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Breaking the circle — square and rectangular sets in metal and nylon, the modernist choice for jackets, coats and geometric design.
Square Buttons from the Archive
A square button is a deliberate design decision — modernist, architectural, a little defiant. The archive's square dies span clean metal minimalism, deco-influenced rectangles and chunky nylon squares from the 1970s and 80s.
They suit structured jackets, mod-influenced dresses and any garment where geometry is the point. Matched sets, exact millimetre sizing (measured across the width), finite vintage stock.
Square Buttons — Questions, Answered
How do square buttons fit buttonholes?
Standard buttonholes take squares comfortably — size by the diagonal if the corners are sharp, or the width for rounded squares. Listings show exact mm.
What styles suit square buttons?
Structured tailoring, mod and mid-century looks, and contemporary minimalist sewing — anywhere a circle would be ordinary.
Metal or plastic squares?
Both — die-cast metal squares with relief detail and glossy nylon squares in period colours. Each listing states construction.
Do squares work on knitwear?
Shanked squares do — the loop back handles knit thickness while the square face makes cardigan bands distinctive.
