Calling it stupid was the designers joke, because it wasn’t a very clever closure system. It was a joke of old “not industrialized” times. Basicly a 2 part button which the bottom part is a screw. So you can simply put-on the button yourself, as you may also detach in same way.
After some time, I got feedbacks from friends using the first prototypes proves its also a usefull clever idea. One of them told me that he put the button on to his old jeans which has loosen a button. So helped him to wear those pants once again. And that makes it also a part of a sustainable jeans so you dont throw away buttonless jeans.
Another one told me about the chance to put-on different colors and type of buttons on, as an accessory. And finally I realized that, when we open few more buttonholes the detachable button could be usefull also for an adjustable waistband!
Check out the pictures below, and create your own clever or stupid ideas.
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Sustainable Solutions on Garment Trimming /2 //Jeans Patches /of Jacron papers /of recycled Leathers
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Sustainable Solutions on Garment Trimming /4 //Starch Based Buttons instead of plastic
Our inside buttons to hold adjustable elastics inside the kids pants wiastbands are starch based instead of plastic. A small but still crucial contribution to use less plastic to save the world.
Calling it stupid was the designers joke, because it wasn’t a very clever closure system. It was a joke of old “not industrialized” times. Basicly a 2 part button which the bottom part is a screw. So you can simply put-on the button yourself, as you may also detach in same way.
