Where do you keep your phone?

[JTrent82]

I've been wearing five-pocket pants for as long as I can remember, whether denim or canvas. For the past few years I've actually been wearing six-pocket pants with a thigh cellphone pocket. I've been upgrading my style lately, but I'm hung up on the pants. For the life of me I can't figure out where all the well-dressed guys keep their phones without that heavy chunk of tech ruining their drapes and silhouettes. For that matter, where do I keep my folding knife and AAA flashlight which I always have clipped to either side pocket? That would look terrible in slash pockets, right? So... where do you dapper gents keep your phones and all your other EDC? Cheers!

 

[RSS]

I keep mine in a breast pocket of my coat. I do not carry a knife or flashlight (the Apple phone serves as a flashlight).

 

[maxalex]

Outside pocket of my jacket, unless I’m walking around Naples. Then it goes in a breast pocket but I try not to do that because it ruins the drape. I suppose if you wear fuller jackets it might not be a problem, but I wear closely tailored clothing.

If I’m not wearing a jacket I use my shirt pocket, although one must be careful when bending forward.

At night I often carry a slender Böker auto knife with a rosewood handle which has a pocket clip. I keep it in my front trouser pocket.

 

[Phileas Fogg]

With the exception of work/occupation, who totes around a knife and flashlight?

 

[JTrent82]

With the exception of work/occupation, who totes around a knife and flashlight?

Thanks for your helpful response. Where I'm from, soft hands are an insult instead of a compliment, and nearly every man I know carries a knife. Most also carry a torch. Cheers!

 

[dieworkwear]

In-breast pocket

 

[Phileas Fogg]

Thanks for your helpful response. Where I'm from, soft hands are an insult instead of a compliment, and nearly every man I know carries a knife. Most also carry a torch. Cheers!

I’m not trying to be a dick, but maybe if you didn’t carry around stuff you don’t need, then the phone thing may not be so perplexing.

If you absolutely must carry around a knife and flashlight; then no, I’m of no help.

 

[Egdon Heath]

Where I'm from, soft hands are an insult instead of a compliment, and nearly every man I know carries a knife.

So you're from Dodge City, ca. 1870?

 

[dieworkwear]

I only carry knives to StyleForum meet-ups.

 

[JTrent82]

So you're from Dodge City, ca. 1870?

I'm from East Tennessee, ca. 2022.

I’m not trying to be a dick, but maybe if you didn’t carry around stuff you don’t need, then the phone thing may not be so perplexing.

I use my knife at least ten times a day. I use the torch almost as often. I don't carry anything I don't use regularly. They're both small and unobtrusive, but they would look weird clipped to slash pockets and I suspect they would be bouncing against my thigh all day. Anyway, this is a digression- I'm mostly asking about the phone.

 

[JTrent82]

In-breast pocket

The inner pocket? Does it mess with your silhouette? I imagine it's not entirely comfortable.

 

[dieworkwear]

The inner pocket? Does it mess with your silhouette? I imagine it's not entirely comfortable.

Yes, inner pocket. In-breast pocket refers to the breast pocket on the inside of the coat. Out-breast pocket refers to the one outside, where people normally stuff pocket squares.

Most of my coats are cut with a draped or swelled chest, so there's a bit of room between my physical chest and the coat. The phone just hides in that space.

 

[Phileas Fogg]

I'm from East Tennessee, ca. 2022.

I use my knife at least ten times a day. I use the torch almost as often. I don't carry anything I don't use regularly. They're both small and unobtrusive, but they would look weird clipped to slash pockets and I suspect they would be bouncing against my thigh all day. Anyway, this is a digression- I'm mostly asking about the phone.

I carry my phone in my front pocket. When wearing a jacket, I’ll tend to carry it in the inside breast pocket.

 

[JTrent82]

Yes, inner pocket. In-breast pocket refers to the breast pocket on the inside of the coat. Out-breast pocket refers to the one outside, where people normally stuff pocket squares.

Most of my coats are cut with a draped or swelled chest, so there's a bit of room between my physical chest and the coat. The phone just hides in that space.

Great! It's helpful to know that the cut can compensate for the phone. Thanks! Can I ask where you keep your wallet? I have a minimalist wallet that usually lives there.

 

[mak1277]

I back-pocket my phone in dress pants just like I would in casual pants. Small card case for a wallet in my front pants pocket. Small pocket knife in my other front pants pocket (mostly wear pleated trousers so the knife doesn’t typically show. Car key goes in sport coat or overcoat pocket.