the right pant pockets for you
06. Mar, 2007 by Teresa Morisco 
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Please Lucky Magazine, for the love of God …
STOP
dishing
fashion
advice.
Don’t get me wrong — I do love their magazine because they show the most recent styles out there from the designers. But the fact that they now think they can provide body-friendly tips for fashion styles is beyond me.
I’ve already made my notes on the left in red but let me just expand a bit.
1. Slash Pockets
They say slanted but every designer/seamstress I’ve dealt with calls em slash — more fun to say, I guess. I guess the reason they think they make your waist look slimmer is because these can widen your hips. These pockets pucker open no matter how thin you are. Sew them down. It costs $5 to have it done and it makes a world of difference.
2. Calvary Pockets
These are hard to find. The scoop pockets which are more common do just the same thing.
3. Straight Pockets
I h-a-t-e these pockets. They are ugly. They pucker if you have an ounce of fat in front. Like the Calvary, you won’t see a lot of pants with these pockets. Thank your lucky stars.
4. Patch Pockets
These are definitely look at me! So why would they say that these thin your thighs?? These draw attention to the hips! Great for Rectangle and Inverted Triangle body types but if you are a Triangle or Hourglass, stay away from this style.
Not only that, but I’m wondering whether Lucky employs copy editors. “Calvary” was the hill on which Jesus was crucified. “Cavalry” pockets were adapted from the uniforms of cavalry troops (the word derives from French “cheval” = horse).
nancy — i typed a response to you yesterday and then my computer crashed. oh well. it was quite funny.
that is the best catch ever that you made and I honestly had to pick myself off the floor I was laughing so hard. maybe they were silently hoping they would get “crucified” for their pant pocket advice.