To post about pockets in women’s clothing (lighthearted)

[LouiseTrees]

So I’ve realised I’ve been very negative lately and I know a lot of people only go on AIBU and reading through all the threads can get a bit overwhelming. So I wanted to post something happy.

One of the small things that makes me happy is an unexpected pocket in a dress. I mean, I may never use that pocket for anything other than my hands (phone falls out etc) but it still gives me so much glee.

I thought we can share this happiness around either by posting links/pictures of our pocket dresses or, if I am being unreasonable, sharing what other small things make you happy.

pissedoffwithprojects I size down in Popsy so you should be fine.

I love pockets!

@Dahlietta I agree 100%, and all the "but I have a bag" brigade are not helping one bit.
Have your effing bags, but let me have a choice.
Rant over - as you were .

Pockets aren’t that hard to insert once you get the hang of it. If you’ve got a sewing machine (and even if you don’t), you could perhaps have a practice go with an old dress or skirt. If you put the pockets in the side seams, you don’t need matching fabric for the pockets.

Oh I use a handbag. But if I'm at work I can use the dress pockets for a tampon or tissue. Then when I go out for my break it has my entry fob for doors and a bottle of e liquid rather than me trying to balance drink, phone, e cig..

Ooh I just thought of another reason why it's so unfair - 1. Being asked to carry someone else's shit because you are a bag carrying donkey obviously & 2. A lot of call centres don't allow you to have your phone on you so you can't check your messages real quick during your toilet break, and you know for a fact that trouser wearers are doing this.
Oh, just me then .

Those Popsy dresses look quite nice, but they don't look as though they've been designed with busty, short women in mind! It doesn't help that they're all shown with a tall, slender model. But they almost all have quite a lot going on round the waist. I think they'd be quite unflattering on me.

I recommend Fatface for pockets - I love the Simone dress, I have 5 of them now.

Fake pockets should be banned!

I flatly refuse to wear trousers that don't have pockets! I ordered 14 pairs of different black trousers from debenhams a few months ago, because they never say in the description whether or not they have pockets. Only two had pockets, one of which didn't fit, so 13 pairs got returned.

If they would say in the description that they have/don't have pockets it would save a lot of bother at both ends!

Gap's summer dresses always have pockets. I have about twenty of them bought over the years that I've lived in every summer because the pockets give me joy.

Pockets are essential
I sew pockets in everything & two of my kids have a running competition over who has the most pockets.
I am loath to give up my winter jacket as it has excellent huge pockets.

The only time my husband doesn’t have a good pocket is when he wears his kilt....with which he wears his sporran

Also came on to recommend Poppy! I have about 4 or 5 of their dresses and I love them! I am quite busty and they fit me perfectly

Love pockets, except breast pockets on shirts/blouses.

It’s like a sign saying, “boobs here, step right up”.

Hell Bunny dresses have pockets

I bought a lovely skirt once.German. Fully lined and swingy.Absolutely loved that summer skrt. Brought it out every summer. 3 years in, discovered it had pockets.

i bought a pair of Levis Fit was great but they have something known as ladies pockets - WTF why would we want useless pockets

Now I love a big pocket in a coat, but never in a skirt or dress. But then again I am a rampant pear shape so anything extra at the sides makes my saddle bags look even bigger 😂

Joanie do lots of retro dresses with pockets. joanieclothing.com/shop-all/dresses/dresses-with-pockets.html

Popsy!!! They ALL have pockets.

Tell everybody!

I sew pockets. Wear mens jeans so I get decent pockets.

I had a gap padded jackets for years and YEARS. Just before I had to chuck it out because it was dead I discovered a ZIPPED pocket I had never seen before 😮

It was a moment.

I sew in pockets, sorry.

All of my kids absolutely love pockets in their clothing. And the things I find in them, well, baffled.

I've screenshotted the Sharon Owens poem, it's fab. May name change to SeditiousPockets if it's not already taken.

I love pockets. I need pockets in everything - fully functional ones too and spacious inside, not ones that can only fit a single card. Plus I need something to do with my hands, pockets just make me less awkward (and actually more confident because I don't feel awkward).

Never thought of adding pockets to clothes as a PP said and it makes so much sense now. No longer going to rule out pocket-less clothes.

I bought a beautiful Seasalt dress... was over the moon when I discovered it had pockets!

And the joy was doubled when I found the secret message sewn just inside - 'You look lovely today'.