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On Trouser Pockets (2020)

3 pointsby fisianover 1 year ago

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082349872349872over 1 year ago
&gt; <i>And as we know, it would be anathema for a women to show unflattering lump for something as silly as practicality, function, or utility</i><p>I find them flattering rather than the opposite, but it is worth noting that the earliest known textile garment, the string skirt, is also pretty low on the practicality, function, and utility axes: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.smith.edu&#x2F;hsc&#x2F;museum&#x2F;ancient_inventions&#x2F;stringskirt2.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.smith.edu&#x2F;hsc&#x2F;museum&#x2F;ancient_inventions&#x2F;stringsk...</a>
bediger4000over 1 year ago
Brilliant discussion of pocket ergonomics. I did not know people did this kind of thinking.