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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    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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      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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        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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      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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        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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          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.