Women's clothes have never had an equal chance at pockets, says Hannah Carlson, a design expert who teaches at Rhode Island School of Design. She wrote about it in her new book Pockets: An Intimate History of How We Keep Things Close.Women have been rallying for centuries for functional pockets in more of their apparel, but there's still a big inequity, explains design expert Hannah Carlson.
But women's clothing continued to be handmade until around 1920, says Carlson. And eventually, women began carrying tie-on pockets underneath their skirts. "From a very early age, I think we sort of agree as a culture that womenswear, girlswear is meant to be pretty," she said. "And menswear, boyswear is meant to be utilitarian."
But Gibson says her brand is rooted in comfort and offering wearable clothing that's flattering and practical for every day.Pockets are an integral part of that. And as a designer — and a woman — she said she knows the feeling of not having them is unwelcome. "I'm not sure, but it just seems to be something that isn't given the importance it should have in design," she said.Carlson said the way we interact with our pockets signifies a lot about ourselves.