#like did you know those fancy men's frock coats have pockets in the back flaps | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

throwing-roses-into-the-abyss · 2 years ago

Text

one of my favourite aspects of historical children's clothes is the amount of small pockets, especially the ones on petticoats. I just really want to know what toddlers and small children in the 1800s put in their little petticoat or apron pockets. did they carry acorns or cool rocks around. some chalk for playing. maybe a frog. did they get a little bit of money to go buy some candy. did their moms sigh as they picked up their needles to sew a pocket onto a child's petticoat because mooooommmmmm I want a pocket tooooooo (and then stay up late to decorate the pocket edge with some pretty embroidery to match the rest of the petticoat)

#there's also sometimes pockets near the bottom of petticoats of grown women #I assume it's for sneaky snacks or lover's notes #but mostly I'm just intrigued by all the pockets #like did you know those fancy men's frock coats have pockets in the back flaps #like the whole back flap is just a big pocket with the slit either on the inside or the outside #there's a knitted underdress with a small pocket on the inside on the chest in our collection #completely impossible to reach once you're fully dressed #what did someone put in there #(something sentimental probably)

2 notes · View notes