By Prof.
Mahesh P. Bhave
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| Prof. Mahesh P. Bhave |
I
bought my first shirt without a pocket on the left front panelby accident.
While browsing through the piles of shirts at a well-known retailer, I liked the
lightly striped white shirt – the texture of the fabric, the shape of the collar.
Only when I opened the package and wore it did I realize it had no pocket. I
thought this was a manufacturing defect, and that I should return or exchange
it.
When
I revisited the store, however, I found that this was no mistake. In the
language of software, this was no bug, but a feature, by design. What are they
thinking, I thought?In visits to other stores, I confirmed that this was indeed
a trend. In retailer after retailer, across brands, European designers were
producing shirts without pockets. For a while, I noticed this was confined to
European designers, not Americans.
