Fleur 18th Century Shoe Buckles (Rainbow)

$37.60 $47.00

19 reviews
Description

Let's have a little fun with our historical costumes. Dress your 18th century shoes with Fleur rhinestone buckles in *rainbow* plating. These amazing, limited release shoe buckles sparkle with glass teardrop-shaped rhinestones nestled in a subtle iridescent metallic rainbow frame.

Fleur rhinestone shoe buckles are closely based on antique 18th century shoe buckles and are the perfect accessory to keep the latchets on your 18th century shoes closed.  The design is accurate but the rainbow plating is, naturally, modern.

Add that extra sparkle to your outfit and keep your shoes fastened in the most historically accurate and beautiful way.

  • Fleur 18th Century Shoe Buckles are solid cast, nickel-plated white brass
  • Clear, high-grade, glass rhinestones are set into an authentic Georgian floral design
  • Chape and Tongue function - the only proper, historical way to keep latchet shoes fastened
  • Domed design curves with the top of your shoes
  • Fleur 18th Century Shoe Buckles measure approximately 2.5" x 1.75" and fit a 1"-1 1/4" width latchet (depending on the stiffness of the latchet material)
  • Fleur 18th Century Shoe Buckles are interchangeable with Dauphine and Trianon styles. 
  • Made and sold exclusively by American Duchess.

*Shoe buckles are sold in pairs, above price is for one pair.


Need help fitting 18th century buckles?

Check out our nifty guide on How to Fit Shoe Buckles, or watch the video below:

Customer Reviews

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Amy Ripley
Traumatizing to install

I mean, they look okay I guess. But they don’t look great. I think the buckles would look better if a professional put them on. If you’re buying these, I’d suggest taking them to a shop to get a cobbler to do it. The problem is poking a hole through the BACK of the flap—it has to go through fabric and then leather. And then the leather just looks tacky from the front afterwards. Perhaps if AD included a hole punch with the buckles….dunno

We're sorry you had trouble with your buckles! Here is a link to a photo showing what the holes should look like when the buckle is installed on the same shoes you have if you've used a sharp awl as instructed.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rHe6VrcW47gjhlGytQG1Qr-z68H4H0jb/view?usp=sharing

We don't suggest a hole punch, as this would make a far larger hole than necessary, would not hold the buckle tightly, is inaccurate, would possibly weaken the leather, and would allow the fabric lining to fray. The buckles are historically accurate closures, and the holes pictured in the link above are the same as what you'd see on period original shoes.

As always, we have both text and image instructions on how to set buckles, as well as video instructions, all included here:
https://www.americanduchess.com/pages/how-to-fit-18th-c-shoe-buckles

We're also happy to answer questions at info@americanduchess.com. If you're uncomfortable installing them yourself, we do encourage having a friend help, or taking them to a cobbler!

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Alannah Williams
Very nice!

The buckles are beautiful and sturdy, and they arrived in a nice little drawstring bag which would be great for reusing as somethig else.

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karen emerson
Buckles

Very pretty, solid and heavy. Nicey nice

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Corene Jack

These buckles are so beautiful. I love how they accent my shoes.

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D.H.
Expect to spend at least an hour fighting with these buckles!

I've done everything instructed and watched every video, but these buckles are HORRIBLE to attach to latchets. My second pair and the same trouble. Disgusted. Now have ugly holes on latchets.

18th century buckles can be a bit tricky to install! Remember that the short latchet that you've pictured here ends up being covered by the longer latchet, so those holes in your photos are not visible when the shoe is worn.

If you find this type of buckle to be difficult, you can always fake the 18th century look with a modern slide buckle and some velcro, similar to the theatrical Garrick style in this blog post - https://blog.americanduchess.com/2019/04/meet-our-new-theatrical-footwear-line.html

We're always happy to assist with buckle questions if you email info@americanduchess.com.