Give women proper pockets

Yes, jeggings. None of mine have front pockets at all.

I think we should compile a list of shops which stock womens clothes with pockets.
Useful pockets, not just decorative ones, like on the Next dress I am wearing at the moment, where the pockets are so low down I have to bend to reach them, and are not secure enough to keep my phone in! However, I do see that Next a selling a dress this season described as " pocket dress" - maybe we should all get one to encourage them.!

YES to inside coat pockets

Fully supporting sleeves on dresses also. I would particularly like to see sleeved and pocketed shift dresses and shirt dresses.

I normally buy men's jeans as am tall and proper pockets.

Pockets for everyone! Especially inside pockets on coats, not having those is ridiculous.

The most awful thing is that kids clothes do this as well, lots of girls clothes even for young with fake bloody pockets! In school uniform as well!

And AND the girls stuff and women's stuff as well - trackie bottoms jogger bottoms - often seem to have FAKE drawstrings WTAF enraging.

DD1 v slender, thought OK can tie these, got home, the fuckers are fake! DH literally couldn't believe it, did not compute. I said, this is like the FUCKING POCKETS.

So, BowlofBabelfish, if you retrofit (great word, Rabbits) pockets on a dress, do you need to use the same material as the dress? I have seen white pockets in haberdashery shops, but think they must show when the material gapes?

Absolutely, I agree, but then, its not just pockets, though, is it?

Look at shape of feet, then look at men's shoes. Roughly the shape of the feet. Look at women's feet, compared to shoes. And all the nonsense that is spoken by people selling women's shoes, they will stretch etc. Ufff.

Evening clothes. DH had a suit made for him (he is v wide across the shoulders and there were always wrinkles. Part of the consultation included what pockets to be made where, but also lovely features like a concealed buckle and strap either side of the waistband, which gives some three or four inches difference at the waist. On a cost per wear basis, it is one of the most reasonable outfits he has ever bought, still as good as new and 'fits' him decades later. I di get lots of wear from 'outfits' but four inches difference means i need a new frock.

As for routine maintenance, he showers and shaves, deo and he is good to go, occasionally sun creme and moisturiser. Compare that to wax, nails, pedicure, regular hair cut and colour...

I don't like to think of conspiracies, but the evidence is there.

Yes! I resorted to dog treats in my bra the other morning as Next have decided to stop putting front pockets in their Jeggings this year. I am limited in where I can buy bottoms being tall - I can't bring myself to wear a dog walker type bum bag. Belt loops or rather the lack of is my other peeve, so many places seem to be leaving them off jeans and Jeggings this year.

And if anyone from M&S is reading - sleeves on dresses please.
I think their likeliest customers are looking for short, 3/4 or long sleeves but not those cap sleeves or sleeves with tabs for rolled sleeves.
In natural fabrics of decent quality and with no faffy details that make ironing a PITA.

Where do I sign?

I had pockets in my wedding dress

Yeah I am on board with this, it's a campaign right?
I do buy men's clothes, when I have to replace stuff, I look at the men's section first.
Btw I know it's summer now but when you buy plaid shirts go check the men's section first. They are better quality, bigger pockets and cheaper.
Ok they fasten the other way but that's not important.

I have been complaining (to my family) about this for a long time! Anything that look nice dont comes with real pockets although most have fakes!

There are several Etsy sellers making dresses with pockets - and many indie pattern companies include them as well.

I bought my 3 yr old jogging trousers, the pockets were bloody decorative. Of course, my dc is a girl so needs to learn her decorative place. I would never have thought to check jogging trousers FFS but I will now

I fully support this campaign, sign me up. If only M&S realised that women's clothes with proper pockets (and no random frills) are THE way to save their business.

Bowlofbabelfish

One of my pet peeves. I demand pockets. I sew, and everything I make is pocketed to within an inch of its life.

This is me too!
Even kids clothes - my son's jacket has 5 pockets, my daughter's 2
I sew the rest

I hate pockets in trousers and dresses. Completely ruins the line of them, and accentuates my already ample hips.

It also means I forget stuff in them and wreck my washing machine.

I prefer a bag

Yes, yes, yes.........
I buy trousers on this basis - no pocket, no purchase.

I don't buy skirts, trousers, dresses, jackets or trousers that don't have pockets.
I've been caught out by clothes with shallow pockets that aren't quite big enough for my wallet and keys.

This sums my feelings up.

Someone I know had pockets in her wedding dress

Jeff? I don’t know how your Jeff your handbag but it actual sounds more fun than heft

Totally agree - love it when I find a dress with pockets. Also for my DD - I sewed pockets into her school uniform dress so she could stash a tissue when she had a cold (also for random twigs and pebbles and such!) but why when the boys trousers come with pockets as standard can’t they add pockets to the dresses too?

I support this 100% as I have four different pairs of suit trousers with no fecking pockets whatsoever between them. I do have one suit jacket with an inside pocket but it is so shallow stuff falls out of it. If I could stride about the place with no handbag I would be delighted, if you have a handbag you end up filling it with shite and then it gets heavy.

The only other thing that I would also suggest an inside pocket on jackets with a zip, for tampons and pads. Imagine just leaving a meeting and popping to the loo, rather than having to Jeff your handbag so everyone knows you’ve come on your period.

I've had a vague business idea lurking in my mind where women can send their new clothes off to me and my team of seamstresses will retrofit big internal pockets to them for a reasonable fee.

Unfortuately total lack of time has stopped me acting on this business idea. Please do it someone. Please. I will buy.