Why is a woman's button on the left?

I don't know if you have noticed that as long as there are buttons on the clothes, the buttons on men's clothes are generally on the right, while the buttons on women's clothes are on the left. Why is this? Let's talk about why women's buttons are mostly on the left.

/kloc-when buttons first came out in the 0 th and 7 th centuries, buttons were only nailed to the coats of rich people. According to the custom at that time, men dressed themselves and women were dressed by servants. The button on the lady's shirt is nailed to the left, which greatly facilitates the servants (mostly right-handed) who serve the hostess. After that, the buttons of women's clothes were nailed to the left, which gradually became the norm from habit.

The most accepted statement about the details is this: In ancient times, China people didn't need buttons for their clothes, and the method of connecting buttons and skirts was introduced to China from western countries. In Victorian times; Those exquisite upper-class aristocratic clothes are usually complicated. Celebrity clothes are mostly worn by maids, so the button on the left is more convenient for servants to operate. Most men like to dress themselves up, so the buttons are on the right, which is convenient for them to operate.

Another way of saying it is this: the reason why women button on the left is to force women to button with their left hand to show that women are not as good as men. Feudal tradition holds that left-handed people have a bad reputation and are relatively cheap. With the appearance of sewing machines and mass production of clothes, people consciously draw a line between men and women in the direction of buttons, so that women can remember their "status" in this way.

In ancient Europe, many fashions were the products of showing off wealth. At that time, as women's clothes became more and more exquisite and complicated, women had nothing to do and it took more and more time for servants to help them dress up. This means that you not only have money to buy expensive clothes and enjoy servant service, but also have enough money to do nothing every day.

19 In the forties and fifties, the ratio of left and right buttons was almost 1: 1. By the 65438+ 1960' s, women's buttons were almost all right and left hands. This may be related to the appearance of sewing machines at that time. When producing clothes, people imitate the fashion style of the upper class; With the realization of mass production, clothes become cheaper and more people buy them. As a result, the women's buttons on the left gradually became popular and finally continued. This is also the easiest way for Su Kai to distinguish whether the seemingly neutral clothing is men's or women's.