You might just walk by this tiny shoe-box of a store, if it wasn't for the whimsical giant button, dangling from the storefront's brownstone facade, welcoming you to Tender Buttons. A store devoted entirely to buttons; who knew there could be so many? Tender Buttons, named after the 1914 classic by Gertrude Stein, has been an Upper East Side fixture for years, a museum-like shop with wooden bookshelves lined with small, perfectly catalogued boxes of buttons. I went searching for dressy black buttons to update up an old (can I call it vintage?) Moschino jacket and spent nearly an hour trying to pare down my choices. The selection of buttons is vast: couture jeweled buttons from Paris, exotic shell buttons from China and over 400 blazer buttons, perfect for updating the ubiquitous men's navy blazer in style. I found the perfect set of jeweled jet black buttons, a classy second act for a beloved old jacket.
Couture jackets always seem to have the most fabulous buttons. I love taking an ordinary jacket and changing the buttons-instant glamour! Some of my favorite spring jackets this season, all with beautiful buttons-
Chloe
Dior
Milly
Milly
Chloe
Philip Lim
