Do I really need the word "pocket" here? Would the reader get the gist that one hand is in her pocket and not down the front, or somewhere else without it?
Without the word, I imagine her hand inside the actual pair of jeans. So I would leave the word there for clarity.
I don't know any off the top of my head. I dunno why, but adding "pocket" seems to disrupt the flow for me. I wanted to use this as an opportunity to show that Allison is wearing jeans, but the only way I can think of to maintain flow is to remove the word "jeans." Unless there's a way someone sees to rearrange it? I like to be subtle like that - throw in an article of clothing here and there rather than what I see so many authors do. "She was wearing a Flogging Molly T-Shirt, jeans, and black Converse sneakers." EDIT: I think I might have it:
How about: ...with one hand stuffed in the pocket of her jeans, like she didn’t have a care in the world. Or maybe the back pocket, or the side pocket?
