The sensation a beautiful horn button arouses is akin to the anticipation of taste. I want to eat it, like a wholemeal cookie. I’ll never understand why the Italians prefer corozo.
It was also used for jackets earlier Mark, because there was a good amount of it around from parachutes. Rationing around clothing after WW2 in particular meant it was re-used for lots of things.
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Read the commentsLovely to hear Adam - I actually saw the guys that evening at the BTBA dinner and they mentioned it. I'm glad to have provided such inspiration. Enjoy
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I have to agree with you on that! The button above looks great, much better than the button my tailor (Italian) offers…
How could you actually recognize if a button is real horn?
A few ways, but most obviously the alternatives all have the same variegation or pattern on them. If you’re making thousands of plastic buttons, you don’t bother to make each one unique.
Could you please recommend some great sources for horn buttons with two holes and two grooves? I much prefer their look above four-holed models.
Show us the corresponding hand-sewn buttonhole, and the whole affair will begin to get somewhat erotic…
Very aubergine…