Pockets on Women's Pants

[Jon Stratis]

Originally Posted by Akash Rastogi

Big Handbag And Purse lobbyists need to be stopped!

Although that sounds funny I have a feeling they probably do have some sort of influence?

Interesting thread! I have quite a lot of friends in fashion who I may reach out to about this for some insight.

Also, are the pockets that are sewn shut in women's pants able to be opened? Sounds like any pocket sewn shut in a men's suit.

Originally Posted by Lili_1868

I don't believe they can be opened. I've tried on some jeans before and no luck. I've never seen a pocket sewn shut that actually has the cloth that can store things, so they're just fake pockets.

Some can, some can't. Not to long ago, one of my students asked to borrow my pocket knife so she could open a pocket on her jacket (long story). Same student has also sewed pockets into her school uniform skirts.

I've also had suit's with pockets that were closed, and had to cut them open myself in order to use them.

It's a question of balance between utility and appearance. Women's fashion has seemed to prioritize a sleek look with no bulging pockets over the utility of actually having pockets. Men's fashion supports utility a lot more, although that's starting to pull back a little with backlash against cargo shorts (my mom and sister have been railing at me this summer to get rid of mine because it's not in fashion anymore!).

It's just like in designing a robot... there are tradeoffs with any design decision you make, and two people approaching the same problem can come to different decisions because their priorities are different.