I have always loved pockets. In elementary school, my favorite coat was the one that had several pockets. I think…. six? My big winter down coat has nine! Nine! And if you’ve never seen the ScotteVest line? Well, now we’re talkin’ pockets.
Tuesday’s problem with losing my wallet is twofold: First, women’s pants are now being produced with impossibly tiny, if not fake, pockets. The pants I was wearing had no back pocket – just a phony flap. The front pockets didn’t hold anything either. Second, the coat I was wearing just has slash pockets on the side. They hold a lot, but it would be easy for something to fall out. I worry.
(Ok, neither of those things are why I left my wallet at the self-checkout, but just pretend with me, ok?)
I decided that my coat needed a secure pocket. However, unwilling to damage the coat or learn how to sew zippers, I cut up an old purse-like thing and stitched it inside. It has a previous life as an interior pocket in a ukulele case.
Now, though, it is a secure place for my phone and wallet, and a conversation piece if I ever wear the coat in ‘reversible’ mode.
Brad says
I clicked the link to check out those coats and then laughed out loud when the second picture that flashed up was people pulling guns out of their pockets.
Lauren says
Dang it, I don’t need a spot for guns, I need a spot for my secret Starbursts!
Peggy says
Wow…that is AMAZING resourcefulness Lauren!
And so these coats are like having the contents of your purse splatted in the lining of your coat, right?
Lauren says
Ha! Exactly! That’s hilarious!
(…and thanks, Beth. 🙂 )
Beth says
I like Ralph. A lot.