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Pockets is absolutely fascinating and beautifully written. --Dr. Valerie Steele, director and chief curator, The Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology Carlson's fascinating book--a historical who, what, where, why and when with the pocket as its central character--is as delightfully gripping as a spy novel. --Linda O'Keeffe, author Shoes: A Celebration of Pumps, Sandals, Slippers & More From feminine codes of secrecy to the fascinating culture of smart textiles, Carlson's book is that rare thing: an exhaustive social history that's also un-put-downable. Pockets reminds us that what we hold close says everything about who we are, what we value, and why it matters. --Jessica Helfand, Design Observer If you're a man, you might wonder why someone would write an entire book about pockets...if you're a woman, the story of Pockets pretty much illuminates all of human history. Either way, once you pick up Pockets, you'll never forget its weird and wonderful lessons of power and possession. --Faith Salie, contributor to CBS News Sunday Morning and regular panelist on NPR's Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! Rarely is such a feat of scholarship also such a delight. Carlson's comprehensive history is among the best fashion books I've ever read. This deceptively simple premise contains surprising stories of the ways that politics, law, and technology manifest themselves in the clothes we wear. But the best part is that this book is full of so much assorted delightful useful miscellany--just like the pocket itself. --Avery Trufelman, host and creator of Articles of Interest podcast Stuffed with illuminating illustrations and fresh insights, Pockets will make you reconsider an overlooked but indispensable manifestation of our designed lives. Carlson keeps ferreting out discoveries we didn't even know we were looking for. --Rob Walker, The Art of Noticing Who knew the humble pocket could hold so much history? In this enthralling and always surprising account, Hannah Carlson turns the pocket inside out and out tumble pocket watches, coins, pistols, and a riveting centuries-long social and political history. --Jill Lepore, author of These Truths: A History of the United State Witty, wise, and totally mind-bending, this deeply researched, beautifully written book not only recovers the hidden history of pockets, but also reveals the ways those familiar but often ignored pouches reflected (and sometimes reshaped) cultural understandings of objects and the persons that carry them. --Bruce J. Schulman, William E. Huntington Professor of History, Boston University, and author of Making the American Century

"""Fascinating. Drawing from literary and artistic sources; media commentary; behavioral studies; and object histories, Carlson offers an enlightening and engaging account of the sexual politics underlying the uneven use of pockets in the design of men's and women's dress.""----Andrew Bolton, the Wendy Yu Curator in Charge, The Costume Institute, The Metropolitan Museum of Art ""Pockets is absolutely fascinating and beautifully written."" --Dr. Valerie Steele, director and chief curator, The Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology ""Carlson's fascinating book--a historical who, what, where, why and when with the pocket as its central character--is as delightfully gripping as a spy novel.""--Linda O'Keeffe, author Shoes: A Celebration of Pumps, Sandals, Slippers & More ""From feminine codes of secrecy to the fascinating culture of smart textiles, Carlson's book is that rare thing: an exhaustive social history that's also un-put-downable. Pockets reminds us that what we hold close says everything about who we are, what we value, and why it matters."" --Jessica Helfand, Design Observer ""If you're a man, you might wonder why someone would write an entire book about pockets...if you're a woman, the story of Pockets pretty much illuminates all of human history. Either way, once you pick up Pockets, you'll never forget its weird and wonderful lessons of power and possession."" --Faith Salie, contributor to CBS News Sunday Morning and regular panelist on NPR's Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! ""Rarely is such a feat of scholarship also such a delight. Carlson's comprehensive history is among the best fashion books I've ever read. This deceptively simple premise contains surprising stories of the ways that politics, law, and technology manifest themselves in the clothes we wear. But the best part is that this book is full of so much assorted delightful useful miscellany--just like the pocket itself."" --Avery Trufelman, host and creator of ""Articles of Interest"" podcast ""Stuffed with illuminating illustrations and fresh insights, Pockets will make you reconsider an overlooked but indispensable manifestation of our designed lives. Carlson keeps ferreting out discoveries we didn't even know we were looking for."" --Rob Walker, The Art of Noticing ""Who knew the humble pocket could hold so much history? In this enthralling and always surprising account, Hannah Carlson turns the pocket inside out and out tumble pocket watches, coins, pistols, and a riveting centuries-long social and political history."" --Jill Lepore, author of These Truths: A History of the United State ""Witty, wise, and totally mind-bending, this deeply researched, beautifully written book not only recovers the hidden history of pockets, but also reveals the ways those familiar but often ignored pouches reflected (and sometimes reshaped) cultural understandings of objects and the persons that carry them."" --Bruce J. Schulman, William E. Huntington Professor of History, Boston University, and author of Making the American Century"

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Hannah Carlson is an authority on the history of clothing and an award-winning researcher and author. She has been featured on the podcast 99% Invisible, as well as in The Los Angeles Times, Fast Company, and The New Yorker. A senior lecturer in the apparel design department at the Rhode Island School of Design, she has acted as the faculty fellow in Costumes and Textiles at the RISD Museum and trained as a Conservator of Costume and Textiles at the Fashion Institute of Technology. A graduate of Wesleyan University, she earned a master’s degree from FIT, and a Ph.D. in material culture from Boston University.  

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