Talk:Buttonhole

Button Origin Citation is wrong

The number 3 citation, which points to this paper: The Act of Invention: Causes, Contexts, Continuities and Consequences (1962). Doesn't actually say that ancient Persians invented buttons; it says, at the end of the button section:

The unknown Syrian who, in the first century B. C., first blew glass was doing something vastly different from his contemporary who was building the first water-powered mill.

I would recommend removing the line "However it is believed that ancient Persians used it first.", or finding a citation that substantiates this claim. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 192.184.253.252 (talk) 17:08, 27 September 2023 (UTC)

Clean up

The introductory paragraphs of this article need a rewrite for style, clarity, and general readability. - PKM 17:46, 29 April 2007 (UTC)

Horizontal vs Vertical

On some shirts, the last button hole is stitched horizontally as opposed to vertically. I haven't found out why (to keep buttons from opening when tucking the shirt into trousers?), but it would be if someone could include an explanation. Lord Yo (talk) 12:11, 21 June 2009 (UTC)

male / female

Men's shirts have buttonholes on the left, while women's shirts have buttonholes on the right. Why? Kingturtle (talk) 22:43, 17 July 2009 (UTC) I've heard it's a tradition held over from the days when ladies needed help dressing, presumably with corsets. The servant who dressed the lady would be facing the wearer while fastening the buttons, so the buttons on ladies' clothing is on the right hand side, because most people are right handed. Men's clothing has buttons on the right hand side for the same reason. 24.222.208.192 (talk) 02:13, 14 September 2009 (UTC)