Button Notion Center

More important than all of the bars and restaurants in RVC. This is truly a gem in the community. Coats and boots repaired zippers and replaced buttons at discount prices. I love the elderly couple that own this shop. Has saved us so much money time and time again. Joann’s even sends people here when they need assistance. They can replace any button!

This place is truly one of a kind. It was tough to find the Unilocal entry– it goes by many names– but locals mostly just know it as «the button store».
«The Button Store,» run by an older couple and occasionally their daughter, is a button and trimmings paradise. Whether you’re trying to match a button that has fallen off, or looking to replace all the buttons on a garment for a new and unique look, this is the place. It’s also the place if you’re crafty and looking for materials for a project, or just inspiration. This little shop is wall to wall, floor to ceiling, buttons and trims.
Get to know the very friendly owners– the matriarch loves opera and is often listening to WQXR broadcasts. She’s so sweet! She always recognizes me, even though we’ve moved away from the area. She does fantastic, meticulous work mending. In fact other local tailors have sent me to her when they didn’t want to put a new button hole in a coat or a new zipper in a dress. Now I save my mending and pop in when we visit Rockville Centre. They always have interesting things too, like vintage pins and buckles. I’ve made some belts out my finds here, as well as fascinators with trims and some interesting buttons.
Last year I brought in a blazer, and we searched and found some vintage buttons for it. She said they were over 50 yrs old, imported, and probably the only ones left of their kind. I love that I now have a truly one of a kind, stunning piece! Wish it was closer to our current home.