There’s a woman in my family who’s in her 70s now, and she exclusively wears pants or shorts with pockets. She doesn’t care at all about style anymore, she’s all about the cargo pants / cargo shorts. Her husband also wears cargo pants / shorts, and is probably the one who converted her. He’s just happy she can carry her own stuff now and doesn’t need to bug him.
But, it was a big deal for her. She was never a very style-conscious person. However, she was raised in a different time, and she wore clothes to fit in, which mostly meant typical women’s pants without useful pockets. Now, she’s happy to tell people how great it is to have big pockets and how liberating it is not to care what other people think of her fashion choices.
I get it. Even though I also don’t much care what fashion says, I still feel a bit constrained. There are hot summer days where I think a skirt would probably feel great. But, skirts on guys aren’t even vaguely acceptable, and even variations on a skirt like a kilt are highly suspect. I’m not so bothered by it that I feel up to challenging the norms and wearing a skirt. If some other guy were to push the boundaries and wear a skirt, I’d fully support him because I want that freedom too, but I’m not willing to put up with the intense pressure it would cause me. Similarly, when a woman does wear clothes that emphasize utility over fashion, I’m hugely supportive. I also think pocketless pants are dumb.
I honestly think that it’s probably mostly women who are holding women back when it comes to pockets. Most guys probably mostly don’t notice or don’t care.
Heck, at work we’re officially not allowed to wear shorts according to the dusty old company manual that passed my desk many moons ago. I’ve never tested that rule myself, and never really see others wearing them either. Because you just KNOW that it’s going to get you comments from other colleagues. And that’s just shorts.
A kilt certainly seems like a very comfortable option during summer, but only if you don’t really need to carry a bunch of stuff. Cargo shorts always were my preference during summer as a kid and teen.
Society would certainly be better off if we stopped giving a shit about what’s masculine and feminine in terms of clothing and just let everyone wear everything they want without judgement. If a woman can wear a skirt, so should you and I if se want to.
Of course, you can always just start with a kilt to honor your ‘Scottish heritage’. If you look at a family tree long enough, there’s bound to be someone Scottish… ish somewhere :D And the Scots certainly don’t mind - anyone’s allowed to wear a kilt if they want to.
There’s a woman in my family who’s in her 70s now, and she exclusively wears pants or shorts with pockets. She doesn’t care at all about style anymore, she’s all about the cargo pants / cargo shorts. Her husband also wears cargo pants / shorts, and is probably the one who converted her. He’s just happy she can carry her own stuff now and doesn’t need to bug him.
But, it was a big deal for her. She was never a very style-conscious person. However, she was raised in a different time, and she wore clothes to fit in, which mostly meant typical women’s pants without useful pockets. Now, she’s happy to tell people how great it is to have big pockets and how liberating it is not to care what other people think of her fashion choices.
I get it. Even though I also don’t much care what fashion says, I still feel a bit constrained. There are hot summer days where I think a skirt would probably feel great. But, skirts on guys aren’t even vaguely acceptable, and even variations on a skirt like a kilt are highly suspect. I’m not so bothered by it that I feel up to challenging the norms and wearing a skirt. If some other guy were to push the boundaries and wear a skirt, I’d fully support him because I want that freedom too, but I’m not willing to put up with the intense pressure it would cause me. Similarly, when a woman does wear clothes that emphasize utility over fashion, I’m hugely supportive. I also think pocketless pants are dumb.
I honestly think that it’s probably mostly women who are holding women back when it comes to pockets. Most guys probably mostly don’t notice or don’t care.
I hear ya on the skirt/kilt thing.
Heck, at work we’re officially not allowed to wear shorts according to the dusty old company manual that passed my desk many moons ago. I’ve never tested that rule myself, and never really see others wearing them either. Because you just KNOW that it’s going to get you comments from other colleagues. And that’s just shorts.
A kilt certainly seems like a very comfortable option during summer, but only if you don’t really need to carry a bunch of stuff. Cargo shorts always were my preference during summer as a kid and teen.
Society would certainly be better off if we stopped giving a shit about what’s masculine and feminine in terms of clothing and just let everyone wear everything they want without judgement. If a woman can wear a skirt, so should you and I if se want to.
Of course, you can always just start with a kilt to honor your ‘Scottish heritage’. If you look at a family tree long enough, there’s bound to be someone Scottish… ish somewhere :D And the Scots certainly don’t mind - anyone’s allowed to wear a kilt if they want to.