catehstn’s avatarcatehstn’s Twitter Archive—№ 48,594

                  1. "For men, the personal bag gradually fell into disuse with the arrival of pockets in men's closing during the seventeenth century."
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                  WHEN ARE POCKETS ARRIVING IN WOMEN'S CLOTHING?!?
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                "In the 18th century a woman's letter case often included a small pocket notebook in which she could make notes on the latest scandals, …"
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              "… clothes and hair fashions, her lovers, poems, illnesses, recipes and the like."
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            "During 19th century women's clothing gradually came to have more inside pockets, but tie pockets remained in use until the 20th century."
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          People, the next time you chastise women about impatience remember WOMEN LIVED FOR TWO CENTURIES WITHOUT GODDAMN POCKETS!!!!
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        Here are some pictures about the lengths women will go to for pockets.
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      "natural lines of…body were revealed in a way the world had not seen for hundreds of years. There was no longer space for heavy tie pockets"
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    Don't mind me I'm just in a museum having a meltdown about POCKETS.
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      "During 17th century, men's clothing was fitted with inside pockets. As a result, handbag… gradually became item used exclusively by women."
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        "Young fashion-conscious men like to keep up with trends in bags, as long as they are cool and practical."
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          I came here to indulge affection for fashion; instead I'n in a rage about how trends conspired to mean women always need to Carry A Thing.
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            Meanwhile we mock women for buying designer bags like it's ridiculous and not like bags themselves were pushed on us by the Patriarchy.
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              If you always have to carry SOMETHING then it may as well be adorable. But imagine if we didn't always have to. IMAGINE!!
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                Here is some Prada.
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                  Here are some very strange bags. There's a lobster and also some Union Jack lips.
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                    And now some evening bags. A major use for fake diamonds. So like, the more expensive the outfit, the less likely it is to have pockets.
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                      If you're a woman & you buy a new evening dress, you also need appropriate accessories. Men can make do with black/brown shoes and POCKETS.
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                        Unless you wear black all the time (my personal preference).
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                          But seriously every wedding (where this is not an option), most women are badly accessorized and it's because it is non-trivial & EXPENSIVE.
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                            So by the way don't shame women for having strong color schemes. If spend >300 usd each on bag / shoes it's good if they MATCH MORE THINGS.
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                              Think about ALL the things we shame women for which are about the cost / need for accessories. Carrying them. Wearing "too much X", luggage.
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                                This 2006 YSL bag captures the brightly colored chains of the patriarchy.
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                                  This bag is called "oscar".
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                                    This bag is appropriately Dutch.
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                                      "A man's bag - more often than a lady's bag - is often intended to serve a function." This is about to get fun, y'all.
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                                        "As travel by train and other modes of transport increased, travel bags became symbolic of the traveling man."
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                                          "In 1985, Prada was first couture brand to show a backpack - in the form of a black nylon model - as a fashion accessory on the catwalk."
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                                            "The backpack, which used to be carried mostly by hikers, travellers and soldiers, is now popular among large groups of men."
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                                              Can we take a moment to talk about how most travel gear porn is by men for men? And how hard it is to find practical feminine travel gear?
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                                                There is ONE brand I will buy suitcases from. Because I can get fun colors, and they are durable. But like "fun" not feminine.
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                                                  Anything targeted at women is invariably not durable. Think about the underpowered pink computer - but it applies to EVERYTHING.
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                                                    There's a men's sports bag in here. Why are they always bigger? I need more shit to work out let alone make myself look "presentable" after.
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                                                      Man bags and man hat. SO MUCH more functional and practical than in the previous rooms.
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                                                        "Need to carry items to work has probably been the most important reason for men to carry bags." Well what WOULD we know about that, ladies?
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                                                          "The key factor in designing a work bag is it's intended use. A fisherman's bag will have to withstand all kinds of weather conditions..."
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                                                            "... and a doctor's bag will have to contain all kinds of medical instruments."
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                                                              "But doctor's certainly weren't the only ones to use this bag. Was often carried by working men & was a practical bag to take on a journey."
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                                                                "From half way through the 16th century, the development of bags for men seems to run in contrast to that of bags for women."
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                                                                  "David Beckham, for example, takes his Louis Vuitton bag to the gym."
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                                                                    I am transfixed by this armadillo backpack.
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                                                                      "The only kind of bad worn exclusively by men is the Scottish sporran: a bag worn with a kilt."