If you are ever in need of a button, collect buttons or just want to visit a beautiful button filled store head to Tender Buttons. Tender Buttons, a shop devoted exclusively to buttons has been a New York institution since it opened its doors in 1968. On the ground floor of a townhouse on East 62nd Street, Tender Buttons is a world where magical treasures are hidden in thousands of tiny boxes that line the wall. Ancient, antique and modern buttons in a profusion of materials, shapes and sizes with designs ranging from miniature fine art to kitch are carefully organized by color and type. In cabinets are collectable buttons, some of which are valued in the thousands of dollars. The shop carries buttons from around the world, as well as collections which are designed and commissioned exclusively for Tender Buttons. Customers have included, Julie Andrews, Joan Collins, Calvin Klein, and Nora Ephron. Whether you’re a fashion student, costume designer or home sewer looking for that perfect button you are sure to find it here.
TENDER BUTTONS, 143 East 62nd Street