Fashion accessories

Abstract

Fashion accessories including various styles of cuffs, buttons, etc. One such accessory is referred to as an “American cuff,” and provides a technique for transforming a conventional long-sleeved button cuff shirt to appear as a long-sleeved French cuff shirt. Typically, a long sleeve button shirt with a button cuff has a button on the outside of a first side of the cuff, which is then passed from inside to outside through a buttonhole on the opposing side of the cuff. With the American cuff, a button is located on the inside of the first side of the cuff and is passed from inside to outside through the buttonhole on the opposing side of the cuff, such that the cuff halves are mated in a manner that replicates a French cuff. A button cap may be secured on the button to emulate the appearance of a cufflinked shirt.

1 . A long sleeve button shirt having a cuff comprising an optional first button on an outside of a first half of the cuff and comprising a buttonhole on an opposing second half of the cuff, the long sleeve button shirt further comprising:
 a second button attached to an inside of the first half of the cuff opposite the outside of the first half, the first and second halves of the cuff being securable together by passing the second button through the buttonhole so that the first and second halves of the cuff are mated to emulate the appearance of a French cuff.   
     
     
         2 . The long sleeve button shirt according to  claim 1 , wherein the first button is not present on the cuff. 
     
     
         3 . The long sleeve button shirt according to  claim 1 , wherein the first and second buttons are both present on the first half of the cuff, the second button is opposite the first button on the first half of the cuff, and the first and second halves of the cuff are securable together by selectively passing the first button through the buttonhole so that the first and second halves of the cuff are mated to emulate the appearance of a conventional button cuff, and selectively passing the second button through the buttonhole so that the first and second halves of the cuff are mated to emulate the appearance of a French cuff. 
     
     
         4 . A method of using the long sleeve button shirt of  claim 3 , the method comprising securing the first and second halves of the cuff together by passing the first button through the buttonhole so that the first and second halves of the cuff are mated to emulate the appearance of a conventional button cuff. 
     
     
         5 . A method of using the long sleeve button shirt of  claim 3 , the method comprising securing the first and second halves of the cuff together by passing the second button through the buttonhole so that the first and second halves of the cuff are mated to emulate the appearance of a French cuff. 
     
     
         6 . A method of using the long sleeve button shirt of  claim 1 , the method comprising securing the first and second halves of the cuff together by passing the second button through the buttonhole so that the first and second halves of the cuff are mated to emulate the appearance of a French cuff. 
     
     
         7 . The long sleeve button shirt according to  claim 1 , further comprising a button cap removably covering the second button, the button cap having an exterior face that faces away from the first half of the cuff to which the second button is attached and an interior face that faces the first half of the cuff to which the second button is attached. 
     
     
         8 . The long sleeve button shirt according to  claim 7 , wherein the button cap has an open and closed configuration, the open configuration allows the second button to be placed inside the button cap, and the closed configuration defines an interior cavity sized to accommodate and secure the second button. 
     
     
         9 . The long sleeve button shirt according to  claim 8 , wherein the button cap is opened and closed through a hinge mechanism connecting a pivoting part and a remaining part of the button cap so that the pivoting part pivots about an axis perpendicular to the interior face of the button cap. 
     
     
         10 . The long sleeve button shirt according to  claim 9 , wherein the button cap is magnetically secured in a closed configuration. 
     
     
         11 . The long sleeve button shirt according to  claim 9 , wherein the exterior and interior faces of the button cap are interconnected by a sidewall to define the interior cavity therebetween, the remaining part of the button cap comprises the exterior face, a first portion of the sidewall, and a first portion of the interior face, and the pivoting part comprises a second portion of the sidewall and a second portion of the interior face. 
     
     
         12 . The long sleeve button shirt according to  claim 11 , wherein the first and second portions of the interior face define a centrally-located hole therebetween. 
     
     
         13 . The long sleeve button shirt according to  claim 1 , wherein the button cap is magnetically secured to the second button. 
     
     
         14 . A container with a fabric device within an interior of the container, the fabric device comprising:
 a cushion;   at least a first fabric with a button; and   at least a second fabric with a buttonhole through which the button on the first fabric can pass through;   wherein the first and second fabrics cooperate to replicate a shirt cuff.   
     
     
         15 . The container according to  claim 14 , wherein the first and second fabrics are attached to opposite sides of the cushion, the button is located on an outside of the first fabric, the first and second fabrics are folded over the cushion, the button on the first fabric is engaged with the buttonhole on the second fabric, and the first and second fabrics approximate the appearance of a conventional button cuff. 
     
     
         16 . The container according to  claim 15 , further comprising third and fourth fabrics attached to one side of the cushion such that the third and fourth fabrics are simultaneously folded over the cushion, the third fabric having a button on an inside surface thereof, the fourth fabric having a buttonhole through which the button on the third fabric can pass through, the third and fourth fabrics are folded over the cushion, the button on the third fabric is engaged with the buttonhole on the fourth fabric, and the third and fourth fabrics approximate the appearance of a French cuff. 
     
     
         17 . The container according to  claim 14 , further comprising a button cap removably covering the button. 
     
     
         18 . A button cap removably attached to a button on a cuff of a long sleeve button shirt, the button cap having an exterior face that faces away from the cuff and an interior face that faces the cuff, the button cap having an open and closed configuration, the open configuration defining an opening through which the button is placed inside the button cap, the closed configuration defining an interior cavity that accommodates and secures the button cap to the button. 
     
     
         19 . The button cap according to  claim 18 , wherein the button cap is opened and closed through a hinge mechanism connecting a pivoting part and a remaining part of the button cap so that the pivoting part pivots about an axis perpendicular to the interior face of the button cap. 
     
     
         20 . The button cap according to  claim 18 , further comprising a first magnet that magnetically secures the button cap to the button, the button cap optionally comprising a second magnet adapted to be placed on a back side of a tie and magnetically secure the button cap at an oppositely-disposed front side of the tie.