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> Literally every time this has come up in conversation I've heard women complain that there aren't any options. I've looked nowhere and I can't find it! Lite

> Literally every time this has come up in conversation I've heard women complain that there aren't any options. I've looked nowhere and I can't find it! Literally every few years some company comes out claiming they'll make woman's pants with pockets.

empyrrhicist 3y ago
[Citation needed] I bought a phone without a 3.5mm jack once because I didn't think to check. I may have to buy one again when my Pixel dies due to lack of options. Clearly I don't care about 3.5mm jacks /s
- lesuorac 3y ago
  > [Citation needed] Sure, try to buy anything from Pairess (2019) [1]. It turns out functional woman's clothes isn't a good enough business to last 4 years. [1]: https://www.affirm.com/business/blog/affirm-pairess-disrupt-fashion https://www.affirm.com/business/blog/affirm-pairess-disrupt-...
- lotsofpulp 3y ago
  Advanced electronics have a very high barrier to entry, and are unsuitable as an analogy to the clothing business.
almatabata 3y ago
I can indeed find a lot of older articles mentioning this problem: 2018: https://www.fastcompany.com/90262598/pockets https://www.fastcompany.com/90262598/pockets 2019: https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/570469/finally-womens-jeans-deep-pockets https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/570469/finally-womens-je... 2021: https://yourstory.com/herstory/2021/10/functional-pockets-womens-clothing-fashion https://yourstory.com/herstory/2021/10/functional-pockets-wo... A lot of these brands are still alive as well from what i can see: https://mmlafleur.com/collections/pants https://mmlafleur.com/collections/pants https://www.bodenusa.com/en-us/womens-pants https://www.bodenusa.com/en-us/womens-pants https://argentwork.com/ https://argentwork.com/ One brand went bankrupt due to covid however: https://www.reddit.com/r/Outlier/comments/mv3th8/brands_like_outlier_for_women_pivotte_studio/ https://www.reddit.com/r/Outlier/comments/mv3th8/brands_like...

empyrrhicist 3y ago

[Citation needed] I bought a phone without a 3.5mm jack once because I didn't think to check. I may have to buy one again when my Pixel dies due to lack of options. Clearly I don't care about 3.5mm jacks /s

lesuorac 3y ago
> [Citation needed] Sure, try to buy anything from Pairess (2019) [1]. It turns out functional woman's clothes isn't a good enough business to last 4 years. [1]: https://www.affirm.com/business/blog/affirm-pairess-disrupt-fashion https://www.affirm.com/business/blog/affirm-pairess-disrupt-...
lotsofpulp 3y ago
Advanced electronics have a very high barrier to entry, and are unsuitable as an analogy to the clothing business.

almatabata 3y ago

I can indeed find a lot of older articles mentioning this problem: 2018: https://www.fastcompany.com/90262598/pockets https://www.fastcompany.com/90262598/pockets 2019: https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/570469/finally-womens-jeans-deep-pockets https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/570469/finally-womens-je... 2021: https://yourstory.com/herstory/2021/10/functional-pockets-womens-clothing-fashion https://yourstory.com/herstory/2021/10/functional-pockets-wo... A lot of these brands are still alive as well from what i can see: https://mmlafleur.com/collections/pants https://mmlafleur.com/collections/pants https://www.bodenusa.com/en-us/womens-pants https://www.bodenusa.com/en-us/womens-pants https://argentwork.com/ https://argentwork.com/ One brand went bankrupt due to covid however: https://www.reddit.com/r/Outlier/comments/mv3th8/brands_like_outlier_for_women_pivotte_studio/ https://www.reddit.com/r/Outlier/comments/mv3th8/brands_like...