTS | SIMILAR SNEAKERS

Let me start by saying, after growing up through the 2000s I NEVER imagined wearing cargo pants ever again, but here we are in 2023 and cargo pants are trending hard! To be honest I never liked them much. As a petite gal, cargo pants didn’t flatter my shape and they made my small frame look wider and shorter. To be fair though, pants back then were not tailored for petites, and even now with more retailers becoming more size-inclusive it’s gotten a little better, but still a challenge nonetheless.

Which brings me to today’s outfit. Yet again on one of my usual Target runs, I was scoping out some fall decor when I stumbled on this cute pair of olive green cargo pants (comes in more colors). Typically Target is always a little big on me but I was lucky enough that the pair I picked up was a size XXS. They felt soft and the high waist looked super flattering so I gave them a shot and WOW I’m so glad I did!

As I said before, petites are often left out of the game. While this pair of cargo pants has the most figure-flattering fit with its cinched high waist and straight leg, as a 5ft gal it completely fails me with the length (I laugh as I write this though, you can’t tell from the photos but I’m on my tippy toes haha — you gotta do what you gotta do right?). While I still need to get them hemmed, I absolutely love them and after giving these a try I will definitely be scoping out more cargo pant styles to wear.

I styled these cute olive green high-waisted cargo pants with a white crop tee and white platform sneakers as a fall transitional outfit, but it’s also perfect as a casual spring outfit too!

See them in action on my Instagram Reel