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TREAT IT BETTER It’s time you stopped treating your pocket like a piggy bank

Emphasising new styles and fashionable cuts on shirt pockets, Lokesh Ahuja, a Bangalore-based fashion designer opines: “Pockets on shirts do make the ensemble look complete, but yet it is treated more for its functionality than for the look.”

Depending on the style of the shirt and the occasion, pockets can be designed to make the garment look chic, light and dressy. “For men who are dressed mostly in formal suits, a shirt pocket is not really necessary, while the formal safari shirts can opt for a single chest pocket with a flap which helps to retain the traditional look,” advises Lokesh.

For those men who are experimental, casual shirts can be constructed with single and double chest pockets that can be further highlighted with contemporary embroidery.

Patches can also be used, or detailed embellishments that expose cut work, layers of texture that gives a fresh and promising look.

For those who want to experiment with the 70’s look, double chest pockets with box pleat flap or a classic flap can be a good idea. If you are getting your shirts tailored, opt for pockets that are styled in a cross cut pattern or horizontally cut.

Diagonally cut pockets with subtle detailing gives a decent fit and also enhances the shirt. All these patterns will compliment plain, stripped and checked shirts.

To add a sporty feel, Velcro or zips can do the magic; else a variety of well-detailed buttons can highlight the pocket, advises Lokesh.

Pockets have also created a niche in the women’s wardrobe. “Keeping the feminine body in mind, pockets must be placed at the lower section of the garment which looks neat and comfortable,” says Shoba Lund, a Bangalore based fashion designer.

“Plain straight cut pockets or diamond cut pockets are advisable on plain shirts. The pockets can be highlighted with patch work or with an artistic painting that can be bordered with a piping.

Polka dots in contrast colours can also be designed on the pocket. On a vertically stripped shirt a horizontal cut pocket with colourful piping can look fabulous,” advises Shoba.

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