kpreed
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I was just gifted a set and have no-idea how to use them correctly. Regular Collar Buttons work great for me, but these are new for me. Can somebody help please? Thanks.
It's not a collar button. It's a shirt stud, used with evening wear in place of buttons to close the front of your shirt.
A detachable collar too.
It's a shirt stud, and nothing else. Not for a collar or a collar band; only for an evening shirtfront.
Because in the pre-war era trousers were worn higher at the waist and only three studs were visible. Now that trousers are worn lower, a fourth stud is necessary.I guess that is why it is so alien for me, I will keep using the regular collar buttons. Thanks
Question about shirt studs: Why did the set only have three Studs?
Great info, Thank You!Because in the pre-war era trousers were worn higher at the waist and only three studs were visible. Now that trousers are worn lower, a fourth stud is necessary.
They use shirt studs with attached collars?
Pardon me if I'm stepping over everybody, but I recall on a thread somewhere here that those would be formal waistcoat buttons. Formal Waistcoats have 3 buttons don't they?
The Set came in a case with places for the two Cuff Links and the three Shirt Studs.I'm making a contrast between Shirt Studs and Waistcoat Buttons because whenever I've seen Waistcoat buttons, they have had the posts that attach them, unlike shirt studs, most of which I've seen have the small flat disk behind them. Did your buttons come with any others, maybe cuff links and shirt studs?