Why do women's shirts have buttons on the opposite side as men's?

Answer 1

Because women are backwards.

Answer 2

The question is why do MEN have buttons on the opposite side of THEIR shirts...and I'm not sure why, maybe it's because Women used to dress Men??

Answer 3

http://www.goines.net/Writing/button_button.html

The link (above) has the entire history of the BUTTON. It's quite interesting... and it does answer your question.

Whether consciously or unconsciously, the 19th century equestrienne modified the masculine form of dress in a subtle way: she reversed the opening of the buttoned garment. Why this was, I cannot say. However, the nineteenth century was one marked to a great extent by social theories, foremost among which was the notion that men and women are and should be different; in fact, as different as possible; in fact, different in every particular. Dress is the most convenient and visible way of showing that people are different from one another, and it is not surprising that the clothing of men and women throughout the nineteenth century makes them appear to belong to different species.

But, the answer in nut shell? Basically because males don't want their clothes to be anyway associated with female clothes.

Answer 4

According to legend, women button right over left because in medieval times they were dressed by their right-handed maids. Don't buy it? Can't say as I blame you, but the alternative explanation is no improvement: men had to keep their right hand tucked into their coats so as to be ready for cold-weather swordplay, whereas women always breastfed with the left breast (hey, that's what it says here) and protected their babies by covering them with the right side of the dress or coat.

Answer 5

To show the difference of men and women's shirt different,

Answer 6

that is a good question, after the buttons are buttoned they all end up in the same place, in the middle anyway.

Answer 7

So the clothing designers can charge three times as much for women's clothes.

Answer 8

Women often had help getting dressed, while a man needed to be able to unbutton his coat quickly to reach his sword...

Answer 9

Women used to have people dress them. Long time ago.

Answer 10

long time ago, women had their servents (who were men) dress them.to the man, it was easier, becauseof buttoning his own shirt. it was like it was one the same side to them.