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We've been told collectively at work that we are a bit too casual/scruffy and have to smarten up a bit. They don't like that I wear cargo pants, for instance.
So I went clothes shopping. (We hateses clothes shopping, so we does). Smart, work-suitable blouses, shirts, tops - not a problem. But trousers? Frakking hell. Women's trousers apparently come in 2 varieties:
1. Smart trousers WITHOUT POCKETS. If you are lucky there might be small hip pockets which you could get a credit card into, but won't be big enough to shove your hands in to keep them warm, or to carry anything practical like a wallet or keys.
2. Non-smart trousers (for instance jeans) with pockets. Though even these often have a pocket fail, because the pockets are teeny (as for smart trousers, above) or not numerous enough.
Then of course there are the fake pockets. That's where there is a flap or sewn outline to make you think the trousers have pockets, but in fact there is nothing there. WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK?
Way back in the 80s, I was once told by a drunken guy in a bar that I shouldn't put wallet/keys etc into the back pockets of my jeans because it spoiled the look of my arse. I guess Mr Drunken Twat went on to a career in the fashion industry? Or perhaps he hires hitmen to assassinate anyone who designs women's trousers with functional or numerous pockets?
Guess it is back to the outdoor clothing store and hope they have something which can pass muster as 'smart'? Or ask the menswear dept if they are okay with women taking men's trousers off to the women's changing rooms to try on???
I hateses the fashion industry!
So I went clothes shopping. (We hateses clothes shopping, so we does). Smart, work-suitable blouses, shirts, tops - not a problem. But trousers? Frakking hell. Women's trousers apparently come in 2 varieties:
1. Smart trousers WITHOUT POCKETS. If you are lucky there might be small hip pockets which you could get a credit card into, but won't be big enough to shove your hands in to keep them warm, or to carry anything practical like a wallet or keys.
2. Non-smart trousers (for instance jeans) with pockets. Though even these often have a pocket fail, because the pockets are teeny (as for smart trousers, above) or not numerous enough.
Then of course there are the fake pockets. That's where there is a flap or sewn outline to make you think the trousers have pockets, but in fact there is nothing there. WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK?
Way back in the 80s, I was once told by a drunken guy in a bar that I shouldn't put wallet/keys etc into the back pockets of my jeans because it spoiled the look of my arse. I guess Mr Drunken Twat went on to a career in the fashion industry? Or perhaps he hires hitmen to assassinate anyone who designs women's trousers with functional or numerous pockets?
Guess it is back to the outdoor clothing store and hope they have something which can pass muster as 'smart'? Or ask the menswear dept if they are okay with women taking men's trousers off to the women's changing rooms to try on???
I hateses the fashion industry!
