Why do men's shirts have the buttons on the right but women's | Today I Learn

Why do men's shirts have the buttons on the right but women's shirts have buttons on the left?

There is no consensus on this, but there are multiple theories,

e.g.:
Women were dressed by servants who tended to be right handed, while men tended to dress themselves.

"Buttons were expensive items, and buttoned outfits for women had elaborate button designs.

These luxurious outfits were afforded by wealthy women who often had servants help them button up or unbutton these elaborate outfits.

Later those who were less well off wanted to copy the style of wealthy women who had servants.

Men held swords in their right hands and thus it was more convenient and quicker to use their left hand for unbuttoning, while women tended to hold babies in their left hand and could more easily use their right hand for unbuttoning their shirt to allow their baby to suckle. (There are more theories about it)

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