Metal labels, also called metal tags or metal plates, are metal logos and plates applied to bags, leather goods, jeans and accessories to sign the product with a solid, recognisable detail. They are one of the most distinctive elements in fashion, communicating quality and value at first sight and lasting over time. Redmark makes them to measure in Italy, in the shape and finish best suited to the garment or accessory.
If you are looking for custom metal labels or metal tags for your bags or for leather goods, the choice concerns shape, finish, colour and fixing system. Below you will find what they are for, how they are personalised and the most frequent questions.
What metal labels are
A metal label is a plate that carries the logo or the brand name, made of metal and applied to the outside of a product as a visible signature. It is also called a custom metal tag, a metal plate or a metal logo, but the idea is the same, a plate with the brand’s mark. Unlike a woven label it gives a rigid, three dimensional and durable effect that resists use and keeps its definition over time. In leather goods and accessories it is the element that instantly conveys the perception of a well made product.
Where metal labels are used
Metal labels are the typical choice for bags, where custom metal tags for bags become the distinctive mark of the brand, and for leather goods in general, such as wallets, belts and small accessories. On handmade and artisanal bags the metal plate is often the only sign of the brand. They are also used on jeans and denim, on footwear and on any accessory that wants a metal detail of value. In all these cases the plate is not merely decorative, it is the signature that makes the product immediately recognisable.
Finishes, colours and fixing
The look of a metal label depends on finish and colour. Finishes can range from glossy to matte to brushed, with metallic colours such as gold, silver, bronze or gunmetal, to be chosen in coordination with the other accessories of the garment. The logo can be raised, engraved or in contrast. The fixing system is chosen according to the support and the use, from stitching to rivets to dedicated applications for leather goods. Every detail is defined on the project.
Customisation
The metal label is customisable in the shape, which follows the logo or a dedicated profile, in the finish, in the colour and in the effect, raised or engraved. The goal is to translate the brand identity into a metal detail consistent with the other elements of the product and the packaging.
Why choose metal labels
Compared with other labels, metal ones offer three clear advantages. Durability, because metal resists wear and does not deteriorate like an embroidery or a print. The premium effect, because a metal detail immediately elevates the perception of the product. Recognisability, because a well designed plate becomes the brand’s signature, the same across the whole collection. This is why they are among the most requested elements in leather goods and high end accessories.
Metal labels in the brand system
The metal plate performs best when it is coordinated with the other brand elements. Along with metal labels, Redmark makes woven and leather labels, patches, hang tags and packaging such as shopping bags, boxes and dust bags. Coordinating the metal signature with the other details makes the brand recognisable across the whole line. → See also: Custom labels · Leather labels · Shopping bags · Dust bags
Why choose Redmark
Redmark is an Italian company producing packaging and accessories for fashion, based in Carpi (MO), in the textile and fashion district, active since 2001 with an approach that combines design, research and production. It designs and makes metal labels and all the other brand accessories to measure, following the project from the shape to the finish, with the consistency and quality that an off the shelf product cannot offer.
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between a metal label and a metal tag?
They mean the same object, a metal plate with the brand’s logo applied to bags, leather goods or accessories. Tag stresses the plate shape, metal label is the more generic term.
What else are metal labels called?
Also custom metal tags, metal plates or metal logos. They are different names for the same metal plate with the brand’s mark.
What are metal labels applied to?
On bags, leather goods, wallets, belts, jeans, footwear and small accessories, as the visible signature of the brand.
What finishes and colours can I have?
Finishes from glossy to matte to brushed, with metallic colours such as gold, silver, bronze or gunmetal, to coordinate with the other accessories.
How are they fixed?
The fixing is chosen according to the support and the use, from stitching to rivets to dedicated applications for leather goods.
Can I have a raised logo?
Yes. The logo can be raised, engraved or in contrast, according to the desired effect.
Do you make them for high end leather goods too?
Yes. They are among the most requested elements in leather goods and premium accessories, precisely for durability and effect.
Can I coordinate them with the other labels and the packaging?
Yes. Redmark makes metal labels together with woven and leather labels, patches and coordinated packaging.
