Can you believe that Venice played a roll in these beautiful buttons being made?
These buttons were the feature on the rear pocket of the first fashion house’s trousers for women. During a trip to Venice, Coco Chanel found it impossible to gracefully get in and out of gondolas whilst wearing a dress or skirt. She watched men do this with ease and decided it was time to design ladies trousers. That was in the 1920’s, after the end of WW1, when fashion houses were trying to bring colour and life back into haute couture fashion.
Coco was looking for something that would bring Chanel back to the top fo the fashion world. I can imagine that creating the controversy of a trouser for women in the 1920’s would have certainly done just that!
Now these controversial trouser buttons have been re-imagined into the perfect pieces of wearable history.
The blue of these buttons is a gorgeous royal blue, which compliments the gold toned Chanel logo perfectly. These buttons just needed a simple rub over setting to showcase them. All completely hand crafted in solid sterling silver, these earrings are light, easy and comfortable to wear. They make the perfect accessory to a weekend casual look or glamorous evening outfit. You’ll certainly grab attention with these adorning your lobes. You’ll have the added bonus of being able to wear these studs without the fear of them drooping forward, as I have added extra support butterfly backs, also crafted in solid sterling silver. These support backs make wearing studs so much more comfortable, especially if your piercings are a little stretched.
Your jewellery journey begins with a hand crafted piece of wearable history, by Porsha Bella Jewellery.