In the XIX century, a certain town in England won its fame as the capital of buttons. The aristocratic elite and some wealthier fashion followers from all over the world arrived here to
enhance their knowledge of the buttons' subject, with the author of "The Great Expectations" among them.
Yes, Charles Dickens himself appeared in Birmingham to write an article about the button industry,
as in 1851 buttons' production not only was a craftsmanship, it was also considered a genuine design that one should be writing about.
