Shirley President suspenders- Repair options anyone?

[1on1]

Upon closer scrutiny...i see what you mean. No my Shirley's dont have that issue, they feel and fit perfectly, as mentioned apart from the damage on the teeth of the sliders, they are in dream condition, i've been trying hard to understand how all three sliders got damaged like this, to illustrate my point - there's not even a hairline scratch on the shiny sliders, and the fabric panel doesnt even have a micro dot for a stain. Boggles one mind really.

So did you do the tailoring yourself or commissioned the project? Another thing high on my to-get-at-all-cost list: Pressed/engraved period garrment buckles (c. 30's ideally)..short of tearing them off of other period garments (and any damaged or tore-up period garments will have rusted/damaged buckles anyway), an almost impossible endeavor imo.

 

[1on1]

Upon closer scrutiny...i see what you mean. No my Shirley's dont have that issue, they feel and fit perfectly, as mentioned apart from the damage on the teeth of the sliders, they are in dream condition, i've been trying hard to understand how all three sliders got damaged like this, to illustrate my point - there's not even a hairline scratch on the shiny sliders, and the fabric panel doesnt even have a micro dot for a stain. Boggles one mind really.

So did you do the tailoring yourself or commissioned the project? Another thing high on my to-get-at-all-cost list: Pressed/engraved period garrment buckles (c. 30's ideally)..short of tearing them off of other period garments (and any damaged or tore-up period garments will have rusted/damaged buckles anyway), an almost impossible endeavor imo.

 

[RiteStuffBryan]

I had these commissioned by Jordan Yu of Heyou Handmade here in Taiwan; normally I do production in Japan but the MOQ is 100 pairs for pants/shirts/etc. and 50 meters isn’t enough to do 100 pairs. He also has some of this fabric on hand so it worked out.

About your buckles, it’s not impossible but it could be pricey; a factory will likely have an MOQ of at least 1,000 for a new buckle such as this.

FWIW here’s a Shirley buckle on eBay: https://www.ebay.com/itm/3959721744...bcWa-HVTaG&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

 

[1on1]

re: buckles, yea i know about those minimum orders, its the same story everywhere no one does small runs..but i was thinking of original buckles. There's a guy out of Ukraine interestingly enough that has top notch vintage 20's/30s garment hardware but unfortunately not the pressed buckles i'm looking for.

 

[jeepTj98]

Wow, I have so much to learn..

 

[RiteStuffBryan]

Speaking of which, @1on1 do you happen to know the patent number for President suspenders? I saw this image and have been wading through Google Patents but no luck: