In the fic 'All the Other Ghosts', one of the protagonists works in fashion for his day job designing superhero-inspired stuff for everyday use; there's this great exchange that he has in particular in Chapter Two that I keep coming back to, keep wanting someone to make reality in our reality:
Sophie taps the dot at the end of the sentence and looks at him over her designer glasses. "You seriously want to market utility belts at women."
He shrugs, holds his hands out. "It's a vicious circle. Women's clothes don't have pockets. So women have to carry bags to put everything they need in, but because they always carry bags no-one bothers to add pockets to clothes. And just sticking pockets on doesn't make the same point. These are strong, they're sturdy, they're difficult to steal, it's easy as hell to pull a bag off someone's shoulder -"
"You're speaking from experience?"
He rolls his eyes to the ceiling. "I have girl friends. These make women feel competent and prepared and strong. We can make elegant little ones for eveningwear. Just a couple of pockets. Imagine how they'd look slung around a long dress -"
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utility belts for women: I want this so badly
Date: 2013-07-04 12:43 pm (UTC)