In the history of the development of China's clothing, buttons appear later. Archaeological excavations prove that before the Ming Dynasty, burial clothes unearthed, are not seen with buttons, almost all "banding", connected to each other, the ancients called "knot Ying." Button can be traced back as early as 1800 years ago, the initial buttons are mainly stone buttons, wooden buttons, shell buttons, and later developed into a fabric with buttons, coil buttons. Clinging buttons in our history of the development of clothing played a significant role in the initial function of the clothing from the clothing to the decorative transition. Chinese plate buckle is the traditional Chinese clothing button form, is to use a variety of fabrics sewn into thin strips, formed into a variety of fancy buttons shape. Chinese plate deduction beautiful shape, exquisite workmanship, like thousands of different styles of handicrafts, can be said that China's clothing is unique in the garden of a wonderful work. Chinese disc deduction has the same value with other buttons, more used to decorate and beautify the clothing, especially in the national costumes, and more reflect the beauty of their clothing, to the deepest impression is the "Tang suit" on the disk buckle. According to "Tianshui iceberg recorded" records, clothing button is in the late sixteenth century was gradually used. The late Ming mainly used in the dress, dressed in uniforms almost do not. Until the Qing Dynasty, the button was widely used.

Button not only practical, but also the value of decorative dress. In the Middle Ages, dancers began to nail gold, silver and masonry buttons on their garments. Such buttons are considered hereditary valuables, as inheritance. In the 14th century, the production of buttons laid the foundations of industry. During this period, the fashionable female button boarded the Tsarist stage.

To the 16th century to the 18th century is the era of button frenzy. At that time, a variety of Russian aristocratic clothing buttons. French King Louis XIV consumed 3.6 million francs to buy buttons, these buttons with masonry, precious stones and colored porcelain decoration. Charles V ordered the production of his like micro-table, with expensive border ring buttons.

Francis I in order to decorate its dress and daily service to buy 13,600 buttons, creating the most buttons. In the French Revolution, all the king's collection of buttons was confiscated by the state. Later, as an equal sign of ordinary metal buttons in the dress up in fashion.

By the 1930s, fashion advocates used buttons that resembled colored pots, mermaids and snakes. The buttons are often marked with the initials of the owner's name. In the Second World War, the British Navy officers rarely nipped buttons, because each button is a miniature compass.

By the 80's, the United States of Trick. Kelly's performance in Paris caused a sensation. From head to toe, Kelly's body is covered by buttons. In the 1990s, the popular buttons were the standard buttons with four small holes on the edge slightly raised. As well as the shape of the pearl decorated polished snail, shell buttons.

No buttons, buttonhole is a useless accessories. But in the male suit lapel, the accessories can be used alone. Some elegant men in this lapel to wear flowers for decoration: the Germans wearing carnation, the French people wearing orchids.

Buckle button still have a certain etiquette, such as men should not buckle suit the next button. Wear leather jacket, if the button is 3, only the middle one should be buckled; if the button is 2 to buckle the side. Wearing a shirt is a tie, while a collar button is not fastened and is often regarded as an uneducated performance.