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 to find out which side is “female” and which is “male”? And where did these differences come from?

Which side are the buttons on women's clothing?

By all rules, buttons and zippers in ladies' wardrobe items are on the left side. And no one can say exactly why this happened. There are several versions on this subject. But all of them are unproven and have no foundation. Although in some of them there is some common sense. For example:

• for convenience of feeding, when a woman could open her breasts, holding the baby with her left hand, and covering her with the hem of her clothes from the cold with her right;
• another assumption claims that this was done so that shirts could not be mixed up. When the female gender began to wear men's clothing, fashion lawmakers decided to make the location of the clasp a hallmark;
• some sources claim that the woman went to the market, holding a food basket in her right hand or a child. And to get a purse with money that hung on her neck, she was more comfortable left.

Why are there such differences with men's clothing?

In the Middle Ages, when buttons were used as decoration or jewelry, only ladies from high society could afford them. Since they were made of precious stones and metals. And, of course, noble ladies should not dress themselves. To do this, they served as maids, who were more comfortable doing this, grasping the button with his right hand and sticking it into the loop with his left . Representatives of the stronger sex most often dressed independently, 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 an opponent in battle .

But in Ancient Russia, the shirt-shirt, worn by men, was fastened on the left side. Until the mid-20th century, military gymnasts also had buttons on the left shelf.

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