Pants with No Pockets Are Just Cruel!

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Pants with No Pockets Are Just Cruel!

One of the absolute worst things that continues to happen in the world of fashion, is having to wear clothing with no pockets. I just came back from a shopping trip where I found a cute pair of jeans only to stick my hands in what I thought were pockets, and SURPRISE, they were these annoying "pocket-like" parts sewn onto the pants that were not functional at all. Even more annoying is that tiny little pocket that you can jam what, a stick of lipstick into, or maybe a bit of change, was the only functional pocket of the 5 "pocket-like" pockets. Pants, shorts, skirts, dresses...some have no pockets at all, pocket-like pockets, or pockets that don't even qualify as such because you can't fit anything in them anyway.

Pants with No Pockets Are Just Cruel!

So the following video, literally made my day, because now you get to see from another POV how important pockets are to life. Not that I think men are so incredibly obtuse about this or anything, but it highlights why women have to carry the stupid purse around in the first place, and why we do get excited, well...some of us anyway...when in particular, a dress or a skirt, which tend to very rarely have pockets, actually have them.


Like, why is there even a question of the functionality of pockets? Why in 2017 are there still clothing manufacturers who think women don't need pockets. Okay, so we have a bunch of extra stuff, make-up, if you have kids, kids stuff, whatever that won't fit in just a few pockets. Okay, got that, but what woman wears a purse 24/7? You can't carry around your purse all day. That's completely impractical. What if your hands get cold? You have no where to jam them to warm them up quickly aside from your armpits. Ugh!

Pants with No Pockets Are Just Cruel!

I worked at an old job where I always needed a pen, paper, a few emergency supplies, and my cell phone on hand, and after a few weeks of that job, I said fashion be damned, and took to wearing cargo pants so I could haul all this stuff because I couldn't carry a purse, and it was too much to carry in hand. So cargo pants it was, full of glorious glorious functional pockets. I looked like an idiot, with these huge pouches sloshing around my legs, but at least I could work more efficiently and not constantly have to borrow or hunt for supplies all the time which took away from my ability to get things done quickly.

Pants with No Pockets Are Just Cruel!

Okay, so let's answer the real question here: why don't women's pants, shorts, blazers, skirts, etc. have pockets or fake pockets or pockets sewn shut? Well, there are a couple of reasons.

1. Some designers believe that women do not need pockets because they carry a purse and therefore pockets are seen as lacking in functionality

2. Some designers simply think that pockets are ugly and take away from the natural shape of the body

3. Some designers stray away from pockets because it calls attention to the hip which a lot of women dislike calling attention to

Well, there is but one way to rebel. Leave those pocket less items behind and sound the alarms to designers everywhere that women and men alike NEED pockets with their clothing. Even if they have to disguise the pocket under a skirt, or beneath the lining, make it so, because pockets are storage, convenience, mean that you won't forget your ID/keys/wallet/money, and everyone needs and wants more storage, so please let them make it so or else, I will continue to do what a lot of women do, and that's only buy clothes or pants or skirts or what have you, that have pockets.

Pants with No Pockets Are Just Cruel!
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