Pockets carry more than objects.
They’ve long marked who gets to move freely, who gets to keep their own money, who gets to exist with a sense of autonomy. For generations, women’s clothing either minimized or eliminated them entirely—not for lack of design solutions, but because of what pockets represented.
This issue of TAUKO Magazine centers that history and pushes it forward.
Built around the theme of pockets, the garments in this issue are designed from the inside out—where storage, access, and function are not hidden, but made visible and intentional. The result is a collection of pieces where pockets are not an afterthought, but a defining feature.
Inside are 11 sewing patterns from independent designers working across different regions and perspectives. Each one explores pockets as structure, utility, and expression, with clear instructions and full-scale printed patterns.
Alongside the garments, essays and stories trace the cultural and political weight of pockets—how something so small became a site of restriction, and how it can be reclaimed through making.
This is not just about adding pockets.
It’s about deciding what your clothing allows you to carry—and what it never should have taken away.
