Many of us probably remember the family "button box." Before items of clothing were thrown away, the buttons had to be cut off and saved in the button box. I remember my mother cutting every button ...

Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter There was a time, it seems, when everyone’s grandma owned a button box with a glorious assortment of colours and shapes that dazzled ...

This is a lively and personal history of clothing and the changes in women’s lives, from the white blouse revolution and ‘lazy tongs’ to mini-skirts and the Sindy doll What can a tin of old buttons ...