All hail the button, tiny hero of fashion – without it, we are truly undone
- Posted on June 16, 2025
- By South China Morning Post
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All hail the button, tiny hero of fashion – without it, we are truly undone

Used as adornments, symbols of wealth, practical fastenings and couture accents, buttons were relied on throughout history by everyone from the Indus people of the Bronze Age to the ancient Romans.