For centuries, women have suffered from dysfunctional realities due to fashion trends. One of the main inconveniences of clothing is the lack of pockets. Why is it so difficult to find women's pants that fit a phone, wallet or keys?
Features of the cut of women's pants
A short historical excursion into the creation of women's trousers will allow us to see how the industrial industry limits the use of pockets.
17th century: futility and sexuality
If pockets appeared in men's clothing back in the 16th century, for women this accessory began to be sewn on only 100 years later. Moreover, it was not on dresses and skirts, but was more of an element that needed to be sewn separately and tied on a rope, hidden under the hem.
Reference! Given the way women dressed in the 17th century, opening a tied wallet was very difficult, since logistically it was only accessible when the girl was practically naked according to the moral rules of that era.
All functionality was lost. But while the girl was trying to get something from this storage, there was an opportunity to spy, observing the forbidden bare thighs.
18th century: common accessory
The girls realized that it was convenient to store change in a wallet, so a more accessible way to get to it appeared. Slits began to be made in dresses, through which one could easily reach a pocket tied at the waist.
Therefore, girls could wear any number of underwear and skirts, easily obtaining money.
19th century: no longer in fashion
In this century, skinny trouser styles became fashionable, so there was no room for storage. They went into small reticule bags. They were not hung on a cord, but carried by hand.
Reference! These accessories were an attribute of high status. Since the items could not hold large amounts of money, women left it to their men.
Beginning of the 20th century: Marlene Dietrich returns pockets
At the beginning of the 20th century, girls began to wear pants with sections for various things. The past wars forced girls to work, and therefore comfortable work clothes became fashionable, and women in pants began to appear everywhere.
Reference! Marlene Dietrich popularized pants among girls even more, as she often wore pants, shirts and bow ties. But most importantly, these pants had full-fledged compartments for various small things.
21st century: small sizes
iPhone smartphones are growing in size, and the compartments in trousers are just as small, so girls need to carry gadgets in their hands, or hide them in a purse, in which they simply get lost.
Clothing models are now being developed where the problem of small pockets is the main one, taking into account the fact that the iPhone does not fit into jeans.
Why aren't there pockets on women's pants?
In 1955, Christian Dior summed up: “Men need pockets for storing things, and girls need pockets for beauty.” But the 90s brought relief for girls who still needed sections to keep their belongings safe, not just for decoration.
For a certain time, pockets again became the basis of trousers, but after a while the industry began to focus its attention on the manufacture of handbags, and with the development of fashion for leggings, this completely led to the loss of pockets.
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