caftan pattern: ttons

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgObNrcK7g3nSFOYWYQmbi-z68YAZYohnANqHcq19QF20mXfLK-BV6Awllj7x6MnIEj337SQIINpA436ptKtvsosWGtRBBtdjSEg4Xw7L3Yc_Nml1ajn3bsebs9xE3uSuvilSfjVhhVtNLY/s1600/P7240005.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595838545544482610" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgObNrcK7g3nSFOYWYQmbi-z68YAZYohnANqHcq19QF20mXfLK-BV6Awllj7x6MnIEj337SQIINpA436ptKtvsosWGtRBBtdjSEg4Xw7L3Yc_Nml1ajn3bsebs9xE3uSuvilSfjVhhVtNLY/s400/P7240005.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 360px; height: 480px;" /></a>Is is possible to live without buttons? Well, if you were born after 2000, it may be. Recently one of my students in a beginning design course turned in a collection that puzzled me. The garments she designed didn't seem to show her assignment: design a line influenced by a decade from the 20th century. When I asked her how her decade had influenced the designs, she responded: "Buttons, the decade used buttons, so that is my influence". I had to pause and think about that because usually these projects reflect the silhouette and style lines from the decade, and not a trim. Then it hit me: a girl born after 1990 has grown up in the era of "American Apparel" Ts and "Forever 21" easy knit tops. Is it possible that today's college student hasn't owned a garment with buttons? Are buttons really a vintage trim? Has she worn only knits and zippers? <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRT0rUiNCN-IwTj0289y7nL_Y4IKMeXXOtpO0RTlCS1nltKu4cH1B_a5Msu7Qp5YEgyPeKLYf6XC4934qhh5jTky1bOq12nnSo9dXE9094-sq_IOrkLrTANFYIWGpMTxUb2g8WWUu8N_-A/s1600/P6250108.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595839168920926370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRT0rUiNCN-IwTj0289y7nL_Y4IKMeXXOtpO0RTlCS1nltKu4cH1B_a5Msu7Qp5YEgyPeKLYf6XC4934qhh5jTky1bOq12nnSo9dXE9094-sq_IOrkLrTANFYIWGpMTxUb2g8WWUu8N_-A/s400/P6250108.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 330px; height: 480px;" /></a>Taking a look at buttons with this point of view can be a new way to find inspiration. Here we have a few fashion illustrations from the early 1960's when Jackie O was wearing large scale buttons that popped down her suit jackets. Sometimes these were bold colors, other times the buttons were covered to match the suit fabric. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgrktmNBQJuSHUNf1VKXOE9fsj9FUZGeJH91Q-Vv2Wer6aeX6JxLfcR0GfqDFbcHpD46UpWu6Vp4TV4WM10va3Ui3wdwniYhoNFrBxiTFmnGYgBlA9MaPb09Wwnvs2-evBntsPC01qFTxA/s1600/P6250113.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595838994936397554" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgrktmNBQJuSHUNf1VKXOE9fsj9FUZGeJH91Q-Vv2Wer6aeX6JxLfcR0GfqDFbcHpD46UpWu6Vp4TV4WM10va3Ui3wdwniYhoNFrBxiTFmnGYgBlA9MaPb09Wwnvs2-evBntsPC01qFTxA/s400/P6250113.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 480px; height: 480px;" /></a>And where would the shirt waist dress be without its row of buttons, clever colored accents in a wide variety of styles. So, maybe it's time to remember buttons when we design or sew. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJsZrWzXotu-RhyphenhyphenY-1-J_tT8hDYN1ksiscMFPvc0Xc8yuW3WFMAFWyiBvKamcRQwM5o7koBgVFXrnbYYgboMB6xCT3Dy1aBBRvucyDSW6mpGZ3_qRepK9CKNz-DDrQcphNzHWpI4WNWhme/s1600/IMG_0783.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595852176993650594" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJsZrWzXotu-RhyphenhyphenY-1-J_tT8hDYN1ksiscMFPvc0Xc8yuW3WFMAFWyiBvKamcRQwM5o7koBgVFXrnbYYgboMB6xCT3Dy1aBBRvucyDSW6mpGZ3_qRepK9CKNz-DDrQcphNzHWpI4WNWhme/s400/IMG_0783.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" /></a>This dress has a great 70's style, a design for <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/49848548/balmain-vogue-designer-sheath">Vogue by Balmain</a> that has couture style lines and a neat row up buttons down the center front. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirFX62nrduTSoGLI5WbmHY6j4eHpMQ489kFqv_JTtb3uO5ANa3zQq14G4_y8txHI0jI5GDPLNuAU5jlUqBvEHxqE7d1kpj4waUADgWBuWGA1fhN55fW6D9MvicPiZ54afk2HuCTyKNL9cY/s1600/IMG_0770.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595851903663915474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirFX62nrduTSoGLI5WbmHY6j4eHpMQ489kFqv_JTtb3uO5ANa3zQq14G4_y8txHI0jI5GDPLNuAU5jlUqBvEHxqE7d1kpj4waUADgWBuWGA1fhN55fW6D9MvicPiZ54afk2HuCTyKNL9cY/s400/IMG_0770.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a>Looking at more 70's style, this sexy blouse can be worn tied or buttoned, and looks terrific over fit and flared 70's wide leg pants. This was designed for <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/49851001/anne-klein-vogue-designershirt-skirt">Vogue by Anne Klein.</a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOc4_7kB65SSaOwXiYZARFwQfK31vHXzmkLjyDOHDm9TUfhHI38VtFFqtaM0bxv02yqGhpjYI5ZxEisQ7iefMBLA2cYG2EOClvsZLJ-wNLPBaKbn3S6XMDgtyNN_9of11EE42ZwCNjMf2i/s1600/Safari+shirt.+M5052.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595848846540289874" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOc4_7kB65SSaOwXiYZARFwQfK31vHXzmkLjyDOHDm9TUfhHI38VtFFqtaM0bxv02yqGhpjYI5ZxEisQ7iefMBLA2cYG2EOClvsZLJ-wNLPBaKbn3S6XMDgtyNN_9of11EE42ZwCNjMf2i/s400/Safari+shirt.+M5052.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 379px; height: 400px;" /></a>Whether you find them in thrift stores, estate sales or at the local fabric store, buttons are coming back into style. Many front closures on the new <a href="http://mccallpattern.mccall.com/m5052-products-4721.php?page_id=482">safari shirts</a> and blouses sport unique buttons that create visual interest. So, maybe the time has come to grow up and wear buttons! Vintage Sewing patterns: <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/49851001/anne-klein-vogue-designershirt-skirt">Vogue 1062</a>, Anne Klein, 1970's button shirt <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/49848548/balmain-vogue-designer-sheath">Vogue 2827</a>, Balmain, 1970's dress New Sewing pattern: <a href="http://mccallpattern.mccall.com/m5052-products-4721.php?page_id=482">McCall's 5052</a>, Safari shirt

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