Men's Distressed Cargo Trousers - Cotton Straight Leg, M to 3XL

The distressing here is done to cotton, not to a print - the fabric is genuinely abraded at the points a well-worn trouser wears through, then finished so it will not keep going. Cut relaxed through the leg with cargo pockets, in apricot or black.

What it is made of

Cotton, distressed after weaving. Real abrasion on real cotton ages the way a worn trouser ages, because it is the same process arrested early; a printed fade sits on the surface and lifts off it. The trade-off is honest: these are cotton trousers with wear already in them, and they will keep developing.

How it fits

Mid waist with a zip fly, relaxed through the seat and thigh, straight to the hem. Sizes M to 3XL. The relaxed cut is what the distressing needs - the marks fall where a loose trouser creases, so they read as history rather than as decoration.

Where it earns its place

• Abraded cotton rather than a printed fade, so it ages instead of peeling
• Relaxed through the seat and thigh, with room to sit
• Cargo pockets deep enough to hold a phone without it riding out
• Apricot or black, sizes M to 3XL