What kind of buttons are made of?

Abstract: When shopping for clothes, many people judge the quality of clothes by fabric and workmanship, and often ignore the details of buttons. The quality of the button material also determines the quality of the whole dress. An inconspicuous button immediately improved the customized level. What kind of buttons are made of? Common button materials include horn button, shell button, fruit button, metal button, wooden button, plastic button and so on. Let's take a look at the material of the button. 1. What material is the button made of?

Button materials can be roughly divided into plastic (resin, plastic), metal buttons (copper, iron, alloy) and natural buttons (shell, wood, coconut shell, bamboo. The process of making buttons from various materials is different. Some buttons look the same in appearance, and even people in the industry may not be able to distinguish them clearly with their eyes, but only by destroying and scratching their coats.

Second, what is the material of the button?

1, horn buckle

Horn buttons are usually better and more expensive buttons. Mr. Maho, the top tailor of Saville Street, said: "The buttons of a suit in Saville Street must be made of the horns of some animal, which is a symbol of quality."

Horn buckle comes from buffalo horn, which naturally appears black or yellow or mottled. The hardness is a lot of black buffalo horns, and the lines on the horns will be different. The more upscale the suit, the more regular the lines.

Recommendation rate: ★★★★★★★

2, shell buckle

Shell buttons are bright in color and elegant in appearance, and are often used in high-end and casual suits and shirts.

Recommendation rate: ★★★★★

Butterfly shell is a kind of high-grade material for shell buckle, with low output and high price. At present, it is only used in some Italian classic style high-end shirts or a few high-end clothes.

The black butterfly shell is the mother shell of the black pearl in the South Ocean. Because the pearl layer of the shell is shining with deep silver, the color of buttons made of this shell is gray silver.

This kind of button is often used in shirts, ladies' coats and sweaters.

3, fruit buckle

Also known as nut buckle, the raw material comes from palm fruit on the African continent. Its fruit is hard, because its texture and color are like ivory, so it is also called ivory fruit. Fruit buttons are called plant ivory buttons in the button industry.

Hard texture, good texture, ironing resistance, can be dyed into various colors, and has a wide range of uses. This button is usually used in domestic high-end men's wear. However, the fruit buckle is moisture-absorbing, and it will be easily moldy if it is not properly cared for.

Recommendation rate: ★★★★

4, metal buckle

The common colors of metal buckles are silver, gold, glossy and bronze, and the materials are copper, silver, gold-plated and alloy. Mostly used in denim shirts, jeans, jeans and other clothing.

Metal buttons are mostly electroplated. Buying clothes with metal buttons depends on whether the surface electroplating process is uniform and the color is bright.

Some fashionable and casual suits will use metal buttons, while slightly formal suits generally do not use this type of buttons.

Recommendation rate: ★★★

5, resin buckle

Resin buttons have good wear resistance, high temperature resistance and various colors. Resin buttons are first carved by machinery and then polished, so the surface is very smooth. Strong plasticity, can be made into different shapes, and the surface can be carved with different patterns.

Resin buckle is cheaper and more common in low-priced and fast-fashion brand clothing. Because its texture doesn't look as advanced as horn buttons and shell buttons, and it's cheap, big-name ready-made clothes and top-class high-definition suits generally don't use this button.

Recommendation rate: ★★★

6, wooden buckle

/kloc-in the 0 th and 8 th centuries, the aristocratic class used shell buttons to symbolize their identity, while wooden buttons became the representatives of the lower classes. At present, there are few suits with wooden buttons, and fashion designers will use this type of suit in pursuit of unique design.

Recommendation rate: ★

7, plastic buckle

Plastic buttons are cheap and low-grade among all buttons.

The processing forms of resin buttons and plastic buttons are different, and the finished products have different effects. Plastic buttons are usually die-cast by machine, so there will be a line on the edge of the button. This line is also called the mold closing line. In order not to affect the appearance during processing, some factories will remove this line with corresponding processes.

Recommendation rate: ★

Buttons are made of many materials, which are generally matched according to the fabric of clothing. Buttons made of different materials are reasonably matched with clothes made of different fabrics, so that the small buttons are both practical and exquisite.