Ten Pocket Options for my Sixties Dresses.

For my floral patterned dress:

1. Gathered, oversized pockets. With a flat top so things don't jump out. Double stitched trim on the flat top. This is hard to do textually—imagine a drawstring bag but with a structured top. I like the idea of them but am concerned I will look like I have an arse of both sides of my body.
2. Internal pockets on the side seams. Easy to do and they don't create the pattern clash that any surface pocket is going to create, but they have the floppy-factor and that is probably enough to make them no-go. I dislike that they wander around inside your clothing of their own volition.
3. Straight slit pocket with a facing. Internal but in the body of the dress; vertical. Easier to find than the ones on the side as they are in the place you expect pockets to be. Sides always seem to gravitate towards backs. There is still the internal movement issue here.
4. Central pouch—like on an apron. Easy to do, no fiddly bits. Easy to find. Definite possibilities of pattern clashes unless you have lots of spare fabric and an exacting eye—I believe I could get close to close. They may not hold a lot but I do like this idea most of all.
5. Large flower appliqué with an open top. This is meta-pocketing. Or is it meta-patterning. Fiddly option.

For my B&W spotted dress:

6. A ric-rac cross down the centre of the dress with the horizontal at pocket level. The actual pockets are then sewn into the seam of the ric-rac on the horizontal. It's visually 60's which I like, but there is something about ric-rac that makes me think of clothing I was forced to wear as a child.
7. Circle appliqués with a semi-circle cut out for your hands to get into. Meta-circling. I like.
8. Exact square, placed on a diamond angle. This makes a play on the spottiness of the dress which is already like one of those optical illusions. When you shake it the dots dance. I have no idea what it will do to people's vision as I walk towards them in the bright sunshine. I hope everyone has sunnies on.
9. This will take some explaining: centre seam; from the seam attach two triangular pouches. They will have a fold in the middle that can be secured with a button. A wordy mess but they look nice visually.
10. Pouch bag, attached to side seam by a ribbon. This pocket swings free. And needs constant reminders to not overload. It will catch on everything and get in the way. but it has my preferred level of quirk.

P.S: Ran out of time and went to Europe sans-pockets. It would have been better to make pockets than to think about what pockets to make. Maybe.