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From: hansen@mips.UUCP (Craig Hansen)
Newsgroups: net.women
Subject: Re: Shirt buttons
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Date: Mon, 15-Apr-85 04:54:41 EST
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Posted: Mon Apr 15 04:54:41 1985
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> Does anyone know why (historically and currently) women's shirts button
> right over left and men's button left over right (or is it vice versa)?
> Why make the thing differently depending on who is supposed to wear it?

For one thing, it makes it easier for to work the buttons of
your MOTOS's shirt/blouse when they're right in front on you.
Decidedly, a nice feature, although if you're standing behind
your MOTOS and reaching around to the buttons, it would be
better if they were the same.....

Craig Hansen
decwrl!glacier!mips!hansen
MIPS Computer Systems