>   For example I'd like to know when did people start to use lace as a 
> fastening - and when buttons. and how did the buttons actually look like? 
> Were they from the same fabric as the garment, or could they have been made 
> of metal? For such questions it is hard to find anywhere an answer.

http://www.eleanorlebrun.com/closure.htm

I have started to look into this question.  But I do not have all the details 
worked out, a work in progress.  I hope it helps a bit.

Good luck
Annette
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