Slide fastener stringer and method for fabrication thereof

A method for manufacturing a slide fastener stringer, the method comprising:

• providing a substrate band comprising a first main side having a first rough surface structure perceptible to the eye and/or the touch and a second main side opposite to the first main side, the second main side having a second rough surface structure;
• providing a cover band made of an artificial flexible material and having a top surface provided with a predetermined design and a bottom layer made of a thermoformable material having a predetermined thickness;
• adhesively attaching the bottom layer of the cover band to the second main side of the substrate band such that the bottom layer of the cover band is essentially complementarily conformed to the second rough surface structure of the second main side of the substrate band,
• the first and second rough surface structures are irregular surfaces comprised of a plurality of convexes and concaves,
• the cover band is attached to the substrate band by means of a resin film,
• the bottom layer of the cover band is made of a compressible material, and
• the bottom layer is compressed in a thickness direction thereof to absorb the convexes and concaves of the second main side such that the second rough surface structure of the second main side is not perceivable through the cover band.