Jennifer Aniston gave buttons a bad rap when she scoffed at needing “flair” on her Chotchkie’s uniform in Office Space. But in a time when head-to-toe looks are considered major fashion disasters and scoring one-of-a-kind treasures from thrift stores and smaller designers makes you a fashionista worth copying, showing off your flair is everything.
The Paul and Kat Project is all about bringing back the buttons, and they’ve arrived just in time. At just $1 each for adorable button designs like a sushi lovers’ delight, an octopus, paper airplane, or tin man, even I can afford a handful.
And you don’t need a messenger bag anymore to appreciate the potential of buttons. Just think of all the DIY projects you could do: attach one to a headband or barrette for a cute hair accessory, or pin several to a belt to make your own buckle cover.
Hello, buttons!
3 Comments
April 12, 2009 at 1:52 am
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April 14, 2009 at 8:30 pm
So funny. My sister was wearing a “band” button yesterday.
April 23, 2009 at 12:28 am
[...] 2. Make it yourself. DIY projects practically eliminate the pollutants you’d otherwise support from transporting goods to mass retailers. And you don’t have to be a budding designer to make your own stuff: cut off jeans to make shorts, or super-glue a button to your old headband. [...]