Flat-front styles represent about 70% of Brooks Brothers' casual pants compared with 50% two years ago.

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"That's because people are sitting around with nothing better to do, and there's no better time to buy a pair of Karate Casual pants, " Lindland says.

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She had just finished a round of Sunday-morning television interviews, and had changed out of a gray suit and pearls into a casual blouse and khaki cargo pants.

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