I still remember keeping Rs.5 coin in the small pockets provided in the jeans. And then forget to take it out… And, then as an episode this memory vanished, until now when I realized why this pocket is provided at all… what’s the use if we don’t remember about it..
Well the query for this has ended, with the real reason being surfaced… Denims are an invention belonging to many decades before. And, why that little pocket is kept in our jeans has a logical reason now, jean and textile experts joined in at Quora and sort a reliable answer for this question..
According to a blog post on their website, User Renata Janoskova cited Levi Strauss, iconic jeans brand, as having the answer to the mystery pocket.
She said the pocket is a “watch pocket”, small enough to keep a pocket watch.
Ms Janoskova explained that Levis introduced the pockets to cater for cowboys pocket watches.
It’s a watch pocket. Back in the 1800s, cowboys used to wear their watches on chains and kept them in their waistcosts. To keep them from getting broken, Levis introduced this small pocket where they could keep their watch,” she explained..
Now, that’s really enlightened us..
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