why have women's blouses the buttons on the left?

@hotday (152)
China
July 5, 2007 10:47pm CST
Men's shirts hav the buttons on the right. Why have women's blouses the buttons on the left?
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ChampagneGiggles
@ChampagneGiggles (699)
• United States
17 Jul 07
Because traditionally men have dressed themselves while women have had servants dress them. It's much easier to button from left to right if you're dressing someone. The tradition just carried on, most likely to differentiate women's clothing from men's.
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hotday
@hotday (152)
• China
17 Jul 07
your answer is right.
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ChampagneGiggles
@ChampagneGiggles (699)
• United States
18 Jul 07
Thanks for the best response.
spyjob
@spyjob (214)
• Philippines
6 Jul 07
I think it's just more on style or just to identify the shirt. if you'll notice, on every pants, the zipper cover of mens pants is on the right while for womens, it's on the left side.
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lani0529
@lani0529 (1722)
• Philippines
17 Jul 07
Hello hotday!(",) I didn't noticed that until this day. Thank you for the information. It's an added knowledge on my part.(",) Good thing I'm wearing a blouse with buttons on it and it's indeed true that women's buttons are on the left side.(",)