Vintage Buttons Yay!!

[Lady Day]

I thought I should stop clogging up the purchases thread with buttons and give them their own space.

Please, PLEASE dont let me be the only one who posts to this thread

My latest:

LD

 

[Lady Day]

I have THREE different cards of fellas smoking cigs on them. Its official, I have a collection lol

LD

 

[Lady Day]

Hm...I thought I put this in the PR...gotta lay off the rum & cokes

LD

 

[The Wolf]

I'm glad you didn't put this in the Powder Room. I don't think i have any vintage buttons on cards but I have an old jar of buttons that has been handed down to me and I've added to.
Some are from when my mother was young.

Sincerely,
The Wolf

 

[Mojito]

The card graphics alone are worth their own thread!

 

[Laura Chase]

Lady Day, your buttons are lovely! I wasn't sure if it has to be buttons alone, but just so you are not the only one posting here, here are some pretty 30's buttons on one of my dresses:

And the matching buckle:

 

[Lady Day]

Lady Day, your buttons are lovely! I wasn't sure if it has to be buttons alone:

Oh no! This is perfect!! Mmmmm buttons *drool*

LD

 

[Lady Day]

Todays theme: Glass.

LD

 

[KittyT]

LD, the big antique mall here has a bunch of great buttons. I think of you every time I see them!

 

[Lady Day]

Aw, thanks KittyT

Today its Le Chic sportswear sets!

I like these because the buttons are plain enough to use on staples like shirts and cuffs, but the quality in which they are made is far better than today's.

Yay buttons!

LD

 

[KittyT]

It's so amazing how buttons are the ULTIMATE marriage of fashion and function

 

[Idledame]

I'd like you to know LD that when I first started sewing from Vintage patterns it never occurred to me to look for vintage buttons until you put a link at the end of a post to photos of your buttons. That led me to buttons (and buckles) on E-bay and need I go on? You KNOW what that has led to! At least it is usually cheaper to collect than alot of other things. I will take photos when I can find my camera (probably under my patterns, material, buttons, vintage purses etc!)

 

[Lady Day]

Todays theme:

White.

LD

 

[ShoreRoadLady]

LadyDay, have you come across this article about "the Button Man of France"?

 

[JupitersDarling]

ooooh! Those are some awesome buttons, LD!!

I have several cute button/belt sets. Here's two that are still all in one piece on the cards.

And a few more buttons!

 

[Lady Day]

Cool! Is the set on the left aluminum?

Idledame, its nice to know I can spread the sickness, er, passion for buttons around

And that button guy article was rad!!

LD

 

[Lady Day]

Today's theme:

Men's Cards.

LD

 

[Miss Sis]

I curb my mania for buttons by not looking!

But I am always buying two or three nice matching buttons from charity shop jars with the intention of 'Well, they'll make a nice feature on some outfit!'

 

[Lady Day]

Todays theme: Blue

LD

 

[ShrinkingViolet]

Here's my small collection of vintage buttons!

Some closeups:

In case you wondered -- yes, those yellow and black ones have SIG RUNES on them. This is the kind of perverted stuff that I love about vintage! lol I'd like some help with dating them. They are hollow and lightweight, so I presume they're celluloid. I got them from the US, not Europe. Many ancient occult symbols that are now considered fascist were widely popular in the 20s-30s.