What makes a good horn button?

January 14th 2026

I’ve long had an issue with sourcing buttons for my bespoke suits, which is that the dusty, unpolished horn I fell in love with when I first had suits made on Savile Row isn’t available in other parts of the world. The buttons, I knew, ...

What makes a good horn button?

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In the beginning, I had unpolished horn buttons provided by the tailor. However over time, they looked in the literal sense, unpolished, like hazelnut chocolate. Instead of this, matte polished buttons was my personal ch...

January 14th 2026