Never really thought much about pockets, more than the "having pockets means you can HOLD THINGS", and how historically women didn't really have the autonomy to just. DO things like that. This book took those factoids and anecdotes and expanded on them by like 23487239487%. Super interesting for anyone that is interested in fashion history, reading beyond the lines when it comes to period dramas, feminism and gender politics. Basically it's super cool and I can't look at pockets the same way again.