Yes, paperclips are wonderful for this purpose, especially so when used on one's fly zipper as they've a low profile and can't be seen. The best paperclips for

Yes, paperclips are wonderful for this purpose, especially so when used on one's fly zipper as they've a low profile and can't be seen. The best paperclips for this purpose are the V-shaped type that are narrower at the top. They've saved me from having to replace a zipper on a number of occasions. If you read my comment about washing powders attacking the crappy alloy material that's so often used in those pull tabs and causing them to fail then a paperclip is the ideal solution.