We celebrate National Button Day by remembering the brilliant and versatile fashion vision of designer Patrick Kelly. Inspired by the mismatched buttons his grandmother used to mend his shirts back in Mississippi, P8 Buttons & Fabrics: Button Wednesday : Patrick Kelly A dress by Patrick Kelly, dress, Fall 1986 Collection. Photo Credit The Museum at FIT University of Fashion Blog Kelly Khumalo Uncovers Secrets at Nyamezela Shoot 1986 Patrick Kelly, Sleeveless black dress with buttons Fashion History Timeline