What is metal zipper for?

The earliest zipper is metal zipper. It is basically made of stainless steel, aluminum, brass, zinc, or nickel alloy.Pieces of these metals are molded and set in a tape at regular intervals forming a metal zipper. They can be painted in any color to match with the dress.

In general, it is durable, so that today most of our jeans and casual pants have metal zippers. Mostly they are made of flat wire while some special ones are made of pre-formed wire usually brass. These special ones are often used in high grade jeans wear or workwear bearing tough strength for fierce washing.

Except for its durable function, it is recently extensively used in fashion high class handbags because of its stylish and personalized look.

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