A configuration for a garment that includes a pocket with a recessed zipper that may be virtually invisible (especially when the wearer uses the pocket to store only a few, relatively flat objects). A portion of the pocket extends above the zipper closing the pocket so that a pickpocket has to reach into the pocket before he realizes that there is a zipper protecting it. In other words, the zipper is recessed from an edge of the pocket to form a hidden means of sealing the pocket.