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Why Novelty Buttons Are Making A Big Comeback
If anyone has spent any amount of time on fashion sites or watched fashion shows on network news, they may have noticed a tiny addition to the outfits. Buttons. And I don't mean the kind that button up a shirt or dress. I mean graphic funny colorful buttons that often match the clothing. Why buttons? They are fun. They are inexpensive, they they tell a powerful message. They help with self-expression.
As a child of Woodstock, we felt that expressing ourselves, our feelings, our needs, was the most important thing. We actually had that part right, we simply did not know how to reach that goal. We left it to psuedo-gurus like Timothy Leary.
I believe The Beatles and other British originals influenced us a great deal which led us to believe we were being original by growing our hair long or braided, and the gratuitous ragged peace sign tshirt was usually the main attire.
Of course we were original in some ways. We did learn to question authority, which, until that time, was considered almost a diety in our culture. And that was probably a good thing. It helped end a war we might have fared better to end much earlier. Again, we were finding our way and learning to express ourselves. We did it mainly with loud music, drugs, and dressing differently. I love going to the park with my dog, wearing a dog cartoon button and matching tshirt and cap. Never has someone not mentioned it, usually another dog lover and thanks to a silly button, I've made a new friend with similar interests.
Life has changed so dramatically from when I was young. We live in a world where it is very easy to lose one's voice. We are constantly re-inventing ourselves. We can make that process easier, oddly enough, with a button. I have a collection of about forty and about 20 or so matching tshirts and caps. A lot of people tell me they get up in the morning just to see what my combination will be.
I wonder if I am just an isolated incident or if everyone gets asked "Do you have a web address?" I get asked it five times more than if I have a street address. I guess people expect to see me dressed in my tee/button, cap combination, which, as I write this, seems like a very good idea. A button of the week club, or something silly like that. Hey, it's healthy and its expressing oneself!
But being human, we still need real interaction. And interaction requires communications. There are days I just don't feel like talking much. My buttons and matching clothes do the talking for me, or, help gear the conversation into something in which I'm interested.
I generally buy my buttons and matching attire at RickLondonCollection.Com because they have the funniest variety and best service on the Internet. They also have the theme cartoon buttons which I adore, whether it be dogs, medicine, computers or sports. I collect them all.
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