Pockets

Reason for choice of subject

●   They are  but can be overlooked by consumers and designers.

Pockets in men's clothes

●   Men started to wear  in the 18th century.

●   A  sewed pockets into the lining of the garments.

●   The wearer could use the pockets for small items.

●   Bigger pockets might be made for men who belonged to a certain type of 

Pockets in women's clothes

●   Women's pockets were less  than men's.

●   Women were very concerned about pickpockets.

●   Pockets were produced in pairs using  to link them together.

●   Pockets hung from the women's  under skirts and petticoats.

●   Items such as  could be reached through a gap in the material.

●   Pockets, of various sizes, stayed inside clothing for many decades.

●   When dresses changed shape, hidden pockets had a negative effect on the  of women.

●   Bags called 'pouches' became popular, before women carried a