nice buttons = lewd remark?

[Daffodil100]

The investigation into his conduct began after a complaint from a woman employee at Wiltshire Police.
Among the claims were allegations that Mr Ainsworth looked at a woman wearing a tailored blouse and remarked ‘nice buttons’.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...marks-colleagues-dead-home.html#ixzz1HOSjt9AX

This is an snippet of a report from the Daily Mail, which said Ainsworth, a senior police office hung himself because he was suspended from his job due to he said bawdy remarks to female colleagues of his.

I don't understand 'nice buttons' sounds lewd in this context. Is it a typo for bottoms?

Thank you!

 

[Sharifa345]

No, "nice buttons" is probably correct, but it sounds lewd because it's a really odd thing to comment on. For me, It's pretty much equivalent to saying "I'm looking at your breasts and commenting on something else."

I think it's like looking at a man's penis when he's wearing jeans and saying "nice zipper."

 

[Cagey]

To be more explicit, I think that 'buttons' may have been understood as a veiled reference to her nipples.

 

[Daffodil100]

Thank you both for your help. I got it.