Fatigue Pants Are the Toughest Trousers in Your Spring Arsenal

The military has influenced just about everything we wear—our closets, runway shows, and even the ability for vintage shop owners to make rent off a steady diet of rarefied, government-issued garms. Bomber jackets, field watches, cargo pants, aviator shades—and one poised for a big comeback this spring: the field jacket, are all still living rent-free in our mood boards and dresser drawers. One constant that’ll always have cachet in men’s wardrobes is a well-fitting pair of fatigue pants, better known as the OG-107.

Produced from the 1950s through the early ’80s, they were cut from 8.5 oz cotton sateen, complete with baker-style patch pockets, a button fly, and that beautifully drab olive hue. They have a high-to-mid rise, straight-leg, patch pockets, and are traditionally made of durable fabrics like herringbone twill. These pants work harder than your sun-faded chinos. The olive shade has a go-with-anything sensibility, pairing easily with a Type II jacket, white tees, and some shredded canvas sneakers. From painstaking reproductions to fire-retardant, ultra-wide modern riffs, here are the 12 best fatigue pants right now.