Beyond buttons: toggles for duffle coats, decorative buckles for belts and jackets, kilt pins, cord locks, and garment studs. These are the closures that finish a project when a button is not the right hardware. Everything here is vintage stock in metal, leather, and nylon, sold in small packs with dimensions listed so you can check fit against your pattern before ordering.
Toggles, Buckles & Closures: Beyond the Button
Some garments close with hardware, not buttons — and vintage hardware is even harder to find than vintage buttons. This collection covers the rest of the closure world: duffle-coat toggles, decorative belt and jacket buckles, kilt pins in nickel and gold, metal cord locks, suspender clips, and prong-set garment studs.
Use cases our customers bring: restoring a duffle coat whose toggles cracked (ours are the correct vintage pattern), replacing a plastic parka cord-lock with metal, kilt pins worn as intended or as brooch-scale accents on wraps and skirts, and studs for western wear and leather craft. Dimensions are listed on every product — hardware fit matters more than button fit, so measure before ordering.
Hardware projects usually also draw from zipper pulls and leather pieces.
Vintage Toggles, Buckles & Closures — Questions, Answered
How do duffle toggles attach?
Traditionally through leather or cord loops sewn to the coat — the toggle threads through the loop on the opposite side. If your coat's loops survive, replacement toggles restore it completely.
What are kilt pins used for besides kilts?
Wrap skirts, shawls, cardigans and bags — anywhere a large decorative safety pin both holds and decorates. Ours come in nickel and gold finishes.
Will your cord locks fit my drawstring?
Each listing states the cord-hole diameter — match it to your drawstring width. Metal cord locks outlast plastic ones by decades.
How do prong studs attach?
The prongs push through fabric or leather from the front and fold over on the back — pliers and a firm press set them. Classic for western wear, belts and denim customisation.
