Say goodbye to useless fashion and hello to functionality! In this step-by-step guide, I show you how to add hidden, sturdy pockets to skirts and dresses that never should’ve been pocketless in the ...

“Mum have you seen these?” my nine-year-old daughter cries in delight as she shoves her hands into a previously undiscovered pair of pockets in her new dress. I know that delight. Most women do.

A reader wonders why pockets in women’s wear remain “small and useless” — when they’re included at all. The answer is tangled up with a host of social issues, our critic writes. By Vanessa Friedman ...