Just the mere mentioning of the word "plastic" in the same sentence with "a well made suit" makes it difficult to disagree with that point of view.dempsy444 wrote: Imho, plastic buttons blemish a well made suit, especially if they are thin.
I tried to find in my own wardrobe an exception to the "blemishing plastic" rule, wondering if there was actually some case in which the use of the artificial material (instead of horn, leather, wood, silk, etc) was justifiable and even desirable for a well made garment.
The white "non-horn" buttons on my blue/white seersucker suit look very nice. I also have "non-horn" buttons on poplin suits and on a very old madras jacket, and they look very appropriate too. Finally, on my peacoat I proudly wear black anchor molded plastic buttons purchased originally from Gieves and Hawkes. No horn button could play the part so well here.