Which side are the buttons on women's clothing?

Everyone has heard since childhood that there are differences between the location of the fastener in men's and women's clothing. How do you know which side is “female” and which is “masculine”? And where did these differences come from?

Which side are the buttons on women's clothing?

According to all the rules, buttons and zippers in women's wardrobe items are located on the left side. And no one can say for sure why this happened. There are several versions on this matter. But all of them are unproven and have no basis. Although some of them have some common sense. For example:

• for ease of feeding, when a woman could slightly open her breasts, holding the baby with her left hand, and covering him with the hem of her clothes from the cold with her right;
• Another assumption claims that this was done so that the shirts could not be mixed up. When women began to wear men's clothing, fashion trendsetters decided to make the location of the clasp a distinctive feature;
• some sources state that the woman went to the market holding a grocery basket in her right hand or a child. And it was more convenient for her to get the wallet with money that hung around her neck than her left one.

Why such differences with men's clothing?

During the Middle Ages, when buttons were used as decoration or jewelry, only ladies from high society could afford them. Since they were made from precious stones and metals. And, of course, it is not proper for noble persons to dress themselves. For this purpose they had maids, who found it more convenient to do this by grasping the button with their right hand and pushing it into the loop with their left. Representatives of the stronger sex most often dressed themselves, and it was easier for them to fasten with their right hand.

According to another version, it was believed that at the time of a duel or battle, a man could quickly grab a weapon from his bosom and get ahead of his opponent in battle.

But in Ancient Rus', the kosovorotka shirt worn by men was buttoned on the left side. Until the mid-twentieth century, military tunics also had buttons on the left flap.

Generally, in the modern world these boundaries are gradually erased. Jeans, shorts, and trousers have already begun to be produced by the clothing industry without gender characteristics. They included polo-shirts, shirts, and outerwear. With the development of feminism, stereotypes are being destroyed more and more every day. And the most stylish ladies choose fashionable items in the men's departments of the store.