I picked three light, crisp nylon pants from our shelves. There's the nylon banding pants, black from AMOMENTO with its comfortable waist banding and clean finish, the CENTAUR NYLON PARACHUTE PANTS_SKY BLUE from Centaur with its bright color and loose silhouette, and the cleanly falling Soft Nylon Straight-Fit Pants_Black from LOW CLASSIC. These days, nylon pants don't just stay in the category of workout wear; casually paired under neat jackets or shirts, they're taking back the front row of wardrobes.
Ripstop nylon, woven with thick threads crossing like a grid, was first used in military parachutes and tents during World War 2 to prevent tearing. This tough fabric that withstood harsh environments later made its way into military cargo pants after the war, and in the 1980s, thanks to its friction-resistant and slippery nature, it spread to breakdancers as parachute pants. From military gear to street dance battles, and back to becoming an icon of modern urban techwear, this single fabric has come quite a long way.
The pants on our list each hold a bit of that relaxed parachute room or the practical feel of ripstop. Shall I set the price under KRW 100,000, or would you like to narrow down silhouettes like wide fit or cargo style first?
↳ Under KRW 100,000
Here are Centaur's CENTAUR NYLON PARACHUTE PANTS_SKY BLUE with its cool color, the Contrast Cut-Out Pants (Brown) from THREE TO EIGHTY featuring contrast cut-outs, and the relaxed Symmetric relaxer pants #12 [black] from RYOO.
The nylon used in military parachutes around World War 2 was even reborn as pure white bridal wear when fabric became scarce during the war. There is a famous story of an American pilot who proposed to his lover by handing her the parachute that had saved his life in a flight fire. The bride completed her dress keeping the stiff parachute fabric and seam folds intact, and this garment was passed down through generations to daughters and daughters-in-law, and is now preserved in the Smithsonian Museum.
Like parachute pants that began as military gear and spread to dance stages and streets, today's list definitely leans toward comfortable pieces that don't restrict your body. By which criteria among the three should we narrow it down further? Shall we look at 100% nylon, narrow it down to subdued colors, or filter for banding pants?
![Symmetric relaxer pants #12 [black]](https://img.hmmm.pub/brands/ryoo/products/872ad625-af8b-43d4-a25b-b08e134b41f9/0-320.png)
↳ 100% nylon
There are three pants on the list made of 100% nylon fabric. I picked the nylon parachute pants from Centaur in three colors: CENTAUR NYLON PARACHUTE PANTS_SKY BLUE, CENTAUR NYLON PARACHUTE PANTS_GREY, and CENTAUR NYLON PARACHUTE PANTS_WHITE. They are crisp and light like parachute fabric, and their great charm is that they do not stick to the skin. If you gently tighten the hem string, a rounded silhouette forms as if holding plenty of air.
The balloon silhouette introduced by Cristóbal Balenciaga in the 1950s also started with an air layer that didn't restrict the body. In contrast to Dior's New Look, which extremely cinched the waist, he gathered the hems into rounded forms through architectural tailoring to create a shape that puffed up like a balloon. That innovation, creating ample space between skin and fabric to grant freedom of movement, later became the steadfast origin of voluminous oversize silhouettes.
Thanks to that wide leg, the breeze blows through coolly, making them very comfortable to reach for even during midsummer outdoor activities. Shall we look for more by expanding the budget into the KRW 100,000 range, or shift direction toward tie-dye patterns?
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