
Women were dressed by servants and men dressed themselves. He then ordered all women's clothing to have buttons on the opposite side so that they could no longer do that. It is said that women used to stick their hand in just like he did, mimicking & mocking him.

Napoleon Bonaparte's scheme of stopping women from mocking him.Īll of his portraits have his right hand tucked into the coat which could only be achieved if the buttoning was from left to right. From horses to babies to Napoleon, each theory is more interesting than the previous one.īutton up as we go through the pages of history to find out the reason behind this mystery: 1. What's even more interesting is the reason behind their different placement on shirts for men and women.
