Re: Buttons-mens and womens shirts

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Posted by maryann on May 18, 2000 at 11:34:53:

In Reply to: Re: Buttons-mens and womens shirts posted by Terry on May 07, 2000 at 13:09:02:

: : Ok heres the thing,
: : Why is it that the buttons on mens shirts are the opposite of that on womens shirts? The buttons on mens shirts are on one side and womens are on the other. Why? Several years ago I read that womens garments used to be buttoned in the back. They were done in mirror image of mens buttons, because it was supposedly easier to insert the button on the right side, into the button hole on the left side. When womens buttons started coming to the front, they just stayed mirror image.

I heard that because men used to have servants to dress them. They would face the servants and the servants would button their clothes.

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: : : Ok heres the thing,
: : :  Why is it that the buttons on mens shirts are the opposite of that on womens shirts? The buttons on mens shirts are on one side and womens are on the other. Why?  Several years ago I read that womens garments used to be buttoned in the back.  They were done in mirror image of mens buttons, because it was supposedly easier to insert the button on the right side, into the button hole on the left side.  When womens buttons started coming to the front, they just stayed mirror image.

: I heard that because men used to have servants to dress them. They would face the servants and the servants would button their clothes.


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