A REVIVAL IN BUTTONS

Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 19, 23 January 1926, Page 15

A REVIVAL IN BUTTONS

NOVELTIES OF DESIGN

Buttons bid fair to enjuy more fivour in the coming months than has been accorded to them for a long time past, says the London "Daily" Telegraph." On many of 4he straig-ht coats for early spring wear, the effect of line and slimness is enhanced by a close-set row reaching from collar to hem behind, and the same adornment is repeated on the sleeves. The latest one-piece frocks often have double rows of buttons down the front, and the dressmakers are evolving various uses for them in many striking ways. The experts in the trend of the modes are predicting that buttons will prove a distinctive feature of spring and summer wear.

Fortunately our own manufacturers have foreseen the revival, and are prepared for i^ "There is no accessory of dress," said the head of a London house that is in the forefront of this artistic industry, "that calls for such care in design and so much adaption of machinery and skill as the production of a real novelty in buttons." At the present moment there is a demand for something that gets away from the conventional circular shape so long favoured. Oval, square, triangular, and trefoil forms are preferred. One charming range has been designated the "convclculus," and is made in three sizes—a large one for the main fastening, and smaller ones for the back and sleeves. In clear erineroid of poppy red, bright or clouded tortoiseshell and emerald, they are particularly effective.

Perhaps the most striking hew idea is that of utilising the stitches by which the button will be fastened to the dress or coat as part of the completed decorative scheme. The gown or jacket is, let it be supposed, a brown suiting with a line of red or blue in the/patternyig. With .1 brown button, long stitches to form tt square or'a star in red or blue contribute a notable part to a harmonious whole. Where the dress is of more elaborate character, gold or silver threads can be excellently employed. The button covtred with material matching the dress •■ is also enjoying much favour, and it, too, can be stitched in this way. Buttons are also being much used in conjunction with smart shoes, and there is still a big market for slides, buckles, and other ornaments in erineroid for millinery, such trimmings being highly satisfactory for the small, close-fl*tting hat. In this direction, two-colour contrasts are new and are winning much popularity.