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A Diplomat of Decency: Unbuttoning Fashion
by 72smalldive
Modern celebrities with habitual exhibitionist tendencies may not have realized that the humble button, serve not only as a diplomat of decency but also as decorative accessory. This simple accessory has been holding things together since the 13th century. For what may seem as an utilitarian and basic ‘gadget’, it is interesting to note the wide range of designs that may be found across the centuries in fashion as the button from its functional origin into a objet d’art. This month, timed […]
Categories: Address Book | Going Places • Tags: Alberto Giacometti, Buttons, Christian Dior, Elsa Schiaparelli, Jean-Paul Gaultier, Loic Allio, Paris, Paris Fashion Week, Paris' Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Patrick Kelly