Point of discussion for today's post:
-inequalities in men's and women's fashions and the things women (namely I) do to work around them
As I was getting up from the table in the break room after my 15 this morning, I picked up my phone and, as I always do when I'm at work, I placed it in my bra. A male coworker then commented that it must be a [place where I work] thing (I'm bound by a sort of nondisclosure agreement to not talk about my place of employment on the internets; it's really more to prevent trash talking, but let's just be safe okay?) because he had never seen it before he started at [the place where I work].
My other coworker whom I was on break with told him he was just jealous that he didn't have a bra to put things in. This was funny for so many reasons, the least of which being that she's in her sixties.
But I digress...
Explaining the reasons I put my phone in my bra or "in my boob" as I usually refer to it made me think about how ridiculous the clothing industry is... besides the fact that I work in retail. It has nothing to do with that. Seriously.
I can walk into most any store that sells men's clothing and as long as I know what size the guy I'm buying for it will, 9 times out of 10, FIT. Women's sizing on the other hand is completely and utterly JACKED UP. But my real issue? WHERE ARE MY GODDAMN POCKETS?
Has anyone else noted the lack of pockets in women's dress pants? "Pockets" that are only an inch deep aren't pockets, by the way. They're the cock teasers of pockets. And don't even get me started on the "decorative ones" that don't even open. Those are just cruel. I've bought dress pants before that have actual pockets not to mention belt loops (Gasp!), so I know they exist, but I'll be damned if I can find any that fit my ridiculously unproportionate body.
I use to be able to, but somewhere in the span of a year or two, the store I always bought them in that I was able to just pick up any pair of black dress pant in an 18 average and having them fit, they're now about two sizes smaller than the pair I still have from the same store. Someone explain to me how that works? If it's a "cost of fabric issues" that is making them cut them smaller, I'd honestly rather pay a little extra for something that fits.
I would kill for a pair of dress pants that fit that had belt loops (for my keys) and pockets (for my walkie and my phone) so I didn't have to keep my phone in my bra since I don't have a job where I sit at a desk or am able to carry around a purse all day. If I did that (carry around a purse), they'd think I was stealing and I'd get tackled by security. Then again it would be more action than I've seen in about six years... Hmmm...
So, yeah, anyone else keep things in weird places to make up for the deficiencies of women's clothing? Or is it just me?
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