Women are big losers in the politics of pockets via IrishTimesBiz
This rubbish is also rife on women’s trousers, where pockets are typically feeble imitations of roomy male versions. Incredibly the average front pockets in US women’s blue jeans are 48 per cent shorter and 6.5 per cent narrower than the equivalent in men’s jeans, say journalists at The Pudding publication.
Actually, women had pockets for ages too, big enough to hold the afterbirth from an illegitimate baby or a stolen duck, the Victoria and Albert Museum records. Things seemed to go downhill in the 19th century, when woman fashion drifted towards more svelte lines and pockets began their journey to today’s uselessness.
Those clients are women of means. Gormley’s prices start at £1,650 for a fully bespoke jacket and £550 for made-to-measure options. But why can’t high street retailers include an inside pocket that Gormley reckons would cost no more than £3 per jacket to add?