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[–] 1 point 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (9 children)

Wasnt it so that it was easier for the woman to do up the man's buttons for them?

Because, real men don't button their own clothes.

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  • [–] 13 points 5 months ago (8 children)

    I’d always heard it was the opposite. Women had help to get dressed so the buttons were positioned to make it easier for someone else but men had to do it themselves.

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  • [–] 8 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (4 children)

    Women's clothing also tends to have fasteners in the back. Corsets, bras, dresses, etc. Not a woman but I have undone my fair share of garments.

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago (3 children)

    Not a woman but I have undone my fair share of garments.

    ..ladies

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  • [–] 3 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    Oh my god. Yeah, that sounded better in my head. Leaving it for posterity but I swear I'm not that guy.

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  • [–] [S] 6 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    The article suggests that women had more complicated garb that required support staff.

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago

    Yeah this jives with what I remembered. And the images of a person pulling strings on a corset usually with a foot in her back for leverage. When you need another person and mechanical advantage to put on a garment, something is wrong somewhere.

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