Watching the CBS morning show this Sunday we saw a report on “The 500-year history of the pocket” The video was very interesting as I had never really thought about the story of how pockets came into being in clothing and fashion. The piece showed lots of history as well as quite a bit of past and current controversy over the inequality of men’s and women’s fashions use of pockets throughout history. Check out the link above for the CBS report.
After the segment on TV, Sher and I started talking about it. Sher asked what I carried in my pockets. I replied that since our being stuck with the virus I haven’t used pockets! Actually I have not really used many pockets since my daughter gifted me with the sling bag pictured above with the things I usually have with me. Guess this leads to a hopeful additional purpose of this post. What do you carry in your pockets? Do you even have pockets? Agree with some of the gender inequalities brought up in the CBS report?
Roadtirement 
Pockets are quite useful. My front pockets have keys, a knife, guitar pick, change, Chapstick and my phone. I have pants with a pocket on the right leg I use for my wallet. The most that goes in my back pockets are receipts and sometimes Kleenex.
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Sounds pretty much like what I used to pocket pre retirement. The sling bag works great for me now.
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When I worked in manufacturing my pockets were always filled with various tools. If I go hiking I tend to wear cargos so that I have pockets for wallet, keys, phone. If I’m just hanging out at home, usually nothing.
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Cargos are handy for sure for packing stuff! Like you, I have nothing in my pockets when just at home.
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I bought a cargo vest for my trip to CR but never used it.
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Cargo vests seem like they would be handy for sure.
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Yeah… I stored it away for all the future trips my imagination thinks I’ll be taking.
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Maybe some will come to fruition!
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I use pockets every day in my pants, short pants, and sweats when lounging on the potato couch. 😂
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Potato couch…I like that!
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So interesting!
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The report surprised us that it was so interesting! Thanks for dropping by and commenting.
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Us ladies have handBAGS (not pockets 😄) … ok, jokes aside … thinking about it, my clothes don’t really have that many pockets – but when I do wear trousers or a jacket, I always have a tissue close-by (hay fever, you see 🤧) and probably a small purse with change (I hope my husband’s got the real wallet in his pocket!) ….
Alright then, it seems my handbag replaced the good old pocket 😁
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I used to go clubbing a lot so I specifically looked for good pockets in order not to need to bring a bag into a club.
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Yes, that’s the way to do it … still having the important stuff with you, but hands-free while enjoying a night out 👍🏻
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I watched the clip. I thought it a bit hypersensitive on the gender equity issues, but what I enjoyed was remembering the old Peter, Paul, and Mary song that includes the line, “I have a little pocket to put a penny in.” That song’s how I learned that pockets weren’t always part of a garment. The line about the pockets begins at 2:30, although the whole song’s worth a listen.
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Good catch on the PP&M song. ( Are we dating ourselves? ) It does seem like lots of issues these days get hypersensitive on lots of topics. Thanks for stopping by and leaving a thoughtful comment.
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Are we dating ourselves? Sure — and proudly so!
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With you there! 👍🎼
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Everything has a history. I still have and use pockets in the same way I always have – but with retirement, less stuff.
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Ah, yes, retirement does allow us to have less stuff to haul around.
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I sometimes use only pockets if I’m running a quick errand – so they hold my keys, wallet, and phone. The rest of the time, my pockets usually hold a face mask, kleenex, and/or a paper towel. As I spend more work days in my pjs, I’m thankful for pockets, which hold my phone and odds & ends as I move from my bedroom to my “office”.
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I loved this post so much, I wrote a poem about it on my blog; I attributed the source; you might like to check it out: it’s light-hearted 🙂
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Fascinating. Whilst I understand the gender inequality points, I would add that for either sex filled pockets can spoil the line of the garment
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What an astute observation, Derrick. Thank you for your support of our blog!
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🙂
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That sounds interesting, I will listen to the video tomorrow. Thank you.
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Thanks for stopping by and commenting. There is some interesting information in the video.
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Thanks for sharing! Wonderful
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It was a different kind of report. Thanks for commenting.
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