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Emily K's avatar

Fusing my two favorite things- history and fashion! Loved this piece!!

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MacKinley Jade's avatar

thanks, emily!

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Sandy Sanchez's avatar

obsessed with the medieval what’s in my bag!! 🏰

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MacKinley Jade's avatar

small pleasures of the Middle Ages 🙂‍↕️

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Sandy Sanchez's avatar

No literally hahah

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mallory's avatar

this was such a delightful read!!

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MacKinley Jade's avatar

thank you mallory <3

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zombie grrrl ⚔️'s avatar

i’m obsessed with everything about this

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MacKinley Jade's avatar

i thought of you and your amazing medieval piece when i was researching!!

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Eleanor's avatar

amazing--also that Pockets book is so good!!

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MacKinley Jade's avatar

sooo good!! the articles of interest pockets ep is stellar too if you haven't listened already!

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Emma Hewlett's avatar

Love this piece so much! Never coveted a John Galliano more with your medieval spin on that amazing bag!

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MacKinley Jade's avatar

you and me both how do we manifest two affordable gauchos

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Hugh McAlpine's avatar

A leather belt bag is definitely high on my list as a way to keep phone/wallet/cards, misc etc out of my pockets. My running belt suits this purpose in some cases but doesn’t often work outside of a gorpy outfit context. Maybe I should lean heavier into the euro-style crossbody bag??

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MacKinley Jade's avatar

running belt is so medieval coded

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Kendall Flavin's avatar

I love the way your brain works!! This was both hilarious and educational... and can I say I'm slightly afraid of A? Truly existing on a freer plane than the rest of us

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MacKinley Jade's avatar

no she scares me so bad!!

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Lizey Rogers's avatar

My friend Melanie has been teaching a workshop on Pocket Politics for the last few years, which I feel would be a perfect accompaniment to your friend’s belt bag making mission. Her project Future Archive is also aptly titled given the multi century spanning you’ve been doing in this essay… loved it! ♥️

https://futurearchive.info/Past-Events

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MacKinley Jade's avatar

woah how cool!! this is amazing. the melbourne fashion scene is so sick!

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Lan's avatar

Love this! As a pockets-or-dingy-tote-bag gal, I totally get your friend A. I've long been searching for a small, vertically-oriented leather belt bag just big enough for my phones + keys. Looking forward to seeing your recs!

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MacKinley Jade's avatar

oooo i’ll keep my eye out for one that matches the description!

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Sheila (of Ephemera)'s avatar

I was meh on the Pockets book, wanted her to get more into the politics of them.

A fun examination of waist bags, Mac! I can’t imagine not carrying a bag at all times (I rarely have enough pockets). 💕

Super-fun article, thank you!

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MacKinley Jade's avatar

i get that, the politics of pockets are so interesting!!!

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Sheila (of Ephemera)'s avatar

Yeah, I kept thinking, “Take a stand!”

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ikiz's avatar

I just ordered my first ever posture brace and joint supports, very very tempted to try sew a corsetry style fabric on the outside to add maximise my use of lingerie as pockets.

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