What Our Gearhead(R) Experts Are Saying:"I lived in the Seventyseven Cord Volley all last summer, from morning coffee on the porch to evening walks by the water. The corduroy softened up fast, and the elastic waist never once felt tight after a big lunch."Some days call for a plan, and some days just call for the Seventyseven Cord Volley, a pair of shorts that make it easy to choose the second option. Outerknown built these with a high-waisted elastic band and a little stretch, so they move with you whether you're wandering the boardwalk or sprawled out on a beach towel doing absolutely nothing. The sun-faded corduroy already looks broken in on day one, which means less time worrying about how you look and more time enjoying the fact that it's warm out and you have nowhere to be.