It has been 0️⃣ days since I was bamboozled by fake pockets, something not one woman on earth has ever wanted
-
@0xabad1dea Sometimes there are also fake pockets on men's suit jackets. This is not nearly as diabolical but it gives a taste of the exasperation.
@D_J_Nathanson @0xabad1dea or, worse, the thing where there are pockets but they tack them shut. I had a jacket like this for years and it wasn't until my wife (very talented sewist) looked at it that I found out it really did have pockets, it just needed 20 seconds with a seam ripper to "enable" them. baffling.
-
It has been 0️⃣ days since I was bamboozled by fake pockets, something not one woman on earth has ever wanted
Either that or pockets so small because yeah no woman or anywho who wears "women's" clothes ever uses phone
-
It has been 0️⃣ days since I was bamboozled by fake pockets, something not one woman on earth has ever wanted
@0xabad1dea I truely do not understand what the fuck the thought process was with those.
-
@D_J_Nathanson @0xabad1dea or, worse, the thing where there are pockets but they tack them shut. I had a jacket like this for years and it wasn't until my wife (very talented sewist) looked at it that I found out it really did have pockets, it just needed 20 seconds with a seam ripper to "enable" them. baffling.
@gsuberland Just, why?
-
@D_J_Nathanson @0xabad1dea or, worse, the thing where there are pockets but they tack them shut. I had a jacket like this for years and it wasn't until my wife (very talented sewist) looked at it that I found out it really did have pockets, it just needed 20 seconds with a seam ripper to "enable" them. baffling.
@gsuberland @D_J_Nathanson @0xabad1dea this is normal for jacket pockets, they do it to make the dress look more shapely in the store. they expect you to cut them open so it should be very easy to undo, just cut one thread and pull it
-
It has been 0️⃣ days since I was bamboozled by fake pockets, something not one woman on earth has ever wanted
@0xabad1dea This isn't accidental; it's a material manifestation of patriarchal norms embedded in everyday objects.
So Fight fake pockets
️
https://fashionmagazine.com/style/womens-pockets/ -
@gsuberland @D_J_Nathanson @0xabad1dea this is normal for jacket pockets, they do it to make the dress look more shapely in the store. they expect you to cut them open so it should be very easy to undo, just cut one thread and pull it
@max @D_J_Nathanson @0xabad1dea yes, and it's very confusing if you don't know about it.
-
@gsuberland Just, why?
@D_J_Nathanson @gsuberland "because it hangs better"
-
@gsuberland Just, why?
@D_J_Nathanson @gsuberland so that it drapes nicely (but if you’re willing to give that up you can get pockets). #justthemessenger
-
@D_J_Nathanson @gsuberland "because it hangs better"
@discontinuity @D_J_Nathanson @gsuberland In other words, so women's clothes are prettier and more presentable for "the male gaze." FUCK THAT I WANT FUNCTIONAL POCKETS
-
@discontinuity @D_J_Nathanson @gsuberland In other words, so women's clothes are prettier and more presentable for "the male gaze." FUCK THAT I WANT FUNCTIONAL POCKETS
@discontinuity @D_J_Nathanson @gsuberland I can't do this now because there's no money coming in, but in the past I hired tailors to fix those useless short pockets and give me real ones. It's something I should learn to do myself. But it's not something I should HAVE to learn to do because garment makers won't do it themselves.
-
It has been 0️⃣ days since I was bamboozled by fake pockets, something not one woman on earth has ever wanted
@0xabad1dea
The most heroic thing about Kim Possible is that she has pockets -
It has been 0️⃣ days since I was bamboozled by fake pockets, something not one woman on earth has ever wanted
@0xabad1dea all of the accusations of witchcraft, none of the practicality
-
It has been 0️⃣ days since I was bamboozled by fake pockets, something not one woman on earth has ever wanted
@0xabad1dea I feel you. I've a double-breasted pinstriped suit I absolutely love but the jacket has fake pockets. Gets me every stinkin' time.
-
It has been 0️⃣ days since I was bamboozled by fake pockets, something not one woman on earth has ever wanted
@0xabad1dea i had pants with real pockets turned fake. they sew the real pockets closed. you can't make this shit up -
It has been 0️⃣ days since I was bamboozled by fake pockets, something not one woman on earth has ever wanted
-
It has been 0️⃣ days since I was bamboozled by fake pockets, something not one woman on earth has ever wanted
@0xabad1dea@infosec.exchange any person that designs womens clothing with fake pockets should never be allowed to have real pockets ever again
-
@0xabad1dea i had pants with real pockets turned fake. they sew the real pockets closed. you can't make this shit up
Many higher end tailored items, whether jackets or pants, have the pockets tacked shut to keep their shape in shipping and in stores. It also means that an alterationist can make changes around them without distorting the lines.
The stitches should be further apart to make it easier to rip them with a seam ripper.
-
@0xabad1dea Sometimes there are also fake pockets on men's suit jackets. This is not nearly as diabolical but it gives a taste of the exasperation.
@D_J_Nathanson @0xabad1dea plus, as far as I know, dudes don’t really use the outside pockets, so that minimizes the annoyance factor
-
Many higher end tailored items, whether jackets or pants, have the pockets tacked shut to keep their shape in shipping and in stores. It also means that an alterationist can make changes around them without distorting the lines.
The stitches should be further apart to make it easier to rip them with a seam ripper.
@AlsoPaisleyCat @0xabad1dea oh no, it was stitched extremely tight, same stitching as the rest!
and it was a very cheap, possibly fast-fashion item
