Argyll Buttons

[orangehaggis]

Do any of my fellow X-Markers know of a source for black buttons with metal shanks available in two sizes (large for the centre button, and a whole host of smaller ones for the rest of the jacket and the waistcoat)? The only thing I've found locally are black leather buttons but I feel these are more appropriate for a tweed jacket than a black Argyll.

Mark O - Ohio

[Phil]

Those diamond-shaped buttons have been in use at least since the early 1950's when my Montrose doublet was made and probably long before that. As to other buttons, the aristocracy used to have whole suites of accessories made, all matching, with sporan, dirk, sgian dubh, buckles and a set of individually designed buttons. While not aspiring to those ranks, I had a set of silver buttons made for my sheriffmuir, square with a celtic knotwork design and for my Montrose/Kenmore round silver ones, again with a celtic knotwork design.

[MacMillan of Rathdown]

Do any of my fellow X-Markers know of a source for black buttons with metal shanks available in two sizes (large for the centre button, and a whole host of smaller ones for the rest of the jacket and the waistcoat)? The only think I've found locally are black leather buttons but I feel these are more appropriate for a tweed jacket than a black Argyll.

Mark O - Ohio

Check out your local Yellow Pages; you can also have your "chromies" anodized black if you can't find anything you like in your local sewing and fabric store.