Ordinary everyday clothes hide many mysteries. Why are there bows on women's underwear, why is a zipper sewn into lace-up boots, and why do buttons on women's and men's shirts fasten on different sides? The answer to the last question was found on the Quota service by journalists from The Sun . There, fashion history experts explained how the structure of society several hundred years ago formed a custom that is still followed today: to put buttons on men's shirts on the left side and on women's shirts on the right.
It turns out that this particular location of the clasp on men's clothing could be due to dueling traditions. During honor fights, it was easier for the participants to unbutton their clothes with their left hand to discard all unnecessary things and prepare for the fight. Since most people are right-handed, swords were also held in the right hand.
So the left hand was free for any manipulations with the clothes, and the clasp was adjusted to fit it. As for the buttons on women's shirts, experts have no definitive version. Some suggest that they began to be sewn on the right side because of the need to feed babies.
Here, the pattern is exactly the opposite of that of men - a woman is more likely to hold a child with her left hand so that her right hand is free for other activities. For example, to unbutton her shirt before feeding. Another theory links the establishment of this tradition to the peculiarities of riding.
Since ladies wore long and heavy skirts, had .
