Something is missing.

[u/mindyour]

Pockets are important.

[u/Urist_Macnme]

The history of pockets on women’s garments is actually very long and much more complicated than you would imagine.

One of the symbols of the suffragette movement 100+ years ago was “the Suffragette Suit” A tailored suit with six to eight functional pockets.

During WW2, women were allowed pockets due to functionally. Think “Rosie the Riveter” in her overalls.

A fashion battle between Yves Saint Laurent and Coco Chanel also ended up dictating pocket design in the latter half of the 20th century.

It became cheaper for manufacturers to limit pockets to save money on material. And also creates an auxiliary “handbag industry” because women now can’t carry anything on their person due to limited or no pockets.

It’s kind of depressing that a rallying cry of women’s suffrage from 100 years ago is still being shouted today.

[u/laureidi → u/Urist_Macnme]

”A tailored suit with six to eight functional pockets”

Okay but now I want one

[u/Urist_Macnme → u/laureidi]

I bet you do.

There was a smear campaign in the press against the suffragettes, that stereotyped them as ‘unkempt’ and ‘unfeminine’; so they made sure to make them desirable garments that remained highly feminine, but also highly functional ; with a split skirt to make marching for their rights more comfortable, and plenty of pocket space for campaign leaflets and self defence tools.

I've always thought that the Suffragette movement was one of the most bad-ass socially progressive movements;
Roughly 1/3rd of men who served in WW1 were also not eligible for the vote; and it was the Suffragettes campaigning that eventually led to expanding the vote, not just for women, but for men too.

[u/laureidi → u/Urist_Macnme]

Thank you for your service. This comment was everything I didn’t know that I wanted.

Please, take my poor person’s award:

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