Trousers: Top button/metal clip dates?

[Warbaby]

I'm sure this question has been asked and answered in the past, but I'm fairly new around here so please bear with my redundancy.

Around what date did US/Canadian clothing companies stop using a button on the waistband and switch to those rectangular metal clips?

 

[Mark from Plano]

Hard to answer that question because none of my trousers have the metal fastner. They all still use buttons.

EDIT: I'm an idiot. All my trousers have this. Please disregard this inane post.

 

[Bird's One View]

I just bought a dinner jacket with trousers that have the metal clip at the top. The jacket is dated 1926 and the trousers appear to be the original matching pair; both were tailored in Canada.

The metal clip on these is flatter and wider than is typical today but functions identically.

 

[Warbaby]

Interesting! I didn't think those metal clips went back that far. I would have guessed they started using them in the 50s or 60s.

 

[Jay]

I've had two suits from the 40s with the button at the top. Maybe there's no age correlation for these things? Tailor preference maybe?

 

[Jovan]

My 1954 dated suit has one.

 

[univibe88]

I don't think there is a date correlation. I own 3 modern suits that all have buttons.