Hi all. I'm asking for a mid ranged leather belt suggestion to replace my current belt.

I am currently using braun buffel belt with the solid bull logo, which is 2 years old now. The condition of the belt is very bad and I would say it is time to change soon. The black leather skin is peeling at the area near my stomach due to sweat while in sitting position and wear and tear.
I do send to BB for polishing, but I guess 2 years is good enough? (Only had one belt thus I've been wearing it almost everyday)
I would like to keep the buckle if possible but it sender's BB don't provide belt replacement?

Any suggestion is kindly appreciated. Looked at AX, but the price after 20% is around rm380 which is close to BB

I like Alain Delon belt. Budget and durable. Not sure if it's leather or not, could be those PVC leather.

If you are looking for something that lasts, I strongly suggest getting something custom made for you from either bridle leather or harness leather. I have personally bought from these 2 sites:

http://www.narragansettleathers.com/belt114.html
http://leathergoodsconnection.com/

The first only has bridle but will deliver to Malaysia.

The second has both but will not deliver to US so you will need to use something like ComGateway or Borderlinx.

Or if your budget is higher(I am personally not willing to spend RM400++ on a belt):
http://www.equusleather.co.uk/
About GBP70 for a basic West End with delivery to Malaysia (use 10% discount code styleforum10%)

If you want some real stuff minus the marketing BS, you should look further.
Like niakulah suggest, bridle/harness belt is something you should seriously consider. I've got mine from MD at sub RM250 including delivery. It will still getting scratches here and there but can be polished away if you like, the built of the hardware and leather suggested that it will last forever, even possible to pass down to grandchildren. Ok, maybe I have exaggerated it.

https://www.massdrop.com/buy/dont-mourn-organize-bridle-belt

I use one piece leather belt which i wear constantly everyday for the past 4 years and still going strong. Im not sure if its formal since the buckle is a brass with 2 pin. Then again been wearing that belt for every formal function and looks good

dont like the big logo advertising board kind of belt...
go for Uniqlo belt made with Italian saddle / vachetta leather at lower than RM100

Not 100% leather

How about coach? https://www.instagram.com/p/BLxtQI7gJAP/?ta...topformen&hl=en

I see...but it's quite durable. I used for a bout a year plus and it's still working good. Well to me since belt is going to be hidden away by my shirt (unless you tuck in your shirt or you wear formal), as long as it serves the function then it's fine to me

I'm using Kickers for nearly 3 years...no problem so far

I used 1 alain delon for 1.5 yrs, it's starting to crack and im afraid it'll break. Now im trying Playboy, so far used 2 months already got a bit crack lines appearing. But the playboy was only RM29.

Well Alain Delon is affordable so if use for 1.5 years already then it's already worth the price

i just buy leather belt at parkson/tangs/metrojaya.....can last 1-2 years...can always get below rm100 or maybe lower during sale...good enough for me...

They so to call genuine leather are bonded leather, where cracking and peeling will be obvious after several use. Once you go to the real leather, you will never look back. Consider that an investment, rather than a consumable products.

Maybe U can checked this?
http://www.lelong.com.my/men-s-belt-premiu...7-01-Sale-I.htm

When I browse and notice they do sell belt only thou without the buckle.

I think you choose the design for the buckle and the strap length. I have tried this, and its bonded leather, flaking after 2-3 years of uses, which is ok considered the money paid.

True, should last about 2 years. Nows days its about style u wouldn't want to be seen using the same belt after 5 years everyday man its just lame even rich ppl buy expensive belt and then throw it or give away after 1-2 years.

Disagree with those statements. Fashion moves fast. Style, less so.

And not all rich people buy to throw away. To quote the late Terry Pratchett:

“The reason that the rich were so rich, Vimes reasoned, was because they managed to spend less money.

Take boots, for example. He earned thirty-eight dollars a month plus allowances. A really good pair of leather boots cost fifty dollars. But an affordable pair of boots, which were sort of OK for a season or two and then leaked like hell when the cardboard gave out, cost about ten dollars. Those were the kind of boots Vimes always bought, and wore until the soles were so thin that he could tell where he was in Ankh-Morpork on a foggy night by the feel of the cobbles.

But the thing was that good boots lasted for years and years. A man who could afford fifty dollars had a pair of boots that'd still be keeping his feet dry in ten years' time, while the poor man who could only afford cheap boots would have spent a hundred dollars on boots in the same time and would still have wet feet.

This was the Captain Samuel Vimes 'Boots' theory of socioeconomic unfairness.”

I agree, listen closely to the rich man...money no issue.

Spend more to spend less. Well sortta.

I would disagree on your statement on style. Men's style, precisely classic style will never go out of time, eventually better over the time. Should you have invest a good style item, in this case a belt, which will last your life time, the average cost of usage has greatly reduced. On my statement of items gets better overtime, patina would developed and given a distinctive identify which that item is so unique that you belonged, tells a story. Of course there are people also like their item to be pristine, that they would spend time, money and love to maintain it.

I use Camel.

Last quite long also. Many years liau

Filson bridle leather belt

Filson bridle quality is not that good nowadays. And overpriced too, how many times they raised their prices past few years....

Calfskin leather will last longer. Others will just crack.

Will get more expensive after Trump takes over

If their quality returned to what it was last decade, I wouldn't mind that much.

And you would find a lot of American craftsmen are pro-Trump.

how to see whether itz bonded leather or genuine/real leather?

I agree. Don't buy bonded leather belt.

Sadly to say bonded leather are also branded as genuine leather. Because its a made of real scrap leather and glued them together using polymer. How to differentiate if, i think you can google up "bonded leather belt flakes".

Can go eBay get vintage Filson

Yeah bonded leather is a scam

What about Mont Blanc belt ? Mont Blanc or Braun buffel belt better,

How about CK leather belt ?can buy ?real leather ?

I'm opting for this belt - finest Italian material, high class finishing (handmade), and reasonably-priced.

Boggi Milano Belt - Made in Italy

This post has been edited by izzudrecoba: Feb 22 2017, 01:46 PM

For RM400+ I'd rather get something from Equus Leather that uses English bridle leather tanned by JE Sedgwick.

http://www.equusleather.co.uk/belts/bridle...ather-belt.html

https://youtu.be/Rz6VA5mhwbo

Nice and well made belt. Seems like both brands (JE Sedgwick and Boggi Milano) use high quality Italian leather, handmade and hand stitched.

Definitely NOT Italian but English.

The business of J & E Sedgwick & Co. Ltd was founded in 1900 by James and Emmanuel Sedgwick. Sedgwick’s began supplying leather to the equestrian trade in 1900, and a century on is one of the leading leather suppliers of equestrian leather in Walsall.

Noted bro. What i mean was the leather from J&E is highly probably came from Italy - since the said country is the best in class in terms of the leather material.

Sedgewick is a renowned leather tannery, and they have been making their leather in Halsall, England for more than a hundred years.

Best in class tanneries are from Italy? Depends on what class you are talking about.

To me the best bridle leather is made by Bakers in England.
Best crocodile leather made by Heng Long in Singapore(owned by LVMH).
Best calfskin made by Annonay in France(owned by Hermes).
Best shell cordovan made by Shinki-Hikaku in Japan.

I had to google to find a good Italian tannery. Caravel Pelli Pregiate (owned by Gucci). Never heard of them before today...

Great knowledge. Thanks for sharing, mate.

Where is the best place to get belt replacement (without buckle)?

Hermes sell separately

Are you up for a bit of DIY?

http://springfieldleather.com/Leather/Belt...aps/Belt-Blanks
http://www.weaverleathersupply.com/catalog...Listing/001/156

Thanks. I dont mind buying online, but shipping from US will be costly and takes time.

Try Vege tanned handmade leather, it lasts long and durable. This is from local https://www.facebook.com/PhilCLeather/

Nice to see more local crafters.

Although their stitching is on the crude side IMO.

another BB belt is good. how much was the one u used?
i love my bb belt.

but if u really want the long lasting one, dont look for brands, need to custom make with real leather.

Is uniqlo best last long? Need at least 2 years before peaking off..

How much does mont blanc belt costs? roughly..

Hi everyone, I have *some questions regarding belt leather types.

After some reading online I know there are 4 main types of leather:

bonded leather (worst quality)
genuine leather
top grain leather
full grain leather (best quality)

I went shopping last weekend and found the following:

Calvin Klein belts are "100% cow leather"
Levi's has "100% Full grain bovine leather"

1) CK belts are presumably full grain leather? Since they cost about RM300-400

2) Levis was the only brand I found that labelled full grain leather (unless I missed out some other shops). Calling it "100% full grain" sounded weird though. But then again Levi's outlet surely wont be selling fakes right?

This post has been edited by RigerZ: Apr 30 2018, 04:36 PM

Just to throw a wrench into the works:
https://nstarleather.wordpress.com/2017/05/...-4-letter-word/

who would have thought looking for a good belt can be so complicated

Hehe. I still stand by my original reply to this thread.

what's ur opinion on reversible belts?

An unnecessary compromise in terms of materials and build quality.

haha, so it is always "2 is always better than 1"

Is this thread still active? Anyone tried G2000 belt before? It's rm150 but I'm not sure whether it's a top/full grain leather or bonded leather... If bonded I'll rather go for those below rm40. Or any suggestion on belt below rm200?

For 200, you can target some brand that with great offer. But, selection of design is limited.

I got a Coach two-face long time ago for 3xx after discount at outlet.

Just my 2 cent, I was looking for belt strap without buckle and been going around all retail shop but to no avail. Most sell with buckle, is it really that difficult to find replacement I thought, and then I was struck that at Pertama complex, there are many leather and jeans repair shop, went there and found this TZ leather shop, they specialized in leather and custom made stuff - including watch strap, gloves, conversion for canvas bag to full leather and many interesting stuff. Managed to get a genuine leather for my beloved Dunhill buckle.

May i know the opening hours?

Hmm can consider but not really a fan of coach

me neither. but the price is too tempting to give a try. it is cheap for a two-face belt. touch is not bad. wanted to go for hugo boss but sold out after a round of walking around...

btw, learn to use "QUOTE" for multi quote than reply

I think shoukd be 10-9pm, its at 1st floor lot 1-105, the guy is quite friendly and helpful, all the best

Go pertama kompleks and find leather shop.. Cheap authentic leather... My olive leather extreme wallet still looks good n getting shinier.

Haha sorry about that... Using multi quote now. Normally how much is hugo boss? I went into the shop once and saw a polo tee selling for rm750 and I've never step into any other hugo boss after that haha.

Thanks bro. Will pay a visit

Any specific shop or generally all the leather shop there are quite good?

Their belt have offers on and off, promotion time is different from their clothes.... or if you by chance drop by any of those outlets (not mall retail outlet), maybe can get to check it out.

The one I wanted was about 4xx after discount (before was nearly 1k), found at mall retail...

the coach I bought is at outlet...

Where can I find buckle alone without strap ?

I make my own belts these days. Buckles so far I have only bought from District Leather Supply (lovely Japanese brass) but I also hear good things about Buckle Guy. eBay and AliExpress also have a lot of buckles.

https://districtleathersupply.com/
https://www.buckleguy.com/

i like obermain durable

my belt still going strong till today. my one and only belt. been using it since 2011 till now. a one piece saddle leather and double pin buckle.

im going to find another one if i got the chance lol.

before i forget my belt is from kawatako

2 of my own belts.

Top is a black Wickett and Craig bridle leather. About 6 months old with a nicely patinated Japanese brass buckle.

Bottom is a dark burgundy Wickett and Craig latigo harness leather. Not quite finished with it yet - note the slightly fuzzy edges. Brand new Japanese brass buckle.

Edit:Changed left/right to top/bottom. Lazy to rotate photo.

This post has been edited by niakulah: Jul 29 2019, 03:34 PM

I've accumulated quite a number of straps in the past few months....need to find more time to turn them into belts....

Where do you get yours done? I'm looking to shorten mine; got a beautiful cognac Italian belt from some luxury leather company (forgot what it was), but it's too long for me.

The literal answer to this is I go to my dining table

I DIY it.

Woah that's pretty impressive. Taught yourself, trial and error?

I attended a 3 hour intro class a few years back. Now learning online and by experimentation.

Wow, that's amazing. It's a really viable skill to acquire.

I like handmade leather belts that I make myself. I wanted to ask, maybe someone knows which leather strap cutters to choose. I am considering these cutters My Webpage, please tell me which one is good.

The Tandy strap cutter is cheap and does the job. Draw gauges are slightly pricier and can take beefier blades.
https://www.weaverleathersupply.com/catalog...scissors/knives

And at the high end you have plough gauges which I hear is more accurate because your pushing hand is in line with the blade.
https://www.etsy.com/listing/257047935/stra..._items_search_1

I don't use any of these. I buy precut straps. Buying a back or shoulder is kinda expensive unless I have some other projects in mind.

@niakulah On a side note, I just shortened mine by myself. Snip snip. It's by Bric's, but I don't think they sell them anymore. Ever heard of them? This was sitting in a drawer for, I assume, nearly 10 years, and I never bothered to use it. It fits so well haha. Their bloody small luggage tags cost upwards of RM100, so this really must've been quite a banger.

Here's a picture, maybe you know what it's worth, haha.



This post has been edited by TschussFreund: Sep 6 2019, 09:11 PM

Any idea where can find stainless steel reversible or just stainless steel buckle ?

MYR 18.08 10%OFF | Stainless Steel Belt Buckle DIY Leather Craft Hardware Metal Pin Belt Buckle Sewing Accessories 35mm*45mm
https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/kC1aaO2c

Not bought this before. Aliexpress just happened to suggest this in my feed.

Nice post, Actually I haven't bought an expensive belt yet, In fact I don't prefer to but expensive fashion accessories, I prefer to invest in Clothing.

However to can buy good quality leather belt from amazon.

Well, I don't mind wearing the cheapo Polo belt.
Available at any Parkson Departmental Store.
Senang cari. Lol!

This post has been edited by Ewww!: May 19 2020, 04:37 PM

Bought 2 formal belts from Ecco, been satisfied so far.