Editing Button (section)

=== 17th Century ===
[[File:Jerkin MET 26.196 d2.jpg|thumb|Silk buttons on a late 16th century jerkin from the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute]]
Fabric-covered buttons and embroidered buttons because popular in Europe in the 17th century. These were often small, and served a decorative, rather than functional, purpose. The early 17th century short [[jerkin]], wide breeches and cloak may have been adorned by dozens of buttons, and with so many, they needed to be lightweight.<ref name=":3" />{{Rp|page=xx}} The mid century French-originated knee-length coat, the [[Justacorps|justaucorps]], had buttons from the neck to the knee, buttoned sleeve [[Cuff|cuffs]], and buttoned flaps on the [[Pocket|pockets]].<ref name=":1" />{{Rp|pages=24-25}} <ref>{{Cite web |title=1670-1679 {{!}} Fashion History Timeline |url=https://fashionhistory.fitnyc.edu/1670-1679/ |access-date=2025-01-29 |website=fashionhistory.fitnyc.edu |language=en-US}}</ref>

French law, concerned with protecting the silk industry in Paris and Lyons, required buttons to be covered in silk. On the other hand, England did not allow fabric buttons in the late 1600s and early 1700s.<ref name=":2" />{{Rp|page=9}}  Tailors could make fabric-covered buttons with leftover fabric, which threatened the guild of  button makers.<!-- need citation -->