pearl button
Lustrous shirt closure
A pearl button is a button made from mother-of-pearl—the iridescent inner layer of mollusk shells.
Pearl buttons have a subtle sheen and were once standard on dress shirts and fine garments before plastic became dominant.
They remain associated with quality craftsmanship: a Western shirt with pearl buttons, vintage pearl button earrings.
- shellHard outer covering
- iridescentShowing shifting spectral colors
- shimmeringGleaming with wavering light
- vintageQuality from past eras
- vintage clothingPre-owned older garments
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- buttonsfast forward, push to talk, remote control, volume control, buzzer
- garment detailscollar, cuff, sleeve, hem, neckline
- shell productsnacre, shell, oyster shells, abalone shell, oyster shell
- shirt partscuff, collar, sleeve, pocket, placket
- shell materialsabalone, oyster shell, mussel shell, conch, nautilus