Alan Jacobs explains why he prefers 5 pocket jeans and in the process shares memories to which many can relate.
I try to wear jeans or jeans-like trousers whenever possible — “five-pocket style,” it’s sometimes called, the fifth being the watch-pocket that’s tucked just above the right front one. Of course, such a pocket is in one sense as atavistic as an appendix, since no one carries pocket watches anymore, but in most of my jeans it serves as a nearly ideal receptacle for an iPhone. It was utterly ideal when I carried a smaller phone, but the iPhone sticks out a little too much, usually, and I am hoping that future trouser designers will take us smartphone users into account and (a) keep the fifth pocket where it is while (b) making it a little deeper.
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I continue to recommend Jacobs’ writings including his excellent book on C.S.The Narnian: The Life and Imagination of C. S. Lewis
I love his book on Lewis. I’m currently reading a book of his essays entitled “A Visit to Vanity Fair”. What an insightful writer!