Historians have said men's buttons being on the right side of their shirts may be a legacy of the way suits of armour were designed in the Middle Ages.

Women's blouses tend to button on the left, while men's shirts are more likely to have fastenings along the right-hand side – and there's an interesting reason why ...

Why many Hasidic men choose to fasten their clothing as women do — the right over the left.

The one common reason cited for women's button's on left is because upper-class women didn't dress themselves. It made it easier for right-handed maids to close the fasten the buttons for wealthy ...

On shirts, they're on the left for the ladies and on the right for the gents. That's because of horses, babies, and Napoleon.

Why Do Men's Shirts Have Buttons Down The Right Hand Side And Women's Shirts Have Them Down The Left? Name: Fraser, Aberdeen Answer: We are mostly right handed, so men would button up their shirt with ...

Ever wondered why women's shirts button up right to left, but men’s shirts button up from left to right? Here's why.

Not all shirts are created equal. People are just realizing that women’s shirt buttons are on the left side, while men’s are on the right — with many questioning these details.

As for why women's shirts button on the left, it's quite possibly because of babies. Women tend to hold their infants in their left arm so that their right hand can do other things, another reason ...

Men's shirts button on the right because they held weapons with the right hand and found it more natural to unbutton shirts using the left hand. Women, obviously, didn't need that convenience.

There appears to be no logical reason for this to be case - but women's shirt buttons are on the left, while men's are on the right.