Why are men's and women's shirt... | Quizzland Trivia Answers

Player #1990247

The only reason why I knew this was because my history class reinactef the civil war!!! We learned about wardrobe and where they were placed, so interesting!

slomogeo

Player #24358685, when i was little(1960-66)i thought it was to tell womens clothes from mens clothes.

nurseynan

research shows, yes women were dressed by servants (a sign of wealth) because of all the buttons. However for men their swords were carried on the opposite side for ease of drawing.

Player #24358685

This is not known, lost to history. Your "correct" answer is only a theory and merely the latest. I had always read that it was for men to draw their weapons or remove their jackets, which frankly makes a lot more sense. It really isn't that hard to button the opposite way, and who ever cared what was easy for a servant?

Player #24358685

I just did some research and this question should be ejected. Both the servant reason and the sword/pistol reason are theories only. No one knows for certain how this happened, therefore there is no way to answer this with a known-correct answer.

Skylar

I had heard that it was to make things easier whilst unbuttoning someone else's shirt to get under the sheets

Vic

Player #29684811, I am my own servant and always button my own clothes,

tokar

I heard that Napoleon's soldiers would tear off their buttons when drawing out their swords. to prevent this he had the tailors make the men's coats button up left over right. women's coats then became right over left.

Ray

I guess back then, women were lazy . Lol .Just kidding .

murph

oh! so it wasn't a way for drycleaners to charge women more.

Sal

On a similar topic, has anyone else heard the theory that bedroom doors have their handle on the right hand side (looking at the door from the outside of the room) so servants cannot open the door slightly and peek inside the bedroom?

Smart Kitten

Good to know it!🤓

Linda

slomogeo, me too (55 -60)

Essfor

Lovely tees, skivvies and trackpants - no button problems

Bijou

Player #29684811, My fingers are my servants but they don't do that good a job anymore.

Nefertum

I guess it is to make it easy for the opposite sex to unbutton :)

samantha

nurseynan, yeah think that the real answer

Player #38618593

Player #24358685, AND many upper class men had menservants and valets who helped them dress.

brown sugar

zippers on men and women clothes differs also. being a woman by plack going opposite direction than mens..allow me to keep between bottoms on blouse closed...some times no gaps to see bra..if one wears one. women may under this more than men. but the world may never know..design should be the same.

Holly Golightly

men were also dressed by servants as portrayed in many period pieces such as Downton Abbey.

Player #38247381

This answer is so subject to speculation it should be removed.

Polly

Also ladies clothes were mostly closed at the back, this is why those who could afford had ladies maids to dress them.

Fun guy

so.. households with servants made that 'tradition': rich make rules, sounds like it's time to change it, no ?

SOOTI

I was told that it was to make it easier for men to draw their swords, and for women who were breastfeeding their babies to undo their blouses. With so much clothing now being for either sex it seems that having the buttons on the right is now the way of the world.