How to wear a fly plaid?

[wyldathart]

I have to agree with Cavscout. alot of clothing traditions are so that men could operate our sword arm. Like mens clothes buttons. They are oposite of women so that we can undo our buttons with out left while drawing a sword with our right I'm thinking the same applies to the plaids

[piperdbh]

...mens clothes buttons. They are oposite of women so that we can undo our buttons with out left while drawing a sword with our right

How often do you have to undress while fencing?

[The Barry]

How often do you have to undress while fencing?

Only after the most exciting dinner parties!

It's not how often you undress while fencing, it's that a true gentleman must be able to undress while fencing at a moment's notice.

Why, you ask? Tradition!

[Giant77]

How often do you have to undress while fencing?

Well. If you look up "battle of the shirts" two clans fought each other for hours, in the heat of battle (literally because it was summer) they started taking off their armor, kilts etc and they were fighting nude. Only about 6 of around 300+ survived... one hell of a fight suffice to say.

[Bigkahuna]

Well. If you look up "battle of the shirts" two clans fought each other for hours, in the heat of battle (literally because it was summer) they started taking off their armor, kilts etc and they were fighting nude. Only about 6 of around 300+ survived... one hell of a fight suffice to say.

That'll teach them not to take their armor off.

[Mark Keeney]

I have to agree with Cavscout. alot of clothing traditions are so that men could operate our sword arm. Like mens clothes buttons. They are oposite of women so that we can undo our buttons with out left while drawing a sword with our right I'm thinking the same applies to the plaids

I was of the impression that it was opposite of womens shirts because the sword would catch in the shirt and rip the buttons off, or keep your sword tangled up.

[fluter]

I was of the impression that it was opposite of womens shirts because the sword would catch in the shirt and rip the buttons off, or keep your sword tangled up.

Because your gauntlet cuffs might catch on the placket, impeding the draw?

I seem to recall that the reason for the right-over-left (ladies-style) opening was that it was easier for a right-handed servant to do up one's buttons.

[Carolina Kiltman]

. . . . I seem to recall that the reason for the right-over-left (ladies-style) opening was that it was easier for a right-handed servant to do up one's buttons.

I too have heard this, but there is possibly a more practical answer. When a right handed woman is breast-feeding an infant, it is easier to hold the infant in the left arm and use the dominant (right) hand to unbutton the blouse to get at the necessary equipment to feed the baby.

True? I don't know, but as the father of several, it was the way my wife did it.