The pioneer of urea buttons! Introducing "Giraffe Button"

Hello.

This is mammy from the ApparelX trend blog.

In this blog, I’d like to introduce “Giraffe Buttons,” which mainly handles urea buttons.

ApparelX’s maker page is here.

What are Giraffe Buttons?

They are the original button brand of Ayatori Button Industry.

The sample card with a giraffe mark on a red cover is especially memorable.

Ayatori Button Industry is a button manufacturer based in Kagawa Prefecture, Shikoku.
Giraffe Buttons are characterized by their clean designs and outstanding strength.
As a pioneer of urea resin buttons, they offer many simple yet highly varied buttons with a wide range of colors.

What are urea resin buttons?

Urea resin buttons are buttons made from urea resin (a urea-based resin) as the raw material.

Because colored, clay-like urea resin is stacked like clay and molded under high pressure, they have high density and excellent color fastness.

Since formalin is used in the manufacturing process, they cannot be used for clothing for infants under 2 years old.

Product introduction

Here are some recommended product numbers listed on ApparelX.

123 Giraffe Urea Resin 4-Hole Matte Button

The popular 123 button on ApparelX has a slightly military feel, with subtle color differences in brown and khaki, and a wide variety of options.

A version with a rim is also available in the same shape, and its product number is 1232.

150 Giraffe Urea Resin 2-Hole Cat's-Eye Button

This is also a military-style cat's-eye button, with a wide range of color variations in gray, khaki, beige, and white tones.
It is a glossy button.

330 Urea Resin 4-Hole Button with Rim

This is a simple 4-hole button with a rim.
It also comes in a wide range of dark colors, so you’re sure to find the perfect match for your textile color.

689 Giraffe Urea Resin Parachute Button

This is a parachute button with vertically elongated buttonholes.

It is called a “parachute button” because it was used for jackets worn by military airborne units. “Parachute” is a word formed by combining the French Para (=protect) and Chute (=fall).

It is a button designed to be used threaded through cords or tape so that it will not come undone under the load when getting off an airplane.

250 Giraffe Urea Resin 4-Hole Anchor Button

This button features an anchor mark.
We highly recommend it for marine-style clothing and the like.

Finally

Thank you for reading.

ApparelX also carries other items besides the products introduced here.

You can find the Giraffe Buttons product page on ApparelX here.    

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