This is why jeans have those tiny pockets
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This is why jeans have those tiny pockets
(Web Desk) - Those little, small pockets on your jeans might be just one of the things you’ve always thought about a lot. Most of the times, they are actually useless as one cannot even place tiny things in them.
But why is it there in the first place? Today, it doesn’t really serve a purpose, but it used to in the late 1800s.
Why do jeans have tiny pockets?
The small pocket is actually called a watch pocket because it was originally intended as a safe place for men to store their pocket watches. It dates back to Levi’s first-ever pair of jeans, which hit the market in 1879.
According to the Levi Strauss blog, originally there were only four pockets on a pair of blue jeans, the watch pocket included.
So next time before finding yourself standing nonchalantly with your thumb placed in that narrow pocket, know that it was originally used to store a pocket watch.
