Women's apparel doesn't have enough pockets. This expert says that has to change

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The Current22:37The patriarchy of pockets

Women only want one thing: deep pockets, and lots of them. 

At least, that’s according to design expert Hannah Carlson, who says women have rallied for pocket equity for centuries. 

This notorious lack of pockets in women’s clothing prompted her to write Pockets: An Intimate History of How We Keep Things Close

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Carlson, who also teaches dress history and material culture at the Rhode Island School of Design, digs deep into the history of the pocket, and the cultural significance it has in women’s lives. 

“They’ve agitated with much earnestness, you know — ‘give us pockets,'” she said. “And it’s just astonishing

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