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Why men's and women's shirts button differently

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There is a deeply unnecessary historical reason you fumble with your shirt in the morning. Historically, wealthy women did not dress themselves; their servants did. To make it easier for a right-handed servant facing the wearer, the buttons were placed on the left. We have aggressively maintained this minor inconvenience for centuries just to honor out-of-date dressing habits.

Why men's and women's shirts button differently
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