Originally Posted by
mattscq
I thought it was a sartorial custom that men and women have zippers/buttons on different sides. I've heard it came from a tradition of men dressing themselves and women being dressed by peers/servants and it's some sort of aristocratic holdover/reference.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/zippe...b67894f80d281a
“The button was invented in the late Middle Ages, and because of the
sumptuary laws, only wealthy women were allowed to have buttons on their clothing,” Hally, who runs
The Ultimate Fashion History YouTube channel, explained. “Wealthy women were dressed by their maids, and so the buttons were positioned where they were for maids, as most people are right-handed. That’s where it all started.”