The Non-Obvious Show · Episode 31
Everything You Never Knew About Pockets
with Hannah Carlson
The Non-Obvious Show · Episode 31
with Hannah Carlson
How often do you think about your pockets? Hannah Carlson, an author and lecturer in dress history and material culture at the Rhode Island School of Design, explores this question and the history of pockets in her book Pockets: An Intimate History of How We Keep Things Close. In this episode, Rohit Bhargava and Hannah Carlson discuss topics inspired by the book, including the evolution of pockets, pocket-sized inventions, pocket sexism in the fashion industry, and the history of pockets in literature.
Hannah Carlson is a senior lecturer in apparel design at Rhode Island School of Design and author of Pockets: An Intimate History of How We Keep Things Close. She teaches dress history and material culture, and writes on the social meaning of clothing.
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