Quote Originally Posted by Jock Scot View Post
If it is of any help, I have two sets of buttons for my black barathea silver buttoned argyll(BBSBA), one set are the normal "silver" colour and also a set of black(plastic?) buttons. The jacket has holes--------put there by the tailor----- where the buttons go and its a simple matter of removing a split ring taking out the button and replacing the other coloured button and then replacing the split ring. In my view, black buttons with a black argyll are very effective when the occasion demands or when the mood takes.
That is indeed a helpful idea. Too advanced for my sewing skills, but as you suggest, that's what tailors are for.