I recently secured a fantastic camel overcoat at an estate sale. The catch is that it is missing its buttons. In the internet age, it's the work of a moment to find junky plastic buttons, but where does one get the natural-material buttons that belong on a tailored garment? I checked the Hanger Project without success.
Button source?
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If I need buttons I go to a fabric store. They carry a good selection of buttons.
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irate: found in the coat button section on the Cute As Button website.
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Swapping out buttons on blazers and sportcoats has become a bit of a hobby of mine. I've purchased from both Britex Fabrics and Benno's Buttons. I find Britex has a user friendly website and fast delivery. Benno's has a larger selection.
Ps. This won't impact you, but for some reason, Benno's Buttons has an archaic ordering system for international orders. You have to print and fill out a form by hand, sign, scan and upload to place an order.
Ps. This won't impact you, but for some reason, Benno's Buttons has an archaic ordering system for international orders. You have to print and fill out a form by hand, sign, scan and upload to place an order.
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Tender Buttons was on E 62st Street, but it closed in September.
On W 38th Street is Lou Lou Buttons, the city's other great button shop.
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I somehow missed that Tender Buttons - only a few blocks from where I live - closed. That's a shame.
Not inexpensive, but a darn good selection and a place I went to many times over the several decades I've lived in NYC.
Not inexpensive, but a darn good selection and a place I went to many times over the several decades I've lived in NYC.
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"Tender Buttons" in your post is hyperlinked. When I clicked on it, it took me to eBay not for buttons, but a copy of "Tender Buttons" by Gertrude Stein.
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That was an AAAC auto-created hyperlink.
It's events like that, that make me comfortable AI isn't going to take over from man anytime soon.
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Oh I know. Same thing happens to me and it's always bizarre where it goes.
A very pretty store front.
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You are right - it was a charming place visually inside and out. It's close by, so I'll try to stroll by and see what they are doing with the building. Hopefully, it's got historical preservation protection - be a shame to loose it.
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What lovely photos of a beautiful place!
Sorry I never got around to visiting.
Thanks for posting this!
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