![]() Mass production meant that getting hold of buttons was easier than ever before, and they began to find their way onto practically all clothes as a means of fastening them. In the 20th century, the history of the button changed again. Eventually, virtually all of high society had one garment or another with this unique adornment. Despite being an act of personal mourning, the fashion caught on. The style was reminiscent of the buttons Queen Victoria wore to honor the death of her beloved Prince Albert. The most popular type of button in the late nineteenth century was made of black glass. Suddenly, buttons and buttonholes became cheap and ubiquitous, allowing anyone to enjoy them, from the monarch at the top of society down to the poorest peasant at the bottom. But with the advent of powered machinery, professional manufacturers, and factory standards, prices fell considerably. Until the end of the 18th century, most people made buttons crudely at home, using cottage industry techniques. ![]() ![]() From that point, buttons have been involved in every new clothing design that’s come up, and there has yet to be an era of clothing that hasn’t been graced by these beautiful notions.ĭuring the industrial revolution, things changed again. They were an almost immediate sensation, with them being nearly ubiquitous by the 14th century. It wasn’t until sometime in the 13th Century in Germany that buttonholes first made an appearance. Throughout the world, there is a rich history of buttons, from the earliest buttons as seashells straight through to the gorgeous Czech glass buttons with their ornate designs. Buttons have been around nearly as long as we’ve had clothing, being used for decoration and securing different pieces of clothing.
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