Where to find diamante brooche's or buttons

xmaslove

Hi all,

I bought 4 Roswitha Molloy bridesmaids dresses for my wedding in December. They are black taffeta 50's style, three quarter length with a black ribbon tied around the waist. I bought them second hand and on the black ribbon there is a little diamante button. My problem is that some of the stones are after falling out of some of the buttons and I need to replace the buttons. If I could get brooches it would do the same job. Does anyone know where I would find these. I've searched e-bay to no avail. They have to be just the normal plain diamond white colour.

Thanks everyone

petek

you could just buy little daimonte's to replace the missing ones? you can buy little flat backed Swarovski crystals in crown jewels, just behind georges st arcade, or in yellow brick road on the quays near liffy st. you could just super glue them in place, they'll hold fine, and be so sparkly no one will probably notice.

alternatively you could try charity shops for old brooches, each bridesmaid could have a slightly different but similar one? might be nice? or else try the wollen mills in liffey st for buttons, they probably won't be so nice though. there was a lot of daimonte around the highstreet about a year ago, so you might still be able to find something smilar around in cheaper non-branded kind of shops, like "no-name" and those kinds of places. the bad quality might ruin the look of the dresses though. if i was you, before i'd do this i'd try and make something myself form swarovski beads. just cluster them together on some wire. if you can't manage you could always comission someone who works in teh shop to figure it out for you..

good luck with the wedding

Dori Duz

If you're in Dublin try 'Reubens'. It's beside the entrance to the Westbury mall, beside 'Noa Noa'. They have a good selection of pretty buttons and are very helpful.

xmaslove

Thanks for that everyone,

I'll have a look the next time I'm in Dublin.

becah

you could also try Jenny Vanders and The Castle Market vintage shops around the Georges St arcade area in dublin for vintage dimante brooches, saw some lovely vintage jewlery and brooches in both places the last time I was there.