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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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[–] 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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