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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I see a fair amount of Internet commentary about women wanting pockets for their clothes. The lack of pockets is usually explained in a joking-not-joking way as a conspiracy of the patriarchy. Is there actually pent up demand for women's clothes that have pockets? If so, it seems like some entrepreneurs could make a fantastic amount of money by offering women's clothes with pockets, and I wonder why they haven't. My guess is that women say they want pockets, but by and large, when they go looking for clothes, they think the stuff that does have pockets is ugly and choose something else.

But I'm just a dude with no background in the clothing industry and who rarely shops for clothes anyway. Anyone with insight into what's *really* going on here?[/quote]

Not only no pockets but no knitted cuffs in long sleeve tees.  Also, socks for women have built in obsolescence for around 6 months whereas socks for men last years.  I stopped buying women's socks decades ago.  As long as we're on the subject, I also buy men's shirts because they are made better and much less expensive.

There is no end to the many ways women are discriminated against.  I want a true revolution NOW!
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I buy women socks and they all last for years. My DH goes through his socks faster, but he also goes through shoes faster. He's just hard on his feet.

I also buy womens shirts and look for quality. Probably the reason you have found a lot of poor quality women shirts in the past is that a lot of women clothes have a high lycra content. This is true of women's clothes in general and is a major reason they don't last as long -- added stretch in the fabric weakens the integrity of the fabric, plus wearing clothes that are designed to stretch and be form fitting puts more pressure on seams. If you prioritize fabrics with lower lycra content, and look for brands that tend to have high quality stitching and seaming, you will find women's clothes last as long as mens.

I mean, you are welcome to buy menswear if you want to, but if you actually want a "revolution", you would do better to research and buy women's clothing that meets your standards, as this will improve sales of those items and incentivize the industry to make more of them. If you just buy menswear, they don't know that you're buying it and continue producing menswear and womenswear with different fabric content and quality.[/quote]

I'll tell what, when you start paying for my clothes then I will be forced to listen to your lectures.  Until then, I will purchase what I want and like.  Okay?[/quote]

Weird way to recruit people for your "revolution" but okay.[/quote]

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