As any seamstress can tell you, you can completely change a garment by changing the buttons. An ordinary white shirt can suddenly transform into an elegant chemise fit for eighteenth century royalty just by adding a few stylishly ornate buttons. So challenge your favorite seamstress to cook up wild and beautiful outfits by giving her a batch of unusual buttons. Picture the glee in her designing eyes when she gets a hold of a set of terra cotta, pewter, or porcelain buttons.