It wasn't a button to start with!

Surprisingly, the buttons that hold up our trousers, fastens our shirt has no practical use till they discovered that it would make a nifty fastener for garments and that accompanied the invention of loops and button holes!

"The word button stems from either the French bouton for bud or bouter to push. The French were quick to spot the potential of the button and by 1250 had established the Button Makers Guild. The Guild produced beautiful buttons with great artistry, much to the delight of the aristocracy. The peasants, however, weren't allowed to join this button fest, even if they could afford it. The aristocracy passed laws to limit buttons permitted for common usage to thread- or cloth-covered buttons. As a result, the button became a status symbol, and it wasn't discrete; buttons were being used like there was no tomorrow - not just for fastening clothes but, once more, as adornment."

Information adapted from http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A23623616

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Herewith, I present my latest button series of fashion entrée:-

'Estton'

'Mphoton'

'Mangotton'

'Tribton'

'Retroton I'

'Blackton'

'Retroton II'

'Pinkton'

'Turqton'

'Armyton'

'Xmaston'

'Purplton'

'Pearlton'

'Woodton'

'Polkaton'

'Blueton'

'Seaton'

'Offiton'

More designs coming up ......

To read more about the history of buttons & buttons collection, click on the links below:-

http://aarf.com/febutt98.htm
http://www.landsend.com/cd/fp/help/0,,1_36877_36882_37075_,00.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A23623616
http://victorian.squarespace.com/history-of-buttons/
http://www.worldcollectorsnet.com/buttons/buttonsarticle.html