Why Men's and Women's Shirts Button Differently

A history lesson...

Hmm.

Anyone who has worn a button-front shirt has likely noticed that the buttons are different, depending on whether it’s a men or women’s shirt, Jamie Feldman reports on huffingtonpost.com.

Chances are you haven’t given it much thought, but as it turns out, there’s actually a pretty interesting story that explains why, Feldman wrote.

Today co-hosts Matt Lauer and Savannah Guthrie got to the bottom of things during the show’s “What’s Trending” segment recently.  As it turns out, the different styles date all the way back to when buttons were invented, around the 13th century, Feldman added.

For more, including a video: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/button-down-shirts_us_5787e110e4b08608d33399e4

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