Women's Pockets Weren't Always a Complete Disgrace | A Brief History: England, 15th c - 21st c

[@alenemarie1726]

The fact that that women were so passionate about pockets throughout history brings me immense joy.

[@k_a_y_l_e_e]

a generational rage i'm proud to continue to fight for.

[@ImaginaryMdA]

What does the knowledge that the battle was ultimately lost do for you?

[@changeshifter4852]

@@k_a_y_l_e_e Mom was a seamstress and added pockets to clothes. She taught me when I was about 12. I have 3 nieces and will pass the skill on :)

[@k_a_y_l_e_e]

@@changeshifter4852 i appreciate this energy

[@clairistotle]

Moi aussi! 🙏

[@teresas.3979]

My daughter complained her clothes don't have pockets at age four. This was after she put a rock in her ear, because she didn't have any pockets, to save for later. We made sure she had pockets after that. Even in her cosplay.

[@ragnkja]

When one's clothes don't even have pockets large enough to fit a pebble that would fit in a four-year-old's ear, that is indeed a problem.

[@esm1817]

Oh crap! When I was a kid I put beans up my nose, but I am pretty sure that's just because people told me not to and I was curious. The lack of pockets is a much better reason, I guess!

[@questgivercyradis8462]

As a geologist who likes cosplay.... I love your daughter. May she have many pockets for all the rocks she wants!

[@teresas.3979]

@@questgivercyradis8462 she was saving it to show me because of my rock collection. I still have it... ssshhh don't tell her.

[@fishinwidow35]

I have a friend who spends a considerable amount of time in the woods or on a creekbank and she had (eek) a fanny pack to put her precious finds in. I made her an tie on pocket and embroidered a faerie under a mushroom on it. Because? She definitely reminds me of a woods nymph. She uses it which makes me very happy.

[@EmpressCosplay]

I'll never forget my friend in a Rococo dress pulling out an entire bottle of wine out of their pocket hoops.

[@ruthanneparkes1464]

The imagery of this is majestic

[@EmpressCosplay]

@@ruthanneparkes1464 it was at a pirate event and gosh. Beautiful.

[@jojannekevisscher9923]

This made me shed a tear. Beautiful.

[@commodorezelda]

Once at a renaissance festival, while in line for the privies a woman pulled a box of wine out from under her dress and offered some to my friend.

[@stephaniecowans3646]

I'd much rather carry a bottle of wine than a live chicken.

[@banjoele4562]

My three year old daughter has become very insistent on pockets these days. She experienced her first fake pocket. The betrayel was palpable.

[@lindabeauchamp4596]

🤣

[@r-pupz7032]

Oh my gosh I feel her pain, betrayal is the right word... Maybe this will drive her to sew her own clothes one day 🥰

[@storytellingwithesther2520]

I can remember my first run-in with a fake pocket. I liked to collect rocks as a child, and upon discovering I had nowhere to keep them, I certainly felt betrayed (among other things).

[@Tailzy26]

oh god they're going after the kids clothes now!? What in the absolute fuck!

[@storytellingwithesther2520]

@@Tailzy26 That was over a decade ago. We must do something to stop this madness.

[@TheNerdyArcher]

To the historical ladies carrying live chickens in their pockets: majestic.True icons.

[@ms_it_is]

Feeling cute, might carry sum chicken in my skirt later

[@karenrowell2180]

One wonders why one had to carry your chicken around.

[@elfieblue3175]

@@karenrowell2180 If you lived in a congregate setting, your chicken could be stolen and eaten. Of course you kept your friends close and your chickens closer.

[@ms_it_is]

@@karenrowell2180 if I wanna carry a chicken in my lower body garments, I'm gonna carry a chicken in my lower body garments. The fact that I actually own several chickens should concern my surroundings

[@evasenergymastery5552]

@@ms_it_is Yaas, carry sum chicken for the rest of us! :D

[@emilyhetchler4510]

If I can't fit a pair of sewing shears, a book, a water bottle, a journal, a bag of Doritos, and a live chicken in my pockets then WHAT is the POINT

[@bernadettebanner]

Essentials 😎

[@alexisventura7191]

@@bernadettebanner exactly

[@thoughtengine]

You'll get yourself arrested, loading up like that.

[@codename495]

Dead chickens do not belong in pockets, it’s messy, leaves an odor and generally causes staining... I’ve heard.

[@purpleongray1615]

@@codename495 That is why you put them alive.

[@lauralee9992]

I saw a picture today of a female celebrity holding a phone, keys, coffee, wallet and probably something else in her hand which was bent to accommodate this amount of stuff with the caption “this is what decades of pocket abuse has done to women, we’ve evolved this level of dexterity”

[@jjQlLlLq]

I'm simultaneously 😂ing and 😭ing at this imagery Oh how we've evolved as a species

[@ussinussinongawd516]

nah this is what Starbucks does to you

[@CL-je6sv]

@@ussinussinongawd516 Starbucks singlehandedly sews women's pockets shut?

[@niagrace16]

Dakota Johnson, yeah.

[@lexi_barely_lives]

Yes! Every morning I walk to my car with : My lunch bag looped around my arm, My giant water jug hanging from my hand My coffee cup in palm Phone held by one finger against the coffee cup Keys looped around another finger And sunglasses held by another finger XD This morning I even had a bagel balanced on top of the coffee cup 😬

[@mrspaigebaldwin]

Sitting in a wedding ceremony a little over a year ago I will never forget the collective gasp that coursed through the women in the audience when the bride reached in a pocket IN HER WEDDING GOWN to pull out items such as a quill pen and box with the groom's ring. We all wanted a do-over for our own gowns.

[@esteraglopina7858]

im gonna write the idea down cuz pockets in a wedding gown? thats a need.

[@hypatiakovalevskayasklodow9195]

EPIC

[@JH-lz4dh]

You know what really gets me, is not just the horrible state of women's pockets in clothing, but when I see that there are COATS and JACKETS for women without pockets. It's infuriating!

[@athannyx6815]

This offends me too. Coats and jackets at the very least should be the reasonable counter. There's also long sweaters with sewn in pockets that are a great counter. But *apparently* those can't be the fashion...

[@ragnkja]

@@athannyx6815 Sweaters aren't ideal for pockets since they're knit rather than woven, but jackets don't typically have that problem.

[@athannyx6815]

@@ragnkja I know they aren't ideal but it's possible. Also be aware I'm kind of doing general layered garments meant to warm indoors as kind of sweaters. Not just the very poofy knit sweaters that aren't practical. I know there's a few sweater design types that can accommodate pockets. There's also the loose hanging sweaters my mom bought, long sleeved and knitted with an opening in the front, which are designed with pockets and could beautifully be used as a layered way to include pockets. Particular, if they *insist* on the thinner clothes pattern so you have to buy more clothes, it's meant to be between a coat and a lighter shirt. Or overtop a dress or a small shirt/skirt combo.

[@lv2draw1]

Theres a reason pockets are the no.1 thing i look for in a coat. Any less then 4 I'm just not buying. And woe and behold if they have fake pockets. My current coat only got away with 2 fake pockets bc it already had 5 functional pockets. Never settle for less

[@athannyx6815]

@@lv2draw1 My current coat has two deep pockets because my Mom is very good at finding coats with good pockets and I don't care if I look like a penguin. But that's a different thing. But I always make sure I have pockets deep enough for a wallet *somewhere* .

[@theladyinthetinymanor]

At some point, my life evolved from "I buy fast fashion every week in an attempted to blend in the society" to "I enjoy a video essay about historical pockets while waiting for a made-to-order edwardian linen skirt to arrive". I will never complain about this. Thank you Bernadette for making me dive even deeper into historical fashion !

[@samantha.redacted]

where are you getting the skirt? I'm real curious for myself

[@fireline4765]

"Made to order "* not "mode to order " not complaining, just thought I'd help you out 😁

[@theladyinthetinymanor]

@@fireline4765 Haha thanks ! It seems like my french keyboard did its thing again... 😂

[@theladyinthetinymanor]

@@samantha.redacted The skirt is from a shop on Etsy called BlueLadyCouture ! ☺️

[@fireline4765]

@@theladyinthetinymanor you're very welcome, glad I could help.

[@lauramiller8400]

Meanwhile my daughter’s baby clothes have pockets. They are teeny tiny but they exist more frequently and in better proportion to the size of the garment than many of my clothes.

[@Sthemingway]

Has she discovered yet that she can put her hands in them?

[@LilSinger097]

My sons had huge pockets in their baby/toddler clothes that quite often got filled with upchuck or rocks

[@Nesi-Rose]

I can only imagine the fun surprises you'll find in her pockets once she starts crawling around!

[@kristintindall7585]

Exactly! New to this mom thing & the audacity of baby pockets feels as if it is a deliberately sadistic joke!

[@lynn2551]

@@kristintindall7585 I agree

[@Rohansleepover]

I will NEVER forget Michael Kors telling a Project Runway contestant off for daring to have pockets in the pants they made and then adding "All the women I know cut off the pockets" It never fails to make me seethe with rage

[@NoraDiniro1of7]

Who are these strange women he claims to know? I can't imagine anyone actively depriving themselves of pockets...

[@katarh]

@@NoraDiniro1of7 I met exactly one, once before. She was naturally very petite and liked tight fitting clothing. But that's it. Exactly one, ever, in my entire many decades here on this Earth.

[@jeanf6295]

@@NoraDiniro1of7 models probably ?

[@multitudeofvoices]

And this is the same man who criticized a female designer for not putting pockets in men's clothing.

[@LH-ro2ot]

I want to buy women's clothes designed by women and not by men who design clothes for models that look like teenage boys 😂

[@yupekosi413]

the fact that i can fit my phone, keys, charger, switch, headphones, weapons, cat, and the state of nebraska in the pockets of my 'men's' jeans but i can barely fit a pack of gum in the pockets of my 'women's' jeans is quite honestly a hate crime

[@Laladust]

Now I know where my cat got lost to. Give him back!

[@Tiger89Lilly]

My husband likes to store 2l bottles of pop in each of his pockets as well as keys, phone, wallet, dog lead, snacks, pebbles the toddler collects and christ knows what else I pull out of them when I'm doing laundry

[@bryanbrydred5599]

My mum: do you wanna get an extra bag for the leftovers Me with two sandwiches in my pocket

[@BeastGuardian]

@@Tiger89Lilly I initially parsed "pebbles the toddler collects" as "Pebbles the Toddler", like the child from the Flintstones, and pictured pulling an entire toddler from the pocket.

[@Tiger89Lilly]

@@BeastGuardian now that would be useful when she's throwing a tantrum. Also pebbles is a great name for her. I'll get it changed by deed poll 😂

[@rburns8083]

I love the sassiness as you defend the honor of historic garments against blasphemous lies and misinformation!

[@junecampbell2152]

@Dana A-N IKR, KZbin must be acting up again...

[@ragnkja]

​@@junecampbell2152 Patreon early access. We get to watch the video while it's still unlisted.

[@TimeQuxxn]

I would be disappointed if she didnt

[@ioovoo1818]

Please she ignores a ton of evidence. I don't know why. It doesn't suit her narrative? She never talks about WWII and order L-85 and deletes any mention of it so who is spreading misinformation? No doubt this will be removed, but you will have it in your history and you will know, if this comment vanishes that it's because L-85 doesn't suit her narrative.

[@somebodyelse138]

@@ioovoo1818 As Ms Banner's area of expertise is pre-1920s she's not ignoring anything. It's not a conspiracy, it's Ms Banner talking about a specific time frame.

[@really-quite-exhausted]

There's a nursery rhymes that begins "Lucy Locket lost her pocket..." and I never used to understand how on earth someone could lose an entire sewn-in pocket, but when you consider the historical context of tie-on pockets, it makes an awful lot more sense...

[@TheSnortler]

I know the feeling. A pickpocket is called a "pocket thief" in Danish, which conjures the image of a thief stealing the pocket itself. Now it makes sense!

[@rpurdy4821]

Exactly, I remember that nursery rhyme and always thought it was ridiculous until I learned in my later adult years that women/girls used to tie their pockets on. It was a regular thing then.

[@jobug06]

Also, my confusion with "cutpurse" can be explained similarly. this always made no sense to me, why i don't know

[@toast1887]

WOW I never thought of that. It does make so much more sense now!

[@suzynightingale616]

Yes, I used to be confused by that so much! Incidentally, there are darker readings of that poem that suggest the ‘pocket’ was referring to a client that Lucy lost, and which Kitty Fisher (a well known 18th C. Courtesan, for which a marvellous restaurant in London is named - and which you should definitely visit, Bernadette!) had taken on...

[@gwenc7805]

I once went with a friend to her wedding dress fitting. I complemented one of the dresses as being very sleek, and the designer pretty much jumped out from behind her skirt and say: "AND IT HAS POCKETS!" I don't know why a wedding dress need pockets (as I hadn't worn one myself) but I sure love that she added them

[@sirmoonslosthismind]

presumably the same reason any garment needs pockets. she had a large keyring and a wallet in one, and a cell phone (on silent during the ceremony, of course) in the other.

[@westwardsongs]

Somewhere to keep the vows. I was maid of honor at my friend's wedding and I had to hold her personalized wedding vows-except there was no holding on my part, as they were tucked into the bosom of my dress...because I didn't have pockets either 🤦‍♀️

[@lsamoa]

"It has pockets" is by far my favourite sentence in the English language

[@RedAgent14]

This made me think of that one episode of Doctor Who where Donna has to explain to the Doctor that "No, I don't have my mobile phone, I'm in my wedding dress, *there are no pockets.*"

[@martina21953]

Pockets on (in?) wedding dresses is a popular thing nowadays. I think a lot of people don't know what to do with their hands.

[@haileybalmer9722]

I want there to be a scene in a movie where a lady with giant panniers reaches into her pocket and starts removing items and placing them into the other pocket. A ribbon, a fan, a nose gay, a perfume bottle, a tea cup, a small dog, a collapsing parasol, before she finally finds the apple she was looking for.

[@NyalaDescoudres]

It'll be a Mary Poppins sequel ;) Honestly though I'd love to see this in a movie.

[@ArizonaRain220]

Okay but this has to be AT LEAST a 45-second montage with the items getting bigger and more obscure as she nears the bottom of the pocket 😂😂

[@ragnkja]

No live animals, please. As a replacement, how about using a pair of shoes (comfy if the ones she’s wearing are fancy or vice versa)?

[@returnoftheromans6726]

Yes! Instantly reached the status of a Legend.

[@lucaortolani2059]

I want her to say "It must be here somewhere, I remember putting it in yesterday with the fine china set"

[@nguyenucit]

Typical conversion at work, when we used to go into the office: Co-worker: I like your dress. Me: Thank you, it has pockets! [shoves my hands into pockets to demonstrate]

[@addikay7097]

other women fawning over skirts with pockets is both the most pure and simultaneously infuriating thing because we need pockets, goddammit!

[@forestdaydreams9447]

This frustrates me because the very fact this is a cultural trend for all women shows that women want pockets , it proves that there’s a market for them, and yet they don’t exist

[@havvagokce1441]

And a HOOD that actually fits ones head! Once 30 years or so ago, i bought a winter coat, "unisex" obviously!!!🥺😓🤪🤬, that had miraculously two outer deep pockets, one inner pocket, and one pocket near the zippers seam that can't be seen, with s deep proper hood. It was miraculous even back then. Paid four to five coats worth of money to it, because it was my size (I have a height impediment called being tall for a standard woman🤬). Bland black coat. But it was the star of the work that winter. Not because of it's boring cut, neither bland colour, and not non-existing adornments. Because of hood and pockets. I still have it. Worn but still usable. Men's clothing is both sturdier, much easier to pair(more like near impossible to clash if you re not working heavily towards it), much much easier to pay, and easier to use.

[@ms_ch]

@@havvagokce1441 When i went thrifting (before pandemic etc) i chose only men's pants and coats. They last FOREVER, even the old cheap ones! Also am tall so there's that. My "feminine" pants are dissolving after 5 years and these ancients (90s) are still strong, comfortable and goes perfectly with very girly extravagant sometimes obscene tees and tank tops. Accidental style. I don't like to hide when it's warm so the extremes balance eachother.

[@lucimirabella9415]

I know when I go place with in a dress with pockets I always have something in there so ppl know that my dress has pockets, even if I have my purse with me I will shove as much as I can into the pocket so it is visible

[@catgirl4972]

I remember one of my teachers showing a wedding picture and we liked her dress. She said yeah it even has pockets. Every Single Girl in the room gasped and we were all in aww we thought it was so cool.

[@emijunkai]

POCKETS!

[@carolynworthington8996]

One of my favorite things about my Mother of the Groom dress was...pockets!

[@randomMysh]

I made my wedding dress because I am insane. You can bet I put pockets in it!

[@z1LeaF]

My dress also had pockets! Deep ones too!

[@abbybews3982]

When I tell you I g a s p e d

[@sonja5058]

"The pinnacle of insulting blasphemy that is the existence of the fake pocket" is the best sentence I have ever heard 😆🙌🏻

[@rainpooper7088]

As someone who doesn’t wear jeans, can we just mention that the few linen pants that actually do have enough space to pocket a phone tend to be so loose that you constantly have to fight the weight of your phone trying to pull your pants down?

[@LunaLaFae]

For real. I have a pair of linen shorts that actually have huge, men's sized pockets (I have to bend down slightly to reach the bottom with my short fingers), but they tend to stretch out a lot, and so weight of my phone tries to pull them down my hips. And I have wide hips!

[@Awulle]

And not just linen. Also, those that are structured enough to support the weight of something being carried in a pocket seem to be designed to have things of any size fall out with any activity (even/especially simply sitting and standing) even though those objects technically fit.

[@jaspersgrimoire]

To improve pocket weight, try sewing a little cotton tape from the top of the pocket to your waistband. Puts the weight on the band instead of the side seams.

[@skyrcro8E38]

I have a pair of linen shorts with belt loops. Also has cargo style pockets!

[@Darenim]

@@skyrcro8E38 I am jealous

[@AssignedCryptid]

My first patternmaking class at fashion school a few years back, one of the first things our predominantly feminine class asked the teacher was how to add pockets to literally everything. Upon seeing the multiple pages of various pocket styles and options in the textbook everyone got very excited for the glorious possibilities for pocket supremacy.

[@TarunoNafs]

Pocket supremacy, great word! lol

[@AnneBeamish]

You had a great teacher.

[@crystalrickett2302]

What was the name of the book?

[@DonnaEDesign]

I put pockets in nearly everything. Must. Have. Pockets.

[@lunashhhh5419]

This sounds like heavenly

[@IONE_the_Enby]

Me listening to the extensive history of tie on pockets: "Wait does that mean the fanny pack is technically a tie on pocket?!?!"

[@irisbear9421]

yes. yes it is!

[@HunterSlingbaum]

omg i can’t believe i didn’t put that together 😳 i literally wear my fanny pack almost every day

[@Wisewhispers]

SAME HAT

[@Ganliard]

Fanny pack sounds a bit vulgar for a piece of clothing, doesn't it? I always found this name quite... funny in that regard

[@DanceswithDustBunnies]

@@Ganliard bum pack is more suitable lol

[@mooncake4371]

I’m not sure if it’s a western thing, but having lived in Japan for a few years, I noticed that almost all women’s garments have pockets. Big pockets! All my dresses and skirts have pockets. The inside lining of jackets also have big pockets. Big enough to fit an ipad. The clothing is very functional. I do miss finding modern clothing with pockets now that I’m back in North America.

[@StonedtotheBones13]

📝 buy... Pants... From Japan. Got it!

[@joypawz7654]

@@StonedtotheBones13 I need to note this too

[@MrFahrenheit9]

Btw I recently moved to Germany and discovered that a majority of jackets and coats have an inside pocket on the left side (where the lapelles are). It was the first time in my life of 30 years that I have a luxury of hiding my smartphone there. Oh and I'm from Ukraine, we also rarely have pockets😑

[@StonedtotheBones13]

@@MrFahrenheit9 it's a pocket conspiracy! Thanks for smuggling the big pocket info out to us

[@nao_z]

I've thrifted 3 skirts that has tags in Japanese, and ALL of them have pockets. This was why!!!

[@Hiker_who_Sews]

My bff wanted bell bottoms for a 1960s costume. He found a pair in the ladies department that were a perfect fit. At home he was modelling them for me, and put his hands in the pockets. He was angry that he'd paid full price for what was obviously a mistake at the factory... an "irregular" as some would call it. "No," I said to him. "Now you understand my pain,"

[@julietsrhino7079]

Well, at least he may have gained some valuable insight into the nonsense women have had to deal with seemingly forever. I have been complaining about the lack of inside pockets in jackets and coats since at least the early 90s (when I was a kid). Also, "men's wallets" vs "women's wallets". Aaaargh!

[@pinkajou656]

Fake pockets make me want to scream, in the middle of Walmart

[@tessat338]

@@pinkajou656 Exactly! Why even bother putting them on if they are not going to be functional?

[@erica_1ynn78]

@@julietsrhino7079 UGGHHHH YES THE WALLETS ARE AN OUTRAGE!

[@ShinningCrys]

@Gabriella Rossi unfortunately 😔 it was absolutely intensional

[@pugglebiscuit9600]

Living on a ranch, a live chicken is now the only unit of pocket measurement I'll accept 🤣

[@neznor]

Are we talking bantam or Jersey giant sized pockets?

[@the_hearthfire]

I’d rather do 4 bantams, 2 Orpingtons, or a Muscovy duck. Then you can carry 8, 4, or 2 birds depending on the size. And how many chicks would that be? And for collect eggs to. I’d literally just sew a basket woven pocket into a skirt so the eggs don’t break like they do in regular pockets 😂

[@teagan_p_999]

I made my mom an egg-collecting apron with individual pockets a couple years ago

[@HumanimalChannel]

Cute.

[@goldengryphon]

@@the_hearthfire I had my spouse pose the question of a potential egg-gathering apron, that would work for the type of egg gathering I do, as a potential labor saving device. I had posited a "work belt" situation for gardening, with either an add on or a separate "belt" for the livestock and egg-gathering. Haven't yet firmed up my plans, but I do have some amazingly outrageous light canvas of which to make it/them.

[@josenavau7136]

My Fashion Design teacher used to work for Dior during the Marc Bohan period, and he became friends with Elsa Schiaparelli. She had always worn her own clothing (marketing strategy), but when she retired, this old lady (and amazing designer) asked my teacher to create her new wardrobe, for as long as she lived. This is what she told him: "Manolito, you have total freedom to do what you want, except for two things: buttons that do not fasten, and fake pockets"

[@ragnkja]

Perfectly reasonable limitations.

[@amandajoy8947]

Buttons that do not fasten are my bane as a nursing mother! I would like to wear dresses, dresses must then open at the front in some form. And yet more than half the dresses with front buttons are not actually front-buttoning dresses! I bought one once that had a whole placket and everything so they appeared functional, and the loops for the buttons were sewn in place! At least the re-doing was simple enough.

[@julietsrhino7079]

I loathe both of these and yet, they are SO ubiquitous among all women's clothing since at the very least the late 1990s.

[@lauradubosque9269]

You know you have gotten deep in a youtube hole when you hear the words "pocket scholars" and you don't even study fashion. Love it.

[@NightTimeDay]

The book is fantastic, I highly recommend it

[@hypatiakovalevskayasklodow9195]

well, we all wear clothes. so it is in our area of interest

[@trinkab]

Bernadette: tie-on pockets tied around the waist. My brain: soooo...fanny packs have been around for longer than I thought.

[@sushreeshashwata]

Yes thats what i was thinking. Those were not ‘pockets’ bags tied to the waistline 😂

[@SugiyamaHiromin]

@@sushreeshashwata I call them super vintage fanny packs. Already made 4 of them, they're good for using up scraps (which is just another benefit).

[@katherinemorelle7115]

Requisite giggle from a non American at the term “fanny pack”.

[@kerriskb19]

@@katherinemorelle7115 an american and i still giggle at the term fanny pack.... and also at how the terms "fanny" and "front bottom" exist in relation to that part of the female anatomy at all lol

[@APrimbun]

@@kerriskb19 I've never heard "front bottom." Interesting...

[@InstantCrazy1]

My significant other was unawares of this torture thrust upon women until he went shopping with me and I repeatedly turned down one pair of jeans after another because I NEED pockets. He has joined our fight.

[@PowerToolsnPearls]

Huzzah! 🎉it must be celebrated when we find support! More of this please and thank you 🙏🏻

[@11thShadowDragon]

Tell him that fellow pursuers of good pocketry welcome him!

[@7DdlySns713]

I have also brought a male over to the side of women's pockets! I need mine as well, and my male friend realized in horror because I refuse purses.

[@crunchevo8974]

Have you considered making the pockets bigger yourself?

[@thecompassrose5808]

My husband has too joined, he understands why to make most my clothes now.

[@MeMe-Moi]

There was a nursery rhyme that confused me until I learned about tie on pockets. “Lucy Locket lost her pocket, Kitty Fisher found it. Not a penny was there in it, Just ribbon ‘round it.” This makes so much more sense if the pocket wasn’t sewn into a garment.

[@ms_ch]

When I showed my friends at school i sew a pocket inside my coat and they went NUTS Same thing happened when a random lady said her skirt had pockets and she put her arm almost to the elbow inside and people around started screaming in excitement That's what they took from us: HAPPINESS

[@CasualGamerGirl77]

Man! The joy I missed out on two years ago. Nice for me now though.

[@ms_ch]

@@CasualGamerGirl77 it's never too late to hop in the pocket train! 🚆

[@mathildasaunders9502]

I made my own dress for my graduation ceremony in 2019, and it had a victorian bag pocket that was 12 inches long - the look on peoples faces when I pulled out a glasses case, water bottle, programme and lip balm was spectacular

[@emijunkai]

😂

[@michellerabey6637]

I wish I could see such a wonderous creation for myself! 😢

[@PreetiSharma_-mz9ep]

Who ever you are I love you...

[@sourfrog21]

Hence, you created a mini Mary Poppins bag.

[@MikaylaROL]

Can you teach me??? 🤯

[@Noel.Chmielowiec]

This is video that should be played for any designer, so they won't do this blasphemous thing that is fake pockets. I hate them. Thank you Bernadette for this video essay, it really brighten my day.

[@TrappedinSLC]

I don’t mind fake pockets in places where you can’t really use it anyway - like some styles call for a breast pocket for the standard ‘look’ of the style, but if you have boobs (Eta: I meant this to say big boobs - smaller boobs depending on the cut of the garment it can work but as they get larger there’s just geometry issues involved) you can’t USE said pockets because as soon as you put something in them it just pokes out weirdly and isn’t functional. But there should be useful pockets in places where they will work with the shape of the body.

[@sourcedancer7079]

I've found a blazer at some point that looked like it had fake pockets. I was unhappy with that and started investigating the seams to see if I couldn't add some. Turned out there WERE (small) pockets there but they had simply sewn the opening shut, as a design choice. Seriously?!

[@bun04y]

@@sourcedancer7079 I have a few pair of pants with similar sewn shut pockets on the back side.

[@IgorKolar]

@@sourcedancer7079 I know next to nothing about these things, but I've been told that the sewing of the pockets is something that's done to keep it pristine until it's used. Most suit jackets I bought were sewn shut and you were expected to cut them open.

[@ragnkja]

@@sourcedancer7079 Not as a design choice, just to keep the garment still looking its best by the time it reached you.

[@katlawliss9496]

Nothing feels better on a rainy day than sipping a cup of tea whilst watching a delightfully educated rant. Thank you for that, Bernadette.

[@brindmusicnerd]

Well said 😁 🫖

[@dianeshim8645]

It's sunny over here and I was eating tacos, but same

[@YTistooannoying]

It isnt that educated. It is cherry picking. Pockets disappeared partly due to wwii and the rationing of fabric.

[@jules4742]

Exactly my vibe rn 🌧️☕

[@ragnkja]

@@YTistooannoying Then why didn’t masculine pockets suffer the same fate?

[@CorrinaLightchaser]

"Excuse me, are you clucking?" "Oh, no. That's just the chicken in my pocket"

[@lindala2602]

Is that a chicken in your pocket or are you just happy to see me...

[@sillygoosetaur]

this reminds me of the time someone brought a baby chicken in their backpack into starbucks chirping very loudly and were like “can i get some water for my.. for me”

[@lifeontheledgerlines8394]

@@sillygoosetaur that's actually incredible

[@candicewaller403]

"The pinnacle of insulting blasphemy that is the fake pocket!" - this right here is my favorite! I will quote it often. That is all.

[@pinkajou656]

The sacred texts

[@aislingmurphy1822]

Blasphemy is the perfect adjective

[@Alpha_Synergy]

Regardless of gender, fake pockets are the most insulting thing any designer can make. I bought a pattern for a "Pirate coat," and though it includes flaps for pockets, it does not include the pattern for a pocket. Why would you include a pocket flap then? This is for a costume; of course I still need pockets!

[@candicewaller403]

@@Alpha_Synergy LOL! I've purchased that same pattern. Completely ridiculous. Luckily, I didn't have trouble adding in pockets under the flap, but damn, why just flaps and not pockets when we're going to the trouble of MAKING IT FROM SCRATCH?!

[@angeldude101]

I would honestly rather have no pockets at all that have fake pockets. What's the point of adding pockets if you're not going to add pockets?

[@SkySilverFire]

My friend made her own cape full of pockets, and we managed to sneak: a half bottle of wine, half a rotisserie chicken and a Caesar salad into a movie theater. It was glorious

[@cornoffthecob5295]

That is incredible my friend

[@alicepeace5101]

I have an oversized men's denim jacket that I sew all my patches to. The inside pockets comfortably conceal two bottles of wine and two hip flasks.... priorities ;)

[@ChaosCause3000]

Your friend might enjoy "the name of the wind" ^^

[@caljones]

I knitted a small cape (reaches about the end of my fingertips) about a year ago out of yarn scraps and added six pockets. Unfortunately, mine are small, so i wouldn’t be able to put all of that in them.

[@tchaney3777]

@@alicepeace5101 Exactly. This, aside from comfort, is why we shop the men’s section lol.

[@wandat.7309]

Wait, you’re telling me I could have had a pocket to hold a whole LOAF of bread?!

[@ragnkja]

Six or seven bread rolls, at the very least.

[@cherub2918]

The real point is what fits a loaf of bread could also fit a bottle of wine ;)

[@FantasyGeek24]

A pannier for your pain. I told a group of costume students about these and they lost it

[@ez8314]

Imagine, if you will, pulling an entire bagette out of ones pocket

[@BSong-kc3bl]

The fact that I cannot pull an entire loaf of bread out of my pocket is a disappointment and a disgrace. Brb imma make a giant pocket to fit bread in.

[@skylark7921]

I still remember reading Harry Potter for the first time and being extremely puzzled as to how he fit his wand in his pocket. I remember looking at my jeans and being like “I don’t think I could fit a *pencil* in these”. Then a friend of mine pulled a replica wand out of his pocket. I was both amazed and infuriated

[@n.m.7930]

Women’s pockets are so frustrating. Once I was complaining about women’s pockets and my brother said I was exaggerating and that women’s pockets weren’t that bad, so I said, “out of the two of us who has worn both men’s *and* women’s clothing? Me! Because women’s pockets are so small I’ve resorted to were men’s pants!!”

[@sleepykat13]

I wore a belt with pockets over my outfit to a concert one time and while in line a girl complimented me on it. I told her I got it cause it was my reaction to clothes without pockets or small ones and instantly there was an outcry about the size of women's pockets on all sides from every women who heard. The guys in front of us were bewildered. Very funny.

[@randompotato7391]

@@sleepykat13 That sounds great 😂

[@doodlefawn4742]

Best way to show an example? Put on some women's jeans, have him wear his jeans, and find like, a phone or something and see how far it sticks down in the pocket.

[@jennifermoriarty2188]

Nothing wrong with wearing man pants

[@nicoletazuniga884]

the way she pulls fancy dagger scissors from the pocket in the back of her skirt like she's about to assassinate an enemy lord htschghbkiyb we stan forever 😭😭😭👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼💖💖💖

[@k1tkat-kate]

A MOOD

[@JordannGeorge]

honestly! i was like, "we need more of that." the reason for the scissors as well as the dress itself lol

[@orchishmamukherjee5250]

Why I put my female characters in Victorian Formal Gowns: POCKETS (obviously, it's fiction so I exaggerate a bit while writing but like one of them hides a literal rapier amongst her petticoats and stores literally EVERYTHING in that back pocket lmaooo)

[@Traci_Websinger]

Murder Mittens by R. J. Blain. Death by sewing shears. Sanctioned even. Lovely series.

[@galaxysprinkles1573]

The tone of the editing is giving me life *inserts Chef's Kiss à la Rachel Maksey(TM)* 😏😏

[@pinsneedlespaint1512]

Yes *shaking memes intensify*

[@LupineDawn]

Rachel would be all over this she’s always looking for pockets to stash her mic

[@lilyfileti7830]

yup

[@Parodox306]

As a kid I once asked my mother to hold something in her pocket and when she said she didn't have any pockets (despite wearing denim jeans) I was gobsmacked and outraged AND I STILL AM.

[@stupidblueb3rry]

Bernadette: "Do with information what you will" Me: Grabs pitchfork

[@11thShadowDragon]

I'll get some sewing needle swords to arm our allies with

[@laurahill9643]

I need to find some good, sturdy hatpins.

[@LillibitOfHere]

Sew pockets into your pants!

[@alexanderohlund7552]

Bernadette: history of pockets while making a plae for pockets reformation. Me: agreeing with her.

[@CavegirlMelanieHobby]

Hahahaha

[@aenorist2431]

At this point I watch your stuff for the following reasons: 15% interest in historical garments 25% fawning over how amazing you make them look 20% pure subtitle sass 40% memery

[@ruthanneparkes1464]

Forgot the voice/accent and vocabulary

[@skittles8533]

My grandson once sewed a tube sock to one of his pockets that had ripped out at the bottom of his jeans and called it a socket. He stored all kinds of things in there...he was 12.

[@suemommie]

Hilarious! Read a meme a while back where a kid called his pockets ‘snack holes’.

[@giirlchan]

He's going places

[@kerrypoppins5388]

A well-executed pun! And so innovative!!

[@herlastvoyage]

This kid sounds amazing

[@nelumvia]

Did he go places? XD

[@athoughtfulwillow]

This is so cool! I'm Korean, and my ancestors carried these tie-in pockets called beokjumoni, which was thought to bring luck. I love learning about other cultures and watching your videos remind me of my days in Canada as a university student. Thank you for sharing!

[@lsamoa]

A Korean friend of mine gave me a beokjumoni as a present once. It's so beautiful! I really cherish it.

[@emilyrimer9967]

"Hey, What are you doing, are you busy? Wanna hang out?" "Super busy, yea. I'm watching a youtube video about pockets and it's riveting. Go on without me. i'm done for the day"

[@helenyoung41]

My husband worked for a while doing IT for a company who designed & manufactured the clothes for a large percentage of the UK high St. I begged him to ask them why women’s clothing had no decent pockets and the reply was ‘women still buy the clothes without pockets’. Yeah, my brain nearly exploded too.

[@ragnkja]

How are we to express a preference for clothes with good pockets when that isn’t among what is offered at all?

[@handleless986]

only boycott can solve this 😭

[@katanah3195]

@@handleless986 Go back to making our own clothing! Boycott (Or girlcott, since this boycott would involve only women and girls, lol) the whole bloody fashion industry! (Fashion should never have become an industry anyway, the Industrial Revolution ruined clothing, especially women's clothing.)

[@harrybetteridge7532]

This anti-pocket theme is creeping into mens clothing as well jackets and shirts that have fake non functioning pockets along with jeans and trousers where the internal section of the side pocket rips apart if used for more then a couple of coins. Sure there is the strange thrill as your loose change & keys slide down your leg into your shoe and the ability to adjust inner garments with ease but I would seriously consider a kilt & sporran if I had the legs for one.

[@Emu19]

@@harrybetteridge7532 Omg the wording for coins sliding down your legs gave me quote the giggle 😂 Thank you for this smile lol

[@wolfkitteh]

A decade or so ago I purchased a ladies coat with 22 pockets. I can still feel the glow from the envy of ladies around me as they watched me delve into them to find everything they had to put in their handbag to carry,

[@alisoneccleston8673]

I bought a coat that had 6 large pockets, never had to carry a purse while I wore it.

[@returnoftheromans6726]

Where can I find one?

[@LavenderHazelwood]

I need to see a picture of this coat!

[@MuriKakari]

I make use of sleeveless vests, generally bought in the men's department.

[@captainfluffypaws7068]

What is the brand of that coat???!

[@wyvern723]

I remember complaining about lack of pockets as a teen, and my mother chided me, saying that pockets were ugly and tried to insist I wear clothing with fake pockets. Ugh. As for masculine clothing and pockets, when my son was a toddler, his clothing had better pockets than mine did. He was 18 months!

[@nope_118]

the rage you feel when you try to put something in your pocket only to discover it is only capable of holding three raisins and two coins

[@ananya-nissi]

two dimes specifically

[@therussianprincess7036]

Even handbags suffer from the shrinkage. That, coupled with the pocket apocalypse, is why I now have purchased a bag that can carry multiple A4 books, my lunch, a water bottle and a medkit. Fashion can go die.

[@kennashey]

If that....

[@SewlockHolmes]

If it exists at all!

[@horsecrazycrafter]

You guys are fitting 2 coins????

[@LadyBirdieBop]

When my husband’s jeans wear out, I steal his back pockets and slap them on my own backside. I will not be stopped in this matter.

[@yadayada752]

Good idea. I find Jean's I like, but they have the flaps with buttons on the back pocket. Can't put a phone or really anything in them.

[@-ix-3152]

I need to start doing this! You are a genius!

[@candaceclayton1043]

Reasons why I’m learning to sew 1. Pockets 2. More pockets 3 seriously pockets

[@marvellousmrsmoller]

Why wait? find some fabric and makes some for every garment you own!

[@katherinehumphrey9432]

Why wait for him to wear them out..?

[@snickerbuckle]

“Pocket related criminal activity”. A sentence that would normally be considered odd, yet completely within reason in one of your videos. And is totally my new band name.

[@therussianprincess7036]

...it does sound like a band.

[@katanah3195]

"Ms. Banner Out Of Context" definitely has good compilation potential. (And yes, I called her "Ms. Banner" b/c she totally sounds like a schoolteacher sometimes.)

[@julietsrhino7079]

I approve of both this comment and your user name :)

[@Niobesnuppa]

This is one thing I love about buying 1950's and 1940's clothing online. I don't know if this is a historical thing, or if the people making these kinds of clothes just know how important it is do have pockets, but every single 1950's dress or 1940's jumpsuit I've bought have had massive pockets, to the point where I can literally fit books in them. it's amazing.

[@vfung21]

Could you share the website that you bought it from? I'm definitely interested in buying dresses that have pockets in them.

[@allangibson8494]

Jumpsuits have pockets because they were originally designed for “jumping” out of aircraft… Cargo pants have pockets on the thighs because pockets on the waist band are utterly inaccessible while wearing a parachute harness (and accessible sandwiches are utterly essential to paratroopers).

[@kohlraedirectioner]

@@allangibson8494 the jumpsuits op was referring to are like dresses, but with trousers instead of a skirt... They were certainly not designed for jumping out of planes and have nothing to do with cargo pants.

[@allangibson8494]

@@kohlraedirectioner The origin of “jumpsuit” was literally for parachuting. What it moved on to is a totally different question… The Germans started with smocks for the Fallshirmjager but the British tried them and found longer narrower legs worked better. Flight suits have a similar genesis (and similar pocket layouts).

[@kohlraedirectioner]

@@allangibson8494 yes, what it moved on to *is* an entirely different question, which is why its origins are irrelevant to a discussion of said garment.

[@Aldo_raines]

I was first alerted to my other pocket in equality when I worked at bed Bath and beyond. My female coworkers asked if I needed a hand bringing all four walkie talkies to the office. “No, I’ll just put them in my pockets”. They were justly annoyed when I proved that, yes, my slacks could fit two apiece. Their pockets couldn’t even fit the clip.

[@Schnabeltier87]

And here I am. Working from home in a pair of wide comfortable sweat pants, where the designer once again deemed it neccessary to add a fake back pocket. - At least it has also two functional pockets on the sides. Thank you, Bernadette, for this fierce plea for more pockets in women's clothing.

[@bernadettebanner]

My condolences 😔

[@ragnkja]

I've always struggled to understand back pockets in general, because even the otherwise functional ones always seem to interfere with sitting down comfortably.

[@LeesaDeAndrea]

My pant of choice in the winter is sweatpants. But I have two pairs I hardly ever wear simply because they have No Pockets!

[@shevwheels]

I actually will purchase sweat pants from the men's section just so I can have "somewhat reasonable" pockets....

[@camomilacommel]

@@shevwheels I literally buy pants in the male session and go to the seamstress to adjust, they are asusstantly cheaper than the female ones where I live ...

[@rogue6885]

That threatening vibe of pulling golden shears out of your black velvet skirt from behind your back I LOVE IT

[@sonjadepiro3143]

I was given a dress with pockets and just the thought of having a item of clothing that could actually hold an object made me so exited, I don't think I have ever been more pleased receiving a piece of clothing

[@theduckening]

I've been studying to become a librarian with one of my assignments at the beginning of last year required researching a topic of our interest. I chose to research women's pockets throughout history, which my lecturer said was one of the weirdest topics she's had over the years. Part of the assignment was that I had to have two of my classmates review my work and manage to get two of the four men in a class of thirty. The younger one said he could feel my rage in the paper (and it went through many MANY edits to tone it down!) and the older one was discussing my paper with his wife who enthusiastically agreed. Both had no clue that it was an issue and were horrified that something that was such an inconsequential part of their life had such an impact on how women function on a day-to-day basis. I did struggle to find sufficient sources (something I'm sure I'd struggle less with now) so I am definitely keen to read this book! I also very much enjoy your videos and I can't say enough how much I appreciate that you share your sources!!

[@angelwhispers2060]

If nothing else by doing this for your class you gained at least two male allies who agree that the insufficiency of women's pockets is an absolute travesty. And for the wife of the older fellow to likely be encouraged and budget allotted for her to be able to buy the fabric to expand her pockets. Therefore you have potentially made at least one other woman's life better by making her husband understand the problem. 💛

[@lsamoa]

@@angelwhispers2060 Absolutely! And I'm sure the rest of the class learned something too

[@TerriDien]

I went to a parochial elementary school - that meant having to wear uniforms to school every day. With no pockets in the skirts. My mom used to sew a pocket inside the waistband near my left hip so I could keep my allowance, bus pass, and house key.

[@natasha-ut7si]

My school has a uniform and the girl's trousers have fake triangles of fabric to imitate a pocket and tiny, sewn-up back pockets. The skirts don't have pockets and are essentially shapeless tubes with crappy pleating. The boy's trousers and shorts, on the other hand, are cut so they actually _fit_ and have big front and back pockets. I am debating sewing side seam pockets into my skirt and just hoping my school won't notice because now that I don't wear a coat to school, I have to take my bag off to get anything.

[@vdubs5189]

@@natasha-ut7si Can you just wear the boys uniform? Or, can you sew a couple of pockets into the waistband. Or, can you wear a travel/running spandex belt like a Stashbanz under your skirt?

[@natasha-ut7si]

@@vdubs5189 We're not allowed to wear travel belts or boy's uniform but I'm 10000% going to sew in pockets and/or write an email to complain

[@vdubs5189]

@@natasha-ut7si Good for you!

[@Moonie3570]

Where I live we have 2 kinds of uniforms for school. The sports one and the "normal" one but people can use the sports one even if they don't have gym class, generally 2 or 3 times per week. Almost all girls uniforms are pleated skirts with at least one giant pocket. When I was in school boys usually complained about their normal uniforms pants because they only had front pockets and they were tiny compared to the sports uniform, while we had these giant pockets in out skirts where we can fit school supplies, food, and a bit etc without people even noticing. It was a big disappointment when we left school and faced university without uniforms and all this tiny or fake or nonexistent pockets so right know as a working woman I like to buy man's clothes such as pants or jackets because they have a tremendous amount of pockets size.

[@roninelenion4805]

I was watching this with my little sister, and at 0:46, we both said in unison, "I want to carry a chicken."

[@christinevr7698]

omg ...dying !!!!lolol

[@roryearl1784]

I am currently planning a skirt project to go with the tie on pockets I'm going to make to carry my chickens around in

[@edenwayne8407]

What I really don't get about women's pockets is the reasoning, I mean a phone sticking out someone's hip ruins someone's contour more than a flat bulge on their side.

[@sirmoonslosthismind]

obviously, the intention is not for you to have a phone on you at all. you should look pretty and let your husband take care of you lol.

[@MJkatzTheWriter]

@@sirmoonslosthismind Lololol!!

[@heatherramirez27]

The lack of pockets in women’s clothing is very insulting and I love that you have taken on this subject with sass, intelligence and loads of grace. I hope that the constant stream of affront will change the practicality in fashion.

[@ioovoo1818]

Order L-85

[@andromedaspark2241]

In fairness, at least women can carry a purse. Men have enough room for keys, a wallet and a phone. Carrying bags is unusual on a day-to-day basis. Women carry pounds of personal items regularly.

[@mwater_moon2865]

To be fair, it seems to be more of a thing, just the other day I bought my daughter a dress at Target that had pockets. It's her favorite feature

[@mwater_moon2865]

@@andromedaspark2241 and it's horrible for their backs! My aunt had to have back surgery for it! My mother now barely carries more than pocketbook and phone. I haven't carried a purse since I wen on a trip to a foreign country that we were advised to only carry a wallet, and that in a front pocket. Ever since then I buy men's hiking shorts for summer and always check my jeans for pockets big enough. And only carry a wallet, phone, and keys

[@ruhhshelle]

I mean, that's the free market. Stop buying jeans with stupid pockets and find options that you prefer.

[@m.thompson3919]

I want my future daughters to look at me with the same level of shock and awe that my husband did when he learned that women's clothing had tiny pockets and even fake pockets! ✊ 📣 Pockets! For the children! 📣

[@NoonshadeDawnthief]

After seeing your Victorian walking skirt video, I have slowly been adding or increasing the size of pockets to all my garments. I despise handbags because they inevitably become a portal to some dark dimension from which items never return unless you literally upend the thing. I've been able to actually wear clothes I would normally avoid because I've increased the pockets. Thank you for enlightening me to actually sensibly sized pockets!

[@TrappedinSLC]

I keep meaning to add pockets to my lounge pants.

[@katherinemorelle7115]

I’ve decided to change all my skirts so that I can have slits from which to access my new tie on pockets. Handbags do not work particularly well with wheelchairs, I have found. There is not enough gravity or room to keep them on one’s shoulder, and far too much to easily keep them on one’s lap. I despise handbags! But unfortunately, regular side seam pockets will also not do, as they are very difficult to access, with the sides of my wheelchair in the way. But thankfully, I have discovered that if I tie my pockets slightly to the front, I can then access them while in my chair. This discovery has changed my life, and I am now on a mission to co very all of my skirts to pocket wearing ability- rather than only wear my 18th century style petticoats. Which are great, but sometimes I want to wear my 1890s tartan walking skirt, you know?

[@mariavictoriabonanzalabbao5329]

Yes yes yes yes yes yes YES

[@sturmykins]

I've added a pocket to one of my favorite pocket-less skirts, and have plans to continue the crusade. It's a game changer.

[@Wolfepup23]

@@katherinemorelle7115 Ohhh....you and Bernadette need to get together to make a super nice walking skirt, modified for modern life, as it were. That would be an AMAZING episode.

[@raccoonspirit5369]

I started watching this video on a Friday night. 75% of the way through, I decided I needed to make a set of pockets for by gypsy costume. I left this current video to search for tutorials on how to make pockets. After realizing that it would be awesome to hand embroider a pocket I handmade, bought everything I needed to start embroidering the next day. By Sunday I had completed my first piece of stitch work. Now, Monday, I am finishing watching the video.

[@danieljhalab6775]

Productive procrastination?

[@voloshanca]

Uhmmm... ethnicity is not a costume. Shouldn't be. Please give up on that "costume".

[@janedoe-dy3rr]

So glad that I'm not the only one infuriated by false pockets. I did realize that some real pockets are just sewn shut and the stitch can be removed to access the pocket. But I refuse to purchase anything with a fake pocket, and pocket size and quantity is definitely a major determining factor when I buy clothes.

[@tonapittman]

The sewn-shut pockets are so baffling. Why would anyone bother to waste string in closing them? Does ANYONE get mad to have access to a pocket?

[@nicelliott1175]

@@tonapittman Apparel Technology student here with the answer! It is done to keep the pocket or garment from being pulled out of shape while it is in transit and on display. Additionally, some pocket sewing methods actually require you to baste the pocket shut in order to ensure that everything is correctly aligned while you complete the pocket, and in mass-produced clothing, where cost is considered above all else, it doesn't really make sense to have a stitcher waste their time removing basting stitches when the consumer can do it. Not a very good answer, honestly, but there are reasons even if they are somewhat absurd.

[@nicelliott1175]

If you sew at all, I recommend adding extensions to your pockets if they are of an inadequate size. This does work much better on back pockets, since the front ones are most often sewn into the side seams, but I have found it to be a good way to make otherwise satisfactory garments into ones that are functional as well. Men's pants are also a good option depending on your style preferences, and wearing a belt and/or putting in a few darts can make the fit significantly better.

[@katarh]

I remember being extremely angry after I purchased a pair of paints with what I assumed were sewn shut pockets, then got home, and discovered that not only were the seams permanently sewn shut (not just basted), but there was a piece of FAKE POCKET FABRIC hanging like a half finished flap that I had felt on the inside of the pants. You know what, Marie Kondo just appeared over my shoulder and told me I should probably give them away if I don't need them any more (working from home forever now) and they don't make me happy. GOODBYE ANGRY PANTS!

[@the-random-phan]

I had a jacket that was like that! I was at work so I ended up ripping the offending seam out with an earring.

[@kaykaybates]

I would happily sit through a year's worth of lectures delivered by you, if you were a college instructor. Your energy is so contagious and inviting when you are taking us on a trip through historical clothing subjects.

[@13LavenderRose]

As a geology education major, I can tell you that I only wear men's cargo pants when going out into the field because only then will I be assured that I have enough pockets to keep snacks, rocks, and the occasional med kit supply item. I absolutely loved this video because it put all the sass and salt into one perfect video, complete with references!!!

[@zayinm31]

Have you tried blackhawk brand women's cargos? My friend who's a security guard did her research to find the best functional ladies' clothes for her job (since her employer didn't see fit to provide any whatsoever) and they are wonderfully pocketed and... They look and feel great! If the guys' pants work for you, though, that's great ☺️

[@CattyTomfoolery]

Men's cargo pants are amazing leg purses. 😁

[@cygnata]

ALL my coats have REDICULOUSLY roomie pockets that I adore. I also store all my rock and fossil samples in them! %D

[@luizurtiga]

I'm a man and I always use a tool belt in the field because of the lack of pockets in most pants

[@LynnNexus]

@@CattyTomfoolery That is 150% me in high school. I'd safety pin the cargo pockets from worn out pairs onto the legs of pairs that didn't have cargos.

[@ca19ro]

I officially got so angry over not being able to fit my phone in my jeans that I proceeded to cut up an old blue and white striped T-shirt and used it to make my pockets larger. The method I used (cutting up the existing pockets at the bottom & simply adding rectangle sized pieces of fabric) is a little crude, my stitches are probably not the prettiest or strongest and my fingers hurt for days afterwards, bc of course I don't have a sewing machine, BUT I can put stuff into my jeans & I'm really happy and proud of myself ngl xD

[@hotjanuary]

You should watch Abby Cox’s thimble video. She teaches how to properly use a thimble so that sewing doesn’t kill your hands for short projects like adding a pocket.

[@LupineDawn]

I’ve gotten so fed up with pockets lacking in my clothing that I modified 90% of my pre-existing clothes to have them using the cabbage I have. Additionally since I started making my own clothing I have total control of my pockets which makes me feel admittedly drunk with power.

[@MossyMozart]

@Aurora Sutch - The control of pocket-no pocket in women's clothing IS a power dynamic, isn't it?

[@somebodyelse138]

Me too. I also took a leaf out of Ms Banners book and created a tie on pocket for those skirts that simply won't take the addition of a sewn in pocket.

[@susanrobertson984]

It is not just pockets that make me drunk with power. It is hemlines. It is waists that are big enough for my non-standard shape. It is shoulders that fit my narrow shoulders and enough size for my big-ass boobs at the same time. It is fabrics that will hold up to wear and tear and in colours of my own choosing. Sewing is an act of rebellion in the modern world full stop.

[@ronistitch6510]

I alwayse make my pockets spitefully large and i cant wait to get to the end of the summer once we can get together and pull a bottle of wine from each pocket

[@warriormaiden9829]

@@susanrobertson984 Thy speech dost make this red-headed heart sing! Break out the thread and patterns! We revolt at dawn! XD Lol, I actually just got my sewing machine repaired a week or so ago. My grandma's old 60's Singer, and apparently a tiny little piece underneath had gotten bent just enough to screw with the tensioning when we moved. (The repair guy almost cried when he had to give my machine back. Apparently, few machines of that age pass through his shop in such good condition/repair. According to him, there wasn't a speck of dust on the internals. ...I'm thinking my hubby cleaned my machine for Christmas when I wasn't looking. XD) Plus, my ward kite-making project is done, so I no longer have that looming deadline. *cracks knuckles and cackles* Today, I will be pulling my machine out and giving my friends on Discord an impromptu sewing lesson as I buckle down on piecing together the quilt I've had squirreled away for the last 10 months! 🤣 Gotta get practicing before my son really hits his growing stride. Poor kid got the body dimensions of my side of the family. He's 5, and wears a 3T waist, 8 length in pants, and his shoulders need at least a size 7 shirt. My grandpa was 6'7"...and almost identical in dimensions (36" waist, 54" inseam pants. Was like someone put a pair of pants on a ladder and stuck a bear on top...), and my 17 yr old brother is already outgrowing his size 14 shoes. I dread when my son gets into middle/high school... 😭

[@sadiebelcreations]

How fantastic would it be to be able to write "pocket scholar" on official forms as your occupation? It does put me adorably in mind of a teeny tiny well-read pixie though 🥰

[@PowerToolsnPearls]

I prepare taxes for some. I’m now in search of a pocket scholar client!

[@SophiaCapote]

I have been ranting about lack of pockets pockets and the subsequent handbag as a tool to suppress women for literally decades! Thank you for putting so eloquently the statements that I have felt in my soul for almost my entire life. Dear fashion people: I need to carry my cellphone, a money clip, a journal, a book, and two good pens. These are my demands!

[@returnoftheromans6726]

Ooh! Yes. The pen, pocketbook, penknife, pipe, and all the other essentials. Dear me! And the pocket watch, of course!

[@carareneebinding5527]

I totally agree! The question is how does one merge these two worlds of large pockets and modern wear (jeans and tees)??? I believe a tie on pocket, but how to make it with a modern aesthetic???

[@Dennise_Who]

And fanny packs are not the answer!

[@RadioActiveCat17]

I guess "you dropped your pocket" was a thing that could have actually happened then, rather than a schoolyard taunt.

[@anska7475]

My mom used to sew existing pockets in my good clothes shut, so I wouldn‘t mess up my outfit by carrying things around in them. We had very heated discussions on the subject.

[@-ix-3152]

I do hope, pray even, that your mother stopped with this horror movie level of a trauma inducing action-

[@anska7475]

@@-ix-3152 She learned the error of her strategy once I discovered that the „funny tool“ in the sewing box is called a seam ripper. 😌 Seam rippers and embroidery scissors quickly became dear friends.

[@anska7475]

@Alexandra Adamczyk Dare I say it? She actually does that to herself if she has large pockets in a fancy outfit, lest she succumbs to temptation and wrinkles her outfit by actually using the pockets. 😅 (And yes, she loves handbags.)

[@miglek9613]

My mom sews her own pockets shut and tries to forbid both me and my dad from using pockets for aesthetics reasons. Then she's mad at me for carrying around massive backpacks all the time. She's also a pro covert bigotry in every way type of person tho so it does make a lot of sense

[@Fisinocean]

@@miglek9613 man that sucks. Heres an internet cookie 🍪 and a virtual hug! Wish you the best

[@blondeviolet]

I was on the elevator at work once and the other person with me complimented my dress, to which I naturally responded, "Thanks! It has pockets!" and being a man, he was baffled why this was a point of excitement for me. *facepalm* I don't know if the pocket challenges are getting any better, but even my latest pairs of pajama shorts have decent pockets, which I like mostly because then I have somewhere to put my left hand while brushing my teeth.

[@nicolematthewson7253]

My husband tells me that if a woman is complemented wearing an outfit with pockets it is your obligation to exclaim "Thanks, it has pockets" and then shove your hands into said pockets to punctuate your point. I think he's been paying attention :D

[@JH-lz4dh]

🤣

[@trinamorrison2570]

A family member has decided that if ever he opens a clothing store for women he's going to name it "Thanks it has pockets," and sell only items with pockets. Sadly he is an engineer rather than a fashion store owner.

[@esm1817]

@@trinamorrison2570 That's a winning business idea, right there!

[@kerriskb19]

@@trinamorrison2570 that just means he needs to engineer all the awesome garments with pockets - and have a business partner for all those other businessy things :) But this needs to be a thing...Women would flock there....I mean if we dare enter a place called "Dress Barn"- "Thanks, it has pockets" is a sure fire win! :)

[@CurryBunns]

"professional pocket scholars" is something you just said with a straight face

[@chorusetcantus5109]

We lost pockets so that "professional pocket scholars" could be brought into existence. That's Hegelian dialectics for ya': create a problem, incite to rebellion and offer a pre-prepared "solution" that only makes matters worse. So much for "freedom" and "equality." Ancient fashion isn't mentioned her, but it's worth taking the advice of the ancients (Cicero) and ask - cui bono?

[@anastasiafalcon4637]

I suffer a lot when I go dancing. You can't dance with a handbag. But you can't just leave your bag somewhere. Even if you don't have much stuff in there, a minimum of house keys, phone and some money/credit card you need to put somewhere.

[@americanbookdragon]

Fanny packs need to become popular again.

[@thewallcreepersnest9035]

Yes. YES !!!

[@MJkatzTheWriter]

@@americanbookdragon No, functional 🌻 POCKETS 🌻 need to come back again. Not another ugly, stiff belt (with breakable plastic clips!) to wear around the waist, sporting a fanny pack that won't hold half of what one or two decent-sized pockets (for men) would. Also, pockets would feel less bulky & "in-the-way" everytime we had to bend over to pick up something, be it 'pen, coin, or kid'! 😏

[@historiansrevolt4333]

Bring back the pockets or we revolt at dawn!

[@Thehistorylover101]

How are you here at 23 hours when it was posted 29 minutes ago???

[@hannahofhorror]

@@Thehistorylover101 Probably Patreon

[@lucie4185]

I am always revolting before 7 am.

[@overworkedkitten4399]

Can we push the revolt to 3 or 4 pm? I get off work at dawn lol

[@historiansrevolt4333]

@@overworkedkitten4399 You can continue the revolt when we're all too tired.

[@SadisticSenpai61]

Okay, that pipe in the pocket reminded me of a family anecdote about one of my great great aunts (I think I have the right number of greats there, but I'm not sure - the story comes from the early 1930s). She liked to smoke with a pipe and she was something of a chain smoker (by today's standards). One day, she was outside smoking when friends came to call. As it was unseemly for women to smoke with pipes, she hid her pipe in her apron pocket when she saw them coming. A few minutes later, her apron started smoking - the pipe had set it on fire. Needless to say, she was very embarrassed to have set herself on fire, but she did manage to conceal exactly what had set her apron alight from her guests. Her husband thought it was the most hilarious thing he'd ever heard when she told him about it later - which is how the story got passed down.

[@returnoftheromans6726]

That is halarious! The best stories are the ones passed down.

[@veramae4098]

My grandfather's grandfather, I am told, would pat himself when leaving, saying "Yes, my wallet, my watch, my balls." I SAID he patted himself. You were warned.

[@esthykechan]

dude at college one time pulled out their entire A4 notebook and pen from their jean pockets and he was just like, this is why I don’t carry a bag and I was just so envious

[@snazzypazzy]

Was this back in the 90s? That is very impressive!

[@esthykechan]

@@snazzypazzy no lmao like 5 years ago

[@jjQlLlLq]

Bruh I can understand an A6 note, maybe an A5 note from a cargo pants pocket, but an _A4 from a jeans pocket??_ Are you sure

[@esthykechan]

@@jjQlLlLq yepp! it burned into my mind

[@seraphina985]

@@jjQlLlLq Eh I have seen someone pull a 10.1" galaxy tab A out of a jeans pocket and that is actually a little larger than A5, width wise it is about the same give or take a centimetre but it's a good 3-4 cm longer.

[@TeishaPriest]

Watching this has made me wonder whether the reason my great-grandmothers always wore an apron at home was because of the pockets. If they went out, they took their handbag, but whenever they were at home, they wore an apron with nice-sized patch pockets!

[@fedepheeka]

My family comes from southern Italy and my mother always tells me how her grandmother always wore a dress that only showed the ankles, with pockets so deep that they almost were as long as the dress. She kept EVERYTHING in there and there always was space left. If that's not #goals I don't know what is

[@victorialeonida3379]

Bernadette Banner is "The modern day, American, Professor Minerva McGonagall", and there will be no convincing me otherwise.

[@ragnkja]

The reason she needs bigger pockets to fit her microphone pack is that undetectable extension charms tend to mess with the delicate electronics.

[@neuralmute]

Even other cats envy her elegance.

[@k1tkat-kate]

THIS

[@monicatruong1223]

@@k1tkat-kate YES

[@monicatruong1223]

YES

[@thedayaftertomorrow5950]

Do you hear the people sing? Singing the song of angry women. It is the music of the people Who will always have pockets again!

[@janusnightshade9848]

Le miserable pockets: the musical.

[@kathyjaneburke2798]

Yes, YEs, YES!

[@Okay_Is_Wonderful]

When we've no space for our things Neither in front nor on our bums We'll reclaim spacial liberty 🚩When tomorrow comes🚩

[@katherinehumphrey9432]

YES

[@rebeccap6878]

Oh, my happy, little heart. :')

[@eclipsedmoon87]

If I were going to take over the world and change exactly one thing, I would go up to every single CEO of fashion companies, and ask them about their policies regarding pockets. They will be informed that this interview is life or death, but they will not be informed as to which answer will allow them to live, to promote honesty. If they say that women's clothing doesn't need pockets, and that we can just use bags, they will unceremoniously be shot. Advocates for proper pocket equality will be allowed to live

[@Roxor128]

I would support doing this for many other industries as well. Gaming companies and the subject of lootboxes and microtransactions. Technology companies and privacy. Media companies and copyright. Resource/energy companies and climate change. I doubt more than 5% of the world's CEOs would be left alive after such a process.

[@eclipsedmoon87]

@@Roxor128 we should team up for world domination then

[@lindabeauchamp4596]

🤣

[@MissingRaptor]

This would be a beautiful example of social evolution in action 💖

[@horsegirltoyou4339]

​@@MissingRaptor Natural selection to. Weed out the stupid and cruel. Maybe distribute there wealth to people who need it as well. Two birds with one stone and all that.

[@lisadussault8314]

As a child, I was jealous that men and boys had neater coats and jackets because they had a 'secret' pocket inside. I'm so glad that I can sew and give myself as many secret pockets as I please. ;p

[@peridotasadeadbritishmonar7924]

I can't tell you how extremely happy I am that giving women's clothes better pockets seems to be slowly coming into fashion. I found a pair of jeans at Walmart that allows me to put my phone and a water bottle into one of the front pockets and let me tell you it was an amazing feeling.

[@peridotasadeadbritishmonar7924]

@Abigail Thompson (Student) they're from walmart's clothing brand called Time and Tru! I can't find the exact ones I have on walmart's website but there's some that look like they would have similar pocket sizes.

[@PowerToolsnPearls]

In the 1980’s, c. MC Hammer parachute pants, I frequently suspected I could keep small children in my pockets 🤣

[@virginiasmith920]

I despise carrying a handbag, as I will invariably put it down somewhere and forget it. Instead, I wear a Scott-e-vest vest with pockets of assorted sizes -- everything from small enough to hold an SD card to large enough to carry an oversized book ( though as the largest pocket is across the back, I rarely use that one). Best part is that I often am told "oh, you don't have to take off your vest" when going through a metal detector -- the security people's eyes are huge when they realize how much is in that vest without seeming to be carrying anything!

[@grandmafrosty]

I also have found pants with amazing pockets. They are Levi's, and they are so comfortable as well

[@Bluebelle51]

@@PowerToolsnPearls I still have and wear a gloriously outdated pair, just for the pockets I don't care if people find me unfashionable, I have POCKETS! I raised 2 kids wearing them, I've carried bottles, toys, snacks, diapers, medicine, books and crayons in the depths of those wonderful parachute pants. When they die their final death (seriously been tended and mended a LOT) I will weep like an toddler for their lost puppy.

[@nite0sleep0tight]

*Me getting dressed in the morning with my pockets visible and on the outside of my clothes* "Bernadette thinks I'm BOLD" 😂

[@carolynworthington8996]

Are they separate from your garments? Do you have pictures?

[@galthea]

HOW did you make them? I have 5-6 failed attempts right now and seriously need help :) Re-pocketted all of my skirts though.

[@ragnkja]

@@galthea Which part are you struggling with? Burnley and Trowbridge have a tutorial that covers everything except how to make the binding lie neatly at the bottom of the slit.

[@galthea]

@@ragnkja I just found it, thank you so much, you're a lifesaver! I never managet to make them sit right, the pocket always warped in the weirdest ways as soon as I put anything slightly heavier in it. (Fabric sheers, etc.), but following the tutorial might just do the trick! This is just so nice how the CosTube community is so helpful :)

[@ragnkja]

@@galthea Paying close attention to the grain of the fabric when placing the pattern helps to avoid weird stretching. If you’re unsure which way to place it, try pulling on the fabric in different directions. The one with the least stretch (ideally none at all) should be your vertical grain line. This also means that the front slit (assuming you make it a straight vertical or horizontal line) can be cut exactly on grain to make it less prone to warping over time.

[@nerolia_gaming8030]

THIS VIDEO IS ABSOLUTE BRILLIANT, DEAR BERNADETTE! The sole fact that women's upper clothes, coats, jackets, etc never have an inner chest pocket while men's clothes ALWAYS have it outrages me to the extent that volcano eruption would seem harmless in comparison with this.

[@ineedmoresleep3728]

It’s also important to note this is also largely a western thing. In parts of Asia even skirts and dresses have pockets. Girls school uniform skirts have pockets big enough to fit cellphones Even in non practical clothing such as Lolita dresses.

[@megantee9356]

In Asia I have to agree, even if some of them don't have pockets, many of them do, and I usually can stuff my wallet and handphone.

[@lizadams7662]

That's why I love my rayon pants made in Asia. Huge deep pockets, because they don't assume the wearer carries a purse. The western apology-for-pockets is a conspiracy with bag manufacturers.

[@mangogo44]

Pockets in lolita dresses? As lolita I disagree. Almost no brand makes dresses with pockets

[@heidimichel]

All my Angelic Pretty skirt and dresses have pockets. But I know it varies from brand to brand, I have BTSSB skirts that have pockets and some that don't. My IW pieces do not have pockets at all. I think it really depends on brand...

[@mydreamjobismother]

This suddenly explains why I very much appreciate the clothes gifted to me by an exchange student when she returned to Japan. I thought it was just the look but it seems the pockets also had something to do with it!

[@MoonRov13r]

Bernadette having passive-aggressive rants about historically accurate wardrobes and garments gives me life.

[@Mung_Beann]

I love how the thumbnail implies that the giant hips in the mid 18th century dresses were entirely pocket space.

[@Alice-gr1kb]

imagine a mid 18th century gown with 2 pockets each the size of garbage bags

[@neuralmute]

@@Alice-gr1kb It would need wheels! XD

[@Alice-gr1kb]

@@neuralmute me riding a roomba while my Robe ala Français is stuffed to the brim with live chickens and loaves of bread

[@elfchild9]

@@Alice-gr1kb That is my new favorite mental image.

[@neuralmute]

@@Alice-gr1kb The chaotic energy of that image just made my WEEK! XD

[@kikib48grid]

Bernadette, YOU are a hoot. I love your restrained outrage. Let us all rise up together in our pocket revolution! PLEASE make a part two, showing how to alter small pockets and how to make fake pockets into real pockets. I know you will do a brilliant job.

[@smallishkae]

The usefulness of pockets extends to less able-bodied persons, too! When I was recovering from an invasive surgery, I found even my smallest shoulder bag to be too heavy and cumbersome. What saved me when I needed to leave my house were my UNIQLO culottes because they have amazing pockets! I could fit my wallet in one and my phone and keys in the other just fine. Don’t underestimate the enabling power of decent pockets!

[@JH-lz4dh]

That is a very good point!

[@elleplaudite]

This is so true. Alas, it was also devastating to realize how contemporary clothing is so difficult if one has any limitations in mobility. Just the mere fact that women's clothing is _still_ designed with the idea that someone else dresses us (button directions, back closings, etc.) is beyond bonkers.

[@JH-lz4dh]

@@elleplaudite that's another good point! Just recently I bought yet another blouse that has a button on the back that I find impossible to close without assistance from another person! It's so degrading!! I am more aware now and will try to avoid this in the future!

[@shevwheels]

I have a condition call allodynia, which can cause completely innocent things to cause pain (a stiff breeze perhaps) so you can imagine the horror that is skin tight everything. I would associate the feeling of taut fabric on the skin with the pin-pricks of early frost-bite mixed with limbs falling asleep. I have since made myself a corset (I know, crazy) but the even, non stretch pressure is much better than underwire, and it's so comfortable for my shoulders to not be carrying the weight of my clothes, bra or handbag (I made a skirt with pockets)

[@stinapalo8059]

@@shevwheels Sad to hear of your condition, but happy that you have found ways to make it work for you. Made me really happy to read that a a wonderful thing like pocket really makes everyday life easier for you! ❤️ @drivebyanycraft

[@deemcdaniel9150]

A dress company (eshakti) that I and some friends shop from put pockets in everything they make. Even formal dresses. You have to request no pockets in their custom requests if you don't want pockets. Love this!!

[@jana7359]

That sounds awesome, I will definitely be shopping there in the future

[@MuseAndDionysus]

My favorite historical phrase about pockets, that many people who still wear stereotypically women's clothing, is "It has pockets?!?!!" It's so simple yet ✨ beautiful ✨

[@TheVioletMaze]

In the early 2000s when "goth"s (me) were wearing extremely oversized pants, my pockets were big enough to hold a 2 litter of soda and a roasted chicken to the movie theaters. I never bought popcorn. 😆