Cargo shorts came along with the cargo pants when they were first introduced to the world - much more compact than what the full sized cargo pants look, but with less number of pockets, though. Useful whenever you have a picnic where you have to play basketball, and absolutely fantastic and it looks like they will overtake dunks at some point of time in the future. Cargos have well stitched hard material so that it has got a longer life than what a dunk has.
Men's cargo shorts are the one which has a huge market when compared to the market for womens. It make it easier for them to move around with their shorts on, and also the fact that the air circulation is lot more good with the short sized cargo make it perfect for the men during the season of summer. The pockets which have been stitched on the cargo are kind of an accordion which will allow you to have more room for keeping things in your pocket. The flaps and straps that fall from the accordion are sort of add some style to the shorts. Many a straps will make it funkier and also these straps can be pinned with a metal curve. These accordions like pockets are very much exploited by the lieutenant in the army to carry maps and some important letters in the battlefield.
Camo shorts are used in military fields where the soldiers and the majors have to escape from their adversaries, for that they wear these camouflaged dresses. These camouflage cargo shorts are particularly is well suited to the soldiers because the soldiers in the time of war have to crawls on the earth and on the sloppy fields to escape the enemies and to fight them too. When you do all these stuffs like crawling on a dry earth your clothes tend to wear at a rate which will make your head spin. To serve the purpose of not to wear at a high rate and to withstand all the stains and taints you got to have one shorts for you - regularly made use of by the soldiers in the military and the color of the cargo depends on the color of their surrounding areas.
Womens cargo shorts too have a great liking towards wearing those cargo shorts, and the reason for this is the trends that have been set by the actress of the Hollywood. They created this hysteria about the cargos for women. Now, there is no stopping them from changing the trend. The trend started in the late 1990's. Cargo skirts are also available in the market, they come with a sort of lengthy split to permit big steps or strides, this kind of skirts will be useful for the women who are professional in some sport.