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
This looks so neat! Can't wait to check it out over the long weekend, thanks for sharing.
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ReplyDeleteIt's a fun little trip-bring cash if you plan on buying-they don't take credit cards! Thanks for reading and have a great weekend.
Barbara
One of my favorite things about NY is all these hidden treasures. Buttons really can change the whole look of a jacket. Great share!
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Stephanie
One of my favorite things about NY is all these hidden treasures. Buttons really can change the whole look of a jacket. Great share!
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Stephanie
OMG!! This is incredible I would be like a kid in a candy store!! kathysue
ReplyDeleteGorgeous! I lived on the UES for almost a decade, I can not recall ever seeing this shop, too bad for me!It looks like the most fun.
ReplyDeleteI love buttons ... it is the fashion equivalent to passementerie in the interior design world. I have jackets in the Chanel style that I put buttons on and it looks amazing. I have one Chanel jacket that the buttons are the main feature! I also have a Ralph Lauren jacket that I have had for 10 years with the gold emblem that the buttons had tarnished on but new buttons just renewed it for the next 10 years. Great post and I have joined your blog... feel free to visit me anytime! Happy Easter!
ReplyDeleteAmazing! I need to get to that store. Thanks for a great post.
ReplyDeletei have been there... years ago... when i worked in the clothing industry we scoured places like these everywhere we went... this is truly a jewel box...
ReplyDeleteI love that place... so cute... i would spend hours there just picking things up!
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