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Originally Posted by El Carnicero
I'm pretty sure those are indeed real suit coat pockets, but you have to unstitch them after purchase, as they are stitched before purchase for some reason.
I once wore a suit for 2 years with the pockets stitched closed, thinking the same thing as the OP, that they were completely stupid to put fake pockets on. I complained one day to my wife about it and she grabbed her seam ripper and opened them up. (After making fun of me) and low and behold, They were indeed REAL pockets.
I was shocked and amazed at the simplicity and my own stupidity of not realizing.
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The reason they are stitched shut.
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Originally Posted by Dean2
Stuck
I can help you fix one of those for you; the outside jacket pockets on better quality suits are stitched shut to keep a perfect drape and line of the suit for those that don't use the pockets anyhow. Remove the stitching and you will find there is actually a pocket there.
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