Slide fastener element with decoration bearing portion

A fastener element for a slide fastener, the element having, in an initially undeformed condition prior to being attached to a tape, an overall V-shape, the element comprising:

• a head portion with at least two opposite first and second sides in a given direction, the head portion forming at least one coupling protrusion protruding in the given direction from at least the first side of the head portion, and at least one receiving area formed on at least the second side of the head portion opposite the first side and configured for receiving, in a closed condition of the slide fastener, a coupling protrusion of an adjacent fastener element attached to an opposite stringer of the slide fastener;
• a first leg and a second leg which extend from the head portion and are adapted to be clamped over a cord or an edge of a fastener tape or both, to remain attached thereto and to cooperate in the formation of a stringer, each leg forming a respective proximal portion where each leg joins the head portion, and a distal portion, farther from the head portion and extending away from the proximal portion to a free end of the respective leg;
• a decoration bearing portion formed with the second leg on an outer side thereof facing away from the first leg;
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• a connecting portion located on the distal portion of the second leg and integrally connecting the decoration bearing portion to the second leg.