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Why do men's clothes button on the opposite side as women's?
   I saw a show on this once. Women's buttons are opposite from men's side (vise versa) because back then maids or servants would button a woman's buttons for her, so the buttons would be on the side facing the maids. Men didn't need servants to button their buttons so the buttons would be on the side more convient for the man to button them
   Well some men make their own clothes and have their buttons reversed. It ths thbecauseth they prether ith that wayth.
   Buttons were traditionally always right over left, but it was changed on men's clothing so that they could use a sword in the right hand and button with the left. In some traditional Jewish communities, the men's coats still button right over left.
   I've heard that men often had a valet dress them, and that was why the placement of the buttons were that way.
   I also use that as a way of telling if my jeans are men's or women's. Because for a guy, it's not too easy to tell'em apart without looking at the buttons
   Hello every one this answer is not to be meant slanderous in any way just the truth as I have witnessed for my self through out the year s i have been living. Women's button holes are that way because of women's brains they are totally opposite from male.. don't believe it start to pay attention.
   I'm pretty sure the practice originated back when carrying a sword was common, and they changed the buttons so that when unsheathing a sword, it would not get caught in the shirt. That's what I was told anyway.
   Why couldn't the maid stand on the other side of the lazy woman who can't button up her own clothes... It would have been more sensible and you could have the first type of "unisex" clothes!!
   Rumor has it that man's buttons are meant to be there so he could unbotton his shirt while engaging in a sword fight.
   its how the women used to button the clothes in the olden days
   Also, your answer is false. The buttons of Men are on the right side so we can button them with our left hand and hold our swords with our right hand.
   boooooooooorinnnnnng... Who cares?? it's only buttons.
   It does go back to when men carried swords or other weapons. Most men are right handed, if they were wearing a cloak or coat that buttoned on the left, it would inhibit them reaching into their cloaks or coats to get their weapons. Women traditionally didn't carry weapons.
   I believe it was the button fairies, and this answer is so wrong!!! Men had servants to dress them too, so it sucks when that is BA. What about that then? HUH???
   well, if men unbuttoned that way, why didn't women just do it that way, too?
       It's because in the past, females were dressed by their mothers or nannies whereas males dressed themselves. It's easier to button yourself left over right whereas it's easier to button someone else it reverse.
       Because men have to look in the mirror to do up their buttons, while women are talented enough to just do it. ;)
       The men's buttons are different from the women's because of the long time practice of a woman dressing a man. When the woman would be buttoning up the shirt, the button would be the same on his shirt from her view as her shirt from her view.
       maybe cause girls button from the bottom of the shirt up and guys button from the top of the shirt down...just a guess...
       Cuz during passionate moment the guy will find it ergonomically convience to unbuttoned her clothing and vice versa