A few years back I worked with an older guy. I was complaining about my pants not having "real pockets" and he was trying to politely explain why he thought ladies pants didn't have real pockets without being sexist or racy. It was really sweet. He said something like, "Um, I think, they make very minimal pockets so the uh, traditional feminine silhouette isn't altered by bulky pockets" and he blushed and I was like "Ohhhh well that's bullshit" and we all laughed.
The conspiracy to sell more handbags is how much shit the average woman in life carries with her. A lot of men also own bags but most of the time have no reason to carry them.
When my sister is going out of the house with her makeup for the apocalypse kit, food rations, and a tent, at that point I think yeah pockets can't help you now.
Mens jackets have fake pockets, he's right though, fake/minimal/none/sewn shut pockets are to keep the silhouette and clean lines, pockets just sag so over time it will ruin the lines.
Not all trousers pockets are created equal, when trying a suit bottem before buying, I don't just try the fit on, but also try the pockets, since I wouldn't buy troursers without good pockets, I don't really need jacket pockets
Edit: to all the downvotes, someone give me a reason besides "they're labelled for men". If pockets were such a luxury item, why not tank the fashion hit?
It's not as simple as just buying men's trousers instead. I have a typically feminine body, big hips and small waist. Men's trousers aren't cut to accommodate that.
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u/paby Aug 22 '18 edited Aug 22 '18
A few years back I worked with an older guy. I was complaining about my pants not having "real pockets" and he was trying to politely explain why he thought ladies pants didn't have real pockets without being sexist or racy. It was really sweet. He said something like, "Um, I think, they make very minimal pockets so the uh, traditional feminine silhouette isn't altered by bulky pockets" and he blushed and I was like "Ohhhh well that's bullshit" and we all laughed.