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Defensive tailoring in Pickpockets
Defensive tailoring in Pickpockets
There are many ways a tailor can make clothing somewhat pickpocket-resistant.
Hong Kong tailors routinely put an extra pocket in a pair of pants, built into the waistband.
Simply adding fasteners (velcro, buttons or zippers) makes picking the pocket harder.
You can have additional pockets sewn into garments in odd places. Some possibilities are the following:
sewing a zipper on the inside of a belt to make a money belt
sewing a long narrow pocket on the inside of a jacket, from high up near the lapel down diagonally to near the hip. Drop your wallet or passport in there and you have to reach in elbow-deep to get it
sewing a pocket on the surface of a backpack that goes nearest your body; nothing lumpy can be carried there, but money or a passport are OK
Some travellers have one garment they use for travelling such as a jacket for a businessman or a denim vest for a budget traveller, which has extra pockets and they almost never remove.
For ladies, a cleverly hidden pocket sewn into a wrap-skirt can work well. It is fairly easy to add a secure pocket to a pair of bike shorts or boxer-brief type underthings also.
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