Apple’s new crossbody phone strap has a surprisingly interesting history, going back to the 1940s, when fashion designers started shrinking or removing women’s pockets “because they interfered with the form-fitting silhouettes popularized by Christian Dior’s ‘New Look.'” theverge.com I probably won’t get ... mitchw.blog

@markstoneman And pocket watches were the phones of their day: Sophisticated technology that were as much status statements and jewelry as they were utilitarian.