Abstract: Button for fastening fabrics, for instance clothing, wherein the button comprises a body and is provided with attachment means at a central location of the body, arranged for attaching, for instance by sewing, the button to a fabric, wherein the body of the button has a tapering width, seen in a direction parallel to the plane of the lower surface of the body, wherein the button is further provided with attachment means at or near the circumferential edge of the body and wherein the width of the body tapers towards the location of the attachment means at or near the edge.

Abstract: Shoe comprising:—a sole having a lower surface;—an upper provided with connecting means arranged for receiving lacing;—a lacing tensioning mechanism arranged for tensioning the lace received in said connecting means, wherein the lacing tensioning mechanism is moveable between a loose position with reduced lacing tension for easy access in the shoe and a second tensioned position wherein the lace is under tension; and—an actuator mechanism for moving the lacing tensioning mechanism between the positions, wherein actuator mechanism comprises a moveable sole part which is moveable from and into the surface of the sole and wherein the actuator mechanism is arranged for moving the lacing tensioning mechanism from the loose position to the tensioned position upon movement of the moveable sole part into the surface of the sole.

Abstract: Button (1) for fastening fabrics, for instance clothing, wherein the button (1) comprises a body (10) and is provided with attachment means (2) at a central location (5) of the body (10), arranged for attaching, for instance by sewing, the button (1) to a fabric, wherein the body (10) of the button (1) has a tapering width (w), seen in a direction parallel to the plane of the lower surface (13) of the body (10), wherein the button (1) is further provided with attachment means (3) at or near the circumferential edge (11) of the body (10) and wherein the width (w) of the body (10) tapers towards the location (6) of the attachment means (3) at or near the edge (11).