So, it turns out those buttoned shoulder straps on our coats are not just a design feature, they actually have a real purpose (no joke!)
Francheska Horsburgh, 18, from Cumbria took to Twitter to tweet about her surprise revelation. She wrote: “Taken me 18 years to find out that the weird shoulder buttons on jackets are to hold your bag in place, so it doesn’t fall off.” She then posted a snap showing a red handbag strap secured under the buttoned shoulder flap of a grey winter coat.
The tweet, which has now been liked 78,000 times, sent Twitter into meltdown, with many followers coming forward to say they didn’t have a clue about the purpose of the buttoned shoulder straps until now.
