Buttons for a tartan waistcoat

[Mikilt]

I am having a bias-cut tartan waistcoat made. What sort of buttons are appropriate? If I really wanted to, I could take some fabric scraps and glue them to buttons to match their spot on the tartan. It's the Xmarksthescot tartan, so I am wondering if some simple grey buttons would look fine.

Opinions?

[StevieR]

My tartan waistcoat has pewter buttons:

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[Nathan]

Is it a 3 or 5 button waistcoat? What level of formality do you mean to wear it with?

[Mikilt]

Is it a 3 or 5 button waistcoat? What level of formality do you mean to wear it with?

Hi Nathan,
It's a five button waistcoat. I'll likely either be wearing it sans jacket or with a black Wallace Collection kilt jacket from USA Kilts.

Edited to add: It occurs to me that my jacket will have chrome squares, so maybe I should try to find something the same.

[Nathan]

Hi Nathan,
It's a five button waistcoat. I'll likely either be wearing it sans jacket or with a black Wallace Collection kilt jacket from USA Kilts.

Edited to add: It occurs to me that my jacket will have chrome squares, so maybe I should try to find something the same.

If you are only going to wear it with the black Argyll, I'd suggest getting the chrome squares that usually go on the accompanying vest. The other ideas about switchable buttons are also good. If you can switch from chrome to horn with a cotter pin set up, that would be ideal.

[Liam]

Hi Nathan,
It's a five button waistcoat. I'll likely either be wearing it sans jacket or with a black Wallace Collection kilt jacket from USA Kilts.

Edited to add: It occurs to me that my jacket will have chrome squares, so maybe I should try to find something the same.

I think you have answered your own question.

[Tartan Tess]

You can get buttons that add so much. For xmarks tartan the first that pop into my head are the Saint Andrew buttons.

[Cygnus]

I think tartan buttons are the way to go - that way you can just as easily wear it with a horn-buttoned tweed jacket as a silver-buttoned black Argyll jacket.

[Mikilt]

I think tartan buttons are the way to go - that way you can just as easily wear it with a horn-buttoned tweed jacket as a silver-buttoned black Argyll jacket.

Good point.

[sydnie7]

This might be a bit tougher to do and match, but there are buttons made specifically to be covered with fabric vs your idea of gluing fabric onto a flat button. We've discussed the two main styles here in the past, not sure I can come up with the link. Bottom line, I prefer this type with the "pusher and mold." The other common style has little teeth around the edge of the button to hold the fabric, just doesn't work as well IMHO.