Why Do Only Men Have Pockets?

All Of It with Alison Stewart | Sep 20, 2023

If you've ever wondered why we have pockets in our clothes or why men's clothes have more pockets than women's, a new book examines the history of the pocket. Hannah Carlson, clothing historian and a senior lecturer in the apparel design department at Rhode Island School for Design, joins to discuss, Pockets: An Intimate History on How We Keep Things Close.

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