BRACES (SUSPENDERS)

[herringbonekid]

You mentioned buttons for suspenders. That is a good
question, if there really is "special ones" for this purpose?

yes, they have a deeply domed rear to accomodate the thickness of the leather brace tabs. once you've seen them you'll never mistake them for another button!



good geeky stuff this chaps ! keep it coming !

[Marc Chevalier]

Yes, there are special buttons for suspenders. Today's suspender buttons are made of white, cream, tan, grey, or black plastic. They look like flying saucers: smooth surface, sharp and narrow edge. All fabric stores sell them.

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[Orgetorix]

Yes, there are special buttons for suspenders. Today's suspender buttons are made of white, cream, tan, grey, or black plastic. They look like flying saucers: smooth surface, sharp and narrow edge. All fabric stores sell them.

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Sometimes braces will even come with a package of them from the store.

[herringbonekid]

i've just checked and vintage american brace buttons tend to be flatter than english ones. i was describing the english type before.

[Hammelby]

yes, they have a deeply domed rear to accomodate the thickness of the leather brace tabs. once you've seen them you'll never mistake them for another button!

good geeky stuff this chaps ! keep it coming !

Thanks, Herringbone and Mark. Very geeky indeed and i LIKE it!

[Marc Chevalier]

Sometimes braces will even come with a package of them from the store.

That's true.

Here in America, suspenders reached a revival peak in the Reagan-Bush years. In the early '90s, most of the suits sold in department stores had suspender buttons already sewn in. Then, as slimmer, lower-waisted pants came to the fore, suspenders lost their popularity. Today, it's a fringe fashion.

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[Baron Kurtz]

yes, the american ones are definitely flatter.

bk

p.s. Hammelby: http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showt...500#post178500

[Marc Chevalier]

See a photo of American suspender buttons here: http://66.102.7.104/search?q=cache:h...s&ct=clnk&cd=2


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[herringbonekid]

here's your classic 30s/40s english brace button:



note the concave face which forms a little bowl where the stitches sit. note also the domed rear of the one on the right: steeply rising away from the point of contact with the fabric to allow the brace tabs room to sit.

ah, the poetry of vintage brace buttons.

[Mr. Rover]

Could you jsut get away with using regular buttons but sew a long and thick shank by placing a toothpick or matchstick between the button and fabric?