<p>We know men and women's clothes have different sized pockets. Why is this? Turns out it wasn't always this way. What happened?</p>

We know men and women's clothes have different sized pockets. Why is this? Turns out it wasn't always this way. What happened?

It Has Pockets!

A look at the differences between men’s and women’s clothes using fashion history. Why are men's and women's clothes different? 

Any piece of clothing is just cloth until we, as humans, assign meaning to it. These meanings are fluid and changing all the time. Things that seem so concrete now, weren’t always that way. I want to dive deep and see why we have these meanings and deconstruct them. Knowing where these meanings come from can allow each person to decide for themselves if the meanings hold value for them, hopefully allowing more freedom in dress.

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A look at the differences between men’s and women’s clothes using fashion history. Why are men's and women's clothes different? Any piece of clothing is just cloth until we, as humans, assign meaning to it. These meanings are fluid and changing all the time. Things that seem so concrete now, weren’t always that way. I want to dive deep and see why we have these meanings and deconstruct them. Knowing where these meanings come from can allow each person to decide for themselves if the meanings hold value for them, hopefully allowing more freedom in dress.

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It Has Pockets!

It Has Pockets!