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post #3286 of 6366
7/10/12 at 9:16pm
Would use buttons with a matte finish rather than these shiny buttons
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post #3287 of 6366
7/10/12 at 11:14pm

These colors look familiar. Wouldn't happen to be buttons from Grunwald's, by any chance?

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post #3288 of 6366
7/11/12 at 12:02am
Thanks all for the feedback. Bottom left it is.

Despos, I agree - will be an easy affair to matte-ify them (cue heismatt joke). A container with a lid and some fine sand is all one needs. I get all my buttons shiny, because it's a lot easy to make shiny buttons matte than to do the reverse.

Buttons are from RJ Weldon; I imagine there are just a few suppliers to the haberdashery resellers so similarities are inevitable.
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post #3289 of 6366
7/11/12 at 4:44am
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Originally Posted by Despos View Post

Would use buttons with a matte finish rather than these shiny buttons

Good point and agreed.
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post #3290 of 6366
7/11/12 at 4:57am
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Originally Posted by Slewfoot View Post

Good point and agreed.

Hey Slew-

Any shot of getting another custom order through minnis for perhaps a fall fabric? Flannel perhaps?
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post #3291 of 6366
7/11/12 at 6:19am
apropos, great cloth and buttons. +1 to lower left.

Using that same pic, what colour buttons do you guys suggest for the RAF blue Minnis Fresco 0520? Black or one of the two darker browns?

Matte or shiny?

Thanks.
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post #3292 of 6366
7/11/12 at 6:22am
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Originally Posted by apropos View Post

Thanks all for the feedback. Bottom left it is.
Despos, I agree - will be an easy affair to matte-ify them (cue heismatt joke). A container with a lid and some fine sand is all one needs. I get all my buttons shiny, because it's a lot easy to make shiny buttons matte than to do the reverse.
Buttons are from RJ Weldon; I imagine there are just a few suppliers to the haberdashery resellers so similarities are inevitable.

I'd like to see how matte the buttons can become with a little sand can shake. Please post the outcome if it's convenient.
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post #3293 of 6366
7/11/12 at 6:34am
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apropos, great cloth and buttons. +1 to lower left.
Using that same pic, what colour buttons do you guys suggest for the RAF blue Minnis Fresco 0520? Black or one of the two darker browns?
Matte or shiny?
Thanks.
I would only use matte buttons on fresco. As to color, it depends on what kind of garment you are making. If a jacket, then brown or white. Not dark brown either but a mid brown or tan. If a blazer suit, then dark brown is good. If a suity suit, then blue.
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post #3294 of 6366
7/11/12 at 6:41am
Doubtful anything for this Fall/Winter as I'm not decided on any designs and there probably wouldn't be time anyway. Soon enough I'm sure!
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post #3295 of 6366
7/11/12 at 6:41am
Thanks, Manton. It's for the suit you've already seen in the NSM thread. I asked for brown buttons but got shiny black ones instead. She of course offered to change them.
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post #3296 of 6366
7/11/12 at 8:04am
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Originally Posted by kolecho View Post

I'd like to see how matte the buttons can become with a little sand can shake. Please post the outcome if it's convenient.

buttons-before-after.jpg

Another alternative is to send your suit to a crap dry cleaners, once had all my buttons come back matted when they were previously shiny.
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post #3297 of 6366
7/11/12 at 9:44am
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Originally Posted by NewYorkRanger View Post

Hey Slew-
Any shot of getting another custom order through minnis for perhaps a fall fabric? Flannel perhaps?

+1, I can't miss out like I did with the cigar fresco.
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post #3298 of 6366
7/12/12 at 12:54am
Just had a basted fitting. Yes, it is THE fresco.
IMAG0318-1.jpg

The back still needs some work.
IMAG0317.jpg
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post #3299 of 6366
7/12/12 at 5:48am
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Originally Posted by Maccimus View Post

Just had a basted fitting. Yes, it is THE fresco.

Yay! Looks great.
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post #3300 of 6366
7/12/12 at 6:31am
What about MOP buttons for the suit?
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