Shirt stud
mother-of-pearl affixed to brass
.A shirt stud is a decorative fastener that fits onto a buttonhole on the front of a pleated shirt, or onto the starched bib of a stiff-front shirt. Such shirts have special buttonholes solely for shirt studs.
Details
A shirt stud may be fashioned from
.semi-formal
occasions.
In the western world, shirt studs were first used in the mid-19th century, when some shirt fronts were too stiff to close with buttons. So remains the case for the heavily starched, modern full dress shirts worn with white tie.[1]
See also
References
- OCLC 16925204.
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