Clothing retailers American Eagle Outfitters AEO.N and Abercrombie and Fitch ANF.N also recently noted that shoppers were buying more cargo pants and corduroys as they refresh their wardrobes with more non-denim bottoms. With the United States on the edge of a recession, shoppers, pressured by high inflation, are spending less on discretionary items like clothing, with the denim category, in particular, set for a slowdown following a demand surge in 2021. Single- and double-pleat trousers are growing in popularity, and consumers are preferring more wider leg and trouser-like silhouettes, said Halie LeSavage, fashion commerce editor at Harper's Bazaar.