{
  "guide": {
    "slug": "teenage-engineering-off-white-cargo-pants",
    "title": "Teenage Engineering Off-White Cargo Pants Buyer Guide",
    "subtitle": "Historical off-white cargo pants identity, fit checks, and discontinued status from the official Off-White OB-4 collaboration.",
    "summary": "Off-White Cargo Pants is a discontinued collaboration garment. Use its official identity to evaluate a specific item; no current offer or resale value is verified.",
    "archetype": "buyer",
    "category": {
      "slug": "hardware",
      "name": "Hardware",
      "description": "Product factsheets for computers, devices, peripherals, and buying decisions."
    },
    "tags": [
      "teenage-engineering",
      "hardware",
      "design",
      "teenage-engineering-off-white-cargo-pants"
    ],
    "version": "2026-10-18.2",
    "publishedAt": "2026-10-18",
    "updatedAt": "2026-10-18",
    "freshness": "Checked October 18, 2026. Specifications and catalog prices are manufacturer statements. This is a source-based buying reference, not an independent hands-on test or live offer feed.",
    "heroLabel": "Teenage Engineering",
    "vaultPath": "Research/Technology/Hardware/Teenage Engineering Off-White Cargo Pants Buyer Guide.md",
    "r2JsonKey": "guides/teenage-engineering-off-white-cargo-pants/2026-10-18.2.json",
    "stats": [],
    "thesisCards": [
      {
        "label": "Buying call",
        "title": "Choose the trousers for fit and the collaboration, not pocket claims alone.",
        "body": "Historical off-white cargo pants identity, fit checks, and discontinued status from the official Off-White OB-4 collaboration."
      }
    ],
    "sources": [
      {
        "id": "product",
        "title": "Official Off-White Cargo Pants product reference",
        "url": "https://teenage.engineering/store/off-white-cargo-pants-50",
        "publisher": "Teenage Engineering",
        "sourceType": "official",
        "role": "spec",
        "accessedAt": "2026-10-18"
      },
      {
        "id": "collaboration",
        "title": "Official OB-4 Off-White collaboration",
        "url": "https://teenage.engineering/products/ob-4/off-white",
        "publisher": "Teenage Engineering",
        "sourceType": "official",
        "role": "background",
        "accessedAt": "2026-10-18"
      },
      {
        "id": "press",
        "title": "Original Off-White collaboration announcement",
        "url": "https://assets.teenage.engineering/_img/6228bcf604fc3b0004a05061_original.pdf",
        "publisher": "Teenage Engineering",
        "sourceType": "official",
        "role": "background",
        "accessedAt": "2026-10-18"
      },
      {
        "id": "us-api",
        "title": "Official US product price and status feed",
        "url": "https://teenage.engineering/_api/mw2/products.json",
        "publisher": "Teenage Engineering",
        "sourceType": "official",
        "role": "price",
        "accessedAt": "2026-10-18"
      }
    ],
    "claims": [
      {
        "id": "claim-1",
        "claim": "The garment belongs to the Off-White OB-4 capsule collection.",
        "sourceId": "collaboration",
        "sectionId": "identity",
        "guideLocation": "identity",
        "evidenceType": "official",
        "confidence": "high",
        "caveat": "Manufacturer documentation checked October 18, 2026; no independent performance or condition verification."
      },
      {
        "id": "claim-2",
        "claim": "The US catalog retains $1,415 and marks this product discontinued.",
        "sourceId": "us-api",
        "sectionId": "status",
        "guideLocation": "status",
        "evidenceType": "official",
        "confidence": "high",
        "caveat": "Manufacturer documentation checked October 18, 2026; no independent performance or condition verification."
      },
      {
        "id": "claim-3",
        "claim": "The scoped SKU identity is OMCA112T22FAB001011048 / OMCA112T22FAB001011050.",
        "sourceId": "us-api",
        "sectionId": "identity",
        "guideLocation": "identity",
        "evidenceType": "official",
        "confidence": "high",
        "caveat": "Manufacturer documentation checked October 18, 2026; no independent performance or condition verification."
      }
    ],
    "sections": [
      {
        "id": "decision",
        "eyebrow": "Decision",
        "title": "Choose the trousers for fit and the collaboration, not pocket claims alone.",
        "body": "The cargo pants are the white multipocket trousers from the Off-White OB-4 capsule collection. They make sense if you want the garment itself and its relationship to the collection. Carrying valuable equipment in clothing adds questions about movement, closure, and protection that an attractive product photograph cannot answer."
      },
      {
        "id": "status",
        "eyebrow": "Status",
        "title": "The catalog entry is discontinued, not a current retail offer.",
        "body": "The October 18, 2026 US feed retained $1,415 for this item, but marked it discontinued and out of stock in the scoped inventory. Treat that figure as a retained catalog reference, not a verified resale value or orderable price. The surviving store page’s generic buy interface does not override the discontinued status."
      },
      {
        "id": "identity",
        "eyebrow": "Compare",
        "title": "Match the exact garment before discussing price.",
        "table": {
          "columns": [
            "Field",
            "Verified reference",
            "Limit"
          ],
          "rows": [
            [
              "Product",
              "Off-White Cargo Pants",
              "One garment, not the whole capsule collection."
            ],
            [
              "Catalog SKU",
              "OMCA112T22FAB001011048 / OMCA112T22FAB001011050",
              "A reference for comparison, not authentication of a seller’s unit."
            ],
            [
              "Retained size scope",
              "48 and 50",
              "No complete current size chart or conversion verified."
            ],
            [
              "Collaboration",
              "Off-White × Teenage Engineering OB-4 capsule",
              "Separate from the brand’s Supreme collaboration."
            ]
          ]
        }
      },
      {
        "id": "details",
        "eyebrow": "Details",
        "title": "Use the official details as an identification reference.",
        "body": "The official page describes a cotton garment with elasticized hems, custom zippers and buttons, multiple pockets, and contrasting screen-printed branding. Its lining description is ambiguous, so confirm the actual unit’s composition and care label instead of relying on an inferred fabric blend. No supported maximum pocket load or impact protection was established."
      },
      {
        "id": "fit",
        "eyebrow": "Fit",
        "title": "Measure the offered garment and inspect its condition.",
        "body": "Ask for waist, rise, inseam, thigh width, and hem measurements, and compare them with trousers that already fit. Size 48 or 50 alone is not a verified US conversion. Inspect pocket stitching, closures, seat and knee wear, elastic hems, and any alterations. If using pockets for a device, test sitting and walking with a safe substitute of similar size and weight."
      },
      {
        "id": "comparison-ladder",
        "eyebrow": "Compare",
        "title": "Choose the garment around the intended use.",
        "table": {
          "columns": [
            "Option",
            "Why consider it",
            "What changes"
          ],
          "rows": [
            [
              "Cargo pants",
              "The multipocket trouser design",
              "Fit and ease of movement matter before equipment storage."
            ],
            [
              "Matching bomber jacket",
              "The coordinated outer layer",
              "Not part of this trousers-only product."
            ],
            [
              "Ordinary trousers plus a fitted bag",
              "A practical device-carrying job",
              "Separates clothing fit from protection and carrying capacity."
            ]
          ]
        }
      },
      {
        "id": "contents",
        "eyebrow": "Contents",
        "title": "Check what the listing actually includes.",
        "body": "The official collection page connects the cargo pants with the bomber, but each has its own catalog identity. A matching photograph does not establish a two-piece set offer."
      },
      {
        "id": "evidence",
        "eyebrow": "Evidence",
        "title": "This is a source-limited historical buying reference.",
        "body": "The official collection page and original announcement establish the collaboration. They do not provide independent wear testing, current seller authentication, a complete fit chart, or an aftermarket valuation. No two independent garment reviews or reliable owner sample were established in this check. This guide makes no claim about durability, resale appreciation, or authenticity of any external offer."
      },
      {
        "id": "buy",
        "eyebrow": "Buy",
        "title": "Use the official page for reference, then verify any seller.",
        "body": "{{commerce:target|View the official Off-White Cargo Pants reference}}. No exact Amazon identity was verified, and the official link carries no affiliate commission. Before a second-hand purchase, confirm measured fit, condition, included items, provenance, buyer protection, and return terms. Do not assume a manufacturer webshop policy covers a separate seller."
      }
    ],
    "commerce": {
      "disclosure": "Official manufacturer link; no affiliate commission from this link.",
      "primaryLinkId": "target",
      "priceApi": {
        "provider": "merchant-observed",
        "status": "not_configured",
        "note": "No live offer feed. Confirm exact product, price, availability, seller, and returns."
      },
      "links": [
        {
          "id": "target",
          "merchant": "Teenage Engineering",
          "title": "Teenage Engineering Off-White Cargo Pants",
          "label": "Teenage Engineering Off-White Cargo Pants",
          "description": "Exact model reference; confirm offer terms before ordering.",
          "url": "https://teenage.engineering/store/off-white-cargo-pants-50",
          "relationship": "direct",
          "role": "target",
          "factCard": {
            "summary": "Off-White Cargo Pants is a discontinued collaboration garment. Use its official identity to evaluate a specific item; no current offer or resale value is verified.",
            "caveat": "Identity is established; current offer, condition, delivery, and return terms require seller verification."
          }
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "publicUrl": "https://fieldguides.co/g/teenage-engineering-off-white-cargo-pants"
}