DIY 1700s Style Gold Buckle Shoes Colonial Eighteenth Century Fashion Do It Yourself Reenactor

I needed a pair of 1700s style buckle shoes to accompany my outfits.  I decided to create a pair on my own.  This do it yourself tutorial will show you a cheap way to look like an eighteenth century reenactor or a living historian using bargain brand shoes and dollar store hair clips.  The shoes cost $10.00 for the pair, and the hair clips cost $1.25 each.  These buckles will be specifically painted gold.  I will create silver buckles in the future.  I cut gashes into the shoes so I can swap the different colored buckles.

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The necessary elements:

The plan:

Blading away the strap:

I will save the straps ... I might need them some day:

Incisions for the hair clips, and you can see the hair clip missing the latch: 

The missing latch allows the metal pieces to provide deep staying power for this plan:

The metal pieces fit nicely inside of the gashes:

Great fit ... now ready for the gold paint:

The finished product:

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