Rick Owens pants: the cargos, Belas and jeans, compared

Quick facts

• Styles read on the house store: 7, from USD 860 to 1,430
• Mastodon Cargo: USD 1,195, slim, with zipped pannier pockets on the outer thigh
• Bela Pants: USD 1,110, loose, with a dropped crotch and an exposed centre zip
• Detroit Cut jeans: USD 860, slim and low rise
• Pairs on the shelf: 7, CAD 500 to 1,000, all black

Which Rick Owens pants are the best?

The ones that match your shape, because the three families do different things. A Reddit thread asking for people's top 3 sits on page one for the search, which says the question is a real one.

The cargo

The mainline cargos are cut close to the leg. The Mastodon Cargo is slim, with an elasticized drawstring waist and elasticized ankles. Its two zipped pannier pockets sit flat on the outer thigh, with flaps and tabs.

The Heizer goes further, with angled zipped pockets on both thighs and zips at the front of the shin. In black heavy poplin it was USD 1,430, the most expensive pair I read.

A mainline Rick Owens cargo is cut close and gathered at the ankle, so the pockets read as detail rather than bulk.

The Stefan Cargo breaks the rule. It is DRKSHDW canvas, low rise and loose, at USD 1,310.

The Bela

The Bela is the dropped crotch pant, loose through the leg with a drawstring waist. Its tell is the fly: an exposed centre zip that ends in a snap.

In black twisted wool it was USD 1,110. The DRKSHDW Geth Belas, in compact heavy jersey with a wide leg, were USD 1,045.

The jean

The Detroit Cut is slim and low rise, a six pocket jean with a concealed button fly, in black wax stretch denim. At USD 860 it is the entry point to Rick Owens pants bought new. Playboi Carti's waxed Detroits are in Rick Owens and Playboi Carti.

Rick Owens pants on the shelf

On 9 November 2026 the Rick Owens pants shelf at Utopia held seven pairs, all black:

• FW16 Mastodon drawstring cargo, from fall winter 2016, CAD 500, size S, pre owned.
• Geth waxed denim straight leg jeans, CAD 550, W32, pre owned.
• Cargobelas, wide leg cargo with the Bela front zip and snaps, CAD 800, W36, pre owned.
• Bauhaus cargo, zipped thigh pockets and zipped cuffs, CAD 1,000, W30, pre owned.
• Edfu Bauhaus cargo, long curved zips on the thigh pockets, CAD 1,000, W32, pre owned.
• Stefan cargo in heavy faille, wide straight leg, CAD 1,000, W29, new.
• Mastodon Megacargo in heavy faille, CAD 1,000, new, IT 52, which fits a 34 waist.

The pair with a story is the FW16 Mastodon at CAD 500: the slim cargo the house still makes in 2026, in a version from a decade back. A new Mastodon Cargo is USD 1,195.

Rick Owens uses one size chart for mainline and DRKSHDW; the full chart is in Rick Owens sizing. Why a pair costs four figures is in why is Rick Owens so expensive. What to look for on a secondhand pair is in how to spot fake Rick Owens.

The short answer, if anyone asks

Rick Owens pants come as cargos, Belas and jeans. New on the house store they ran USD 860 to 1,430 on 9 November 2026. The Detroit Cut jean is the entry point and the Heizer Cargo sits at the top.

Secondhand pairs started at CAD 500.

Common questions

What are Rick Owens Bela pants?

Loose, dropped crotch pants with a drawstring waist and an exposed centre zip that ends in a snap. Mainline Belas in twisted wool were USD 1,110 on 9 November 2026.

How much are Rick Owens cargo pants?

New, USD 920 to 1,430 on the house store, depending on the style. Secondhand, the shelf had cargos from CAD 500 to 1,000.

Is DRKSHDW the same as Rick Owens?

It is Rick Owens' own second line, and it makes four of the seven styles above. Its pants are cut from denim, canvas and jersey.

Shelf counts and ranges refer to 9 November 2026. Linked product prices were rechecked that day; available sizes can change before checkout.

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