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Browse all Frame pants →The Bow Cargo -- Lemon
The verdict
Fit
Lemon is a true, bright yellow; it will show every line on your body. Frame's cut is precise, so fit should be clean, but the color shows imperfections. Size carefully and try on if possible.
Quality
Best-seller badge is surprising for such a bold color—suggests strong design and true execution of the cargo silhouette. Construction should be solid with clean seaming and pocket reinforcement.
Is the price fair?
Premium for a colored cargo. At $348, you're paying for Frame's design authority in cargo, plus the cost of achieving true lemon color. Fair if this is a standalone statement pant you'll actually wear.
Best for
Women confident in color who want a modern cargo pant in a statement shade and Frame's refined construction.
Care
Lemon dye will fade with sun exposure and repeated washing. Wash inside-out, use cool water, and avoid direct sunlight when drying.
What owners report about Frame pants
Third-party coverage of Frame's pants range is almost entirely about its denim. Owners describe soft fabrics with stretch worked into nearly every cut, and one aggregation of 355 reviews across the web scored the brand 4.17 out of 5, with positive reviews heavily outnumbering negative ones. Reviewers tie the roughly $230 average price to Los Angeles manufacturing, and more than one recommends buying the line secondhand instead. The most repeated caveats are erratic sizing between styles and rises that sit lower than the product descriptions suggest.
- Strengths
- Owners consistently praise the comfort — soft, stretch-forward denim that several reviewers say fits them better than anything else they own.
- Watch out for
- Sizing and rise vary noticeably from style to style, and the stretch blends will not wear as long as all-cotton denim.
- Sizing
- Reports conflict — one long-term owner calls Frame true to size while an aggregate review roundup says some styles run large — so check the per-style measurements rather than assuming your usual size.
About Frame's pants line as a whole. Sources: Frame Denim Review — Fairly Curated · FRAME Women's Review - Our Editor Picks The 6 Best Jeans from FRAME Denim (Denimblog) · Frame jeans review — Woman & Home