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Navy linen/cotton blazer - brass buttons?

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I just got a new navy linen/cotton (55/45 I think) blazer but it has black plastic buttons on it and I think I want to change them.

My first instinct was to go for some remaining mother-of-pearl, white buttons that I had left over from sewing on an earlier cream jacket. But since this one is navy, I thought it might be possible to replace them with brass buttons - would this look good?

It is a fairly cheap article, does anyone know where I can get brass buttons on the cheap, and does anyone recommend any particular design?
 
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Originally Posted by edmorel
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IGent manual says MOP buttons, smoked if you are an IThug.

OK the MOP buttons are going on it then... I just thought that might look a bit ostentatious, given the contrast.
 
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Originally Posted by BareSolid
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OK the MOP buttons are going on it then... I just thought that might look a bit ostentatious, given the contrast.

Ostentation is the way of the iGent.
 

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