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I just realized why I and so many women sometimes carry things in our bras...because pockets on women's clothing is usually non-functional decoration (lemm.ee)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world
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It's just a handy place to put my phone down for a second. Or stash a pen or a credit card.

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[–] 46 points 1 year ago (3 children)

My wife and I have a theory that the patriarchy removed useful pockets so women need to buy an external pocket in the form of purses.

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  • [–] 41 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    That doesn't require the patriarchy, just the fashion industry in general trying to sell as much as possible. Adding an entirely different and otherwise unnecessary article of clothing is a brilliant idea honestly.

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  • [–] 13 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    My wife routinely makes me remove car keys or other bulkier things from my pocket because they "make me look bigger".

    I love my wife dearly I really do. But she deserved having to put things in her bra. Maybe I should start putting my car keys in the front of my underwear. As a fashion statement.

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  • [–] 8 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    We need to bring back codpieces.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    There used to be pockets on women's clothes - or more accurately, you tied them on yourself as they came separately from the clothes - but they fell out of fashion as handbags became the fashion statement that said: look - I'm not poor enough to have to have pockets.

    Very dumb, but it is what it is.

    What baffles me now is that pockets on women's clothes haven't made a comeback yet. How asleep at the wheel are fashion designers?

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  • [–] 0 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    I suspect that the problem is that while people want big pockets, small pocket clothes look better. If there was a real demand for big pockets, there would be money to make in selling those, and big pocket brands would dominate.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    If there was a real demand for big pockets, there would be money to make in selling those, and big pocket brands would dominate.

    I think you might be giving a bit too much credit to the industry here.

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