Ribbon ties, for instance, frequently replace buttons, and they seem like a great idea.

Velcro fasteners on clothes can replace buttons and are easier to use than small buttons or snaps.

Now that was another phrase that was badly dated; for at least a generation, touch pads had almost entirely replaced buttons.

The thrifty still replace zippers and buttons and sew up ripped hems.

Others come in to replace lost buttons.

Those women who cling to a basic jacket will find that designers have replaced buttons with apron-string ties.

Capacitive sensors can also replace mechanical buttons.

Before storage, repair rips, tears and loose linings, and replace missing buttons.

Think of the horror that millions could go though (in other words, I highly doubt this will replace physical buttons anytime soon, it hasn't with anything else yet)

Gertie still looked after Victoria, using the time that her charge spent in the schoolroom to attend to her clothes - washing, brushing and replacing buttons.