The reasons why men put on shirts with buttons on the right and ladies on the left is more than baffling.
Even though there have been many theories trying to answer the above funny questions, just a few seem to hold enough water.
For men it is more realistic and women looks like more of a fairy tale.
Men, it is said that it was easier to slide in and hide a weapon in your shirt, when you had buttons on the right, ranging from daggers and and short guns making it easier to withdraw or hide them whenever necessary.
“A gentleman’s sword was always worn on the left side, so that it could be drawn with the right hand,” Paul Keers, author of “A Gentleman’s Wardrobe,” told The Guardian. “If a jacket buttoned right over left, the handle of the sword would be likely to catch in the jacket opening when drawn, so any serious swordsman would demand a tunic which buttoned left over right. As an indication of a masculine lifestyle, this tradition was then extended to other items of menswear. “
For men it is that easy, but for women, the reasons are scatted and scratchy.
One such says that women were not used in the wars, so there buttons came in the modern days as there shirts or rather blouses were not buttoned.
On a different case, women needed to breastfeed often, and having buttons on the left would allow the right hand not to struggle.
Similarly, the first women to use shirts were royals, and so they were dressed up by maids, these had the left buttons so as the person buttoning it would be at ease.
“Wealthy women back then did not dress themselves — their lady’s maid did,” According to Melanie Moore, who founded the shirt brand Elizabeth & Clarke, told Today. “Since most people were right-handed, this made it easier for someone standing across from you to button your dress.”
Another reason, women riding on the horses needed more air so they needed to button from left and hat would allow them have enough air running through them.
The reasons for ladies goes on and on, however the above holds a good substantial amount of water.
