“The buttons were important. There was a time when buttonless clothing had to be developed. The first solution was simple, using velcro to attach separable parts. This arose from a baffling surge in button phobia that led to the banning of buttons. However, that technology quickly fell out of fashion because velcro’s unpleasant sound triggered a new wave of phobias, and it wore out rapidly. Eventually, they developed today’s fabric, which, when properly aligned, self-weaves and fastens invisibly. You can imagine the uproar this caused among button vendors and zipper manufacturers! None at all, since no one dared to question the Future Profit Production Company’s decisions.”