Denim cargo pants should be your go-to this winter — and Michelle Obama agrees

I’ve been meaning to write a piece extolling the virtues of cargo jeans for a while now. If scruffy, khaki canvas cargos or ballooning parachute pants are the TikToker catnip that – typically paired with a crop top – require rock hard abs and are often lacking in polish, then denim cargos are their effortlessly elegant and easy to wear older sister.

I’ve been utterly convinced of their power since I invested in a charcoal-coloured high-rise straight leg pair of cargo jeans from Frame a month ago which I’ve worn on rotation since; with a jumper and sneakers for the office, and heeled pointy black boots and a blazer for evening events.