It’s hard to translate our love for camouflage into the warmer months with shirts, pants, and jackets forever leading the camo charge. Luckily we can breathe a sigh of relief and let our legs do the same, thanks to Buzz Rickson’s Mitchell Pattern Camouflage Shorts (Civilian Model).
Modeled after a period utility pant (OG-107), functionally, these shorts are just like the real deal, featuring patch front pockets, cargo back pockets, adjustable waist tabs, and a button fly. However, the main attraction is the weird-looking leaf pile camo. Well turns out, this is a pile you’ll want to jump into as original examples of this fabric are quite rare, making this repro an IYKYK flex that also looks freaking cool to the uninformed (not nerds).
Originally used for tenting and helmets in Vietnam, ‘Mitchell Camo’ fabric was locally tailored to make garments, sometimes leading to (scarce) creations not dissimilar to these shorts. Just like its predecessor, frogskin camo (not really, but you get it), the reverse side of Mitchell features a desert camo pattern and color palette. For that reason , it’s a shame these Buzz shorts aren’t reversible, but the Mitchell camo is cool enough.
Available for $151 from Hinoya.
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