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[–] BeardedGingerWonder@feddit.uk 4 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I read a thing (not sure if it's true) that the reason there's no pockets in women's clothing is that women have more diverse body shapes than men. Pockets are designed not to interrupt the lines of the garment where possible - it's more straightforward to place men's pockets because they're going to be in a more predictable place when worn Vs women where it ends up making the clothes fit poorly.

[–] gandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

where it ends up making the clothes fit poorly

a.k.a makes the clothes fit anything but skin-tight because the pockets need space so the clothes have to be wider-cut

[–] BeardedGingerWonder@feddit.uk 2 points 1 week ago

That seems like an oversimplification, outside looking in for me, but there's no way a single dimension could ever adequately describe an item of clothing - my sister and wife have similar sized waists, but something tight round the posterior on my wife would be baggy on my sister.

Random memory unlocked: Back in high school, I had to borrow my girlfriend's jeans for some reason I don't remember. (We happened to wear the same size.) I do remember having SO MUCH room in the pockets, because I had narrower hips.