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Folks who wear button up shirts: do you start buttoning from the top button or the bottom? (kbin.social)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I start from the bottom. You can line up the buttons without needing to look in a mirror. I don't understand why anyone would start buttoning from the top. It's just less efficient. Explain your reasoning

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Christ, you're the kind of person who'd start a banana from the middle too, aren't you? AREN'T YOU?

Just kidding, but I actually am curious why you find that better, it seems like begging for an off by one buttoning.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Not op, but I also start from the middle. By which I mean I go top down, but leave the top few buttons loose and then decide how high I want to button it. The muscle memory is the same for whether I'm wearing a tie or not.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (4 children)

And you don't end up misaligned? Is the muscle memory just that good?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

So, my button shirts are flannel, but I start in the middle, too. If you get the shoulders on square and stand up straight, the buttons line up automatically. I never have errors when I button this way.

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