Buttons for Dress Shirts

[Noble Savage]

In the case of that specific Ana Mattuozzo shirt, the buttons are borderline hockey pucks and -unless the owner had stubby fingers too- they add nothing to the convenience of fastening the collar (which, by the way, is too little for supporting -not one- but two of those).

Luigi Borrelli, the rtw maker known for their thick buttons, would use thin buttons on the collar, even when thick buttons were used elsewhere.

[Ruvort]

Not to hijack this thread, but I must comment that Freddy made my dress shirts as well and he is very much missed! I hope he is well, back in his native land of Belgium!

When I spoke to Freddy, had just returned from Belgium. He says he loves retirement and has been traveling a lot.

I've been lurking here for a while, but when I saw a post about Freddy, I just had to respond! Freddy made many shirts for me over the last few years (and graciously tolerated my unusual requests like the popover I asked for, his first request for one since the 70's) and I miss him very much since he retired. The last time I spoke with him he was in Mexico on vacation. It sounds like he's doing a pretty good job enjoying his retirement.

I'm not sure who you've worked with since his retirement, but I've had some shirts made by the gentleman who Freddy recommended and who apprenticed under Freddy, Andrew Toth. Apparently Freddy sold his patterns to Andrew. While I was initially anxious about starting over again with someone new, I'm really happy with Andrew's work. While he's still somewhat new at this, Andrew is refreshingly excited about the business and he's making great shirts. I'd highly recommend him to any of Freddy's former customers who might be holding off to see how he does.

Do you or anyone else have Andrew Toth's contact information? I can't seem to find any information about him online.