Hardware supplied to Footwear and Sneaker Brands
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Hardware for Footwear and Sneaker Brands

Shoe hardware is small, light and constantly abraded, and on a limited edition it also has to hit a colourway that no plated metal tone can reach.

What Goes Wrong

  • Hardware that is heavy for its size unbalances the upper
  • Plated parts on a flex point wear through faster than anywhere else on a shoe
  • Stock lace hardware makes a limited release look ordinary

What This Industry Needs

  • Painted colour options alongside plated metal finishes
  • Aluminium and brass versions of the same shape for different weight targets
  • Shapes cast to sample, since sneaker hardware is never a catalogue size

Delivery and Next Steps

Painted and plated samples in 1 to 3 days so a colourway can be judged on the actual part.

Send the part list with an inner width against each line, plus the finish and the quantity per colour. Samples of stock styles ship in 1 to 3 days and are free apart from the courier.

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FAQ

Footwear and Sneaker Brands Questions

Answers to the questions buyers ask before they order.

What Hardware Do You Supply to Footwear and Sneaker Brands

We supply shoe accessories, keychains, rivets and studs. Ordered together they are plated in one batch so the finish matches across the set.

What Is the Lead Time for This Kind of Order

Painted and plated samples in 1 to 3 days so a colourway can be judged on the actual part.

Can We Start With a Trial Quantity

Yes. Most catalogue styles run from 1,000 pieces and can be split across two colours at 500 pieces each, custom parts start at 500 pieces per colour, and a small order can be accepted where we hold stock.

Hardware Quote for Footwear and Sneaker Brands

One message with the part list, the widths and the finish is enough to get a quote back with the MOQ and the lead time against each line.