Men's Belt 100% Leather Casual Belt Looks Great with Jeans, Khakis, Dress-Classic Single Prong Buckle with Elegant Gift Box

Like anything else, leather belts can come in a wide variety of quality, more or less matched by their price point. I categorize this as a budget grade, $20-and-under belt. Reviews tend to be based on what the reviewer happens to know so in the interest of providing context, my current baseline for belts is the Carhartt Men's Anvil Belt. I have been wearing this Classic Jeans Style model Marino Avenue belt for about 4 months now. Purchased both brown and black, but have been wearing only the brown one. Placed side by side, they both have the same physical dimensions and general characteristics.Comparison -Length: My Marino Avenue belts were purchased in size 32 and measuring the length of the leather at the buckle to the center of the middle hole got me 31 inches, without forcing the leather in any way. Putting in a little force, I am able to stretch the belt out to 31.5 inches, and it felt a little bit like stretching a piece of dense elastic. For reference, my Carhartt is size 34 and measured 33-7/8 inches without stretching. If you were to loop my Marino Avenue Classic Jeans belt to the last hole, there would be less than a 1/2" coming out of the leather belt loop.Width: The width is the same 1.5" wide just like the Carhartt belt. The length of belt between the last hole and the tip of the belt is 3-1/8" while the Carhartt provided a more generous 3-7/8." So choose depending on how much length you like having out past the belt loop, the Marino Avenue may be much too short while for other people the Carhartt may be too long. I personally prefer the Carhartt's length for jeans.Thickness: If you hold the belts only by the edge, both belts look like they are a healthy 1/8" thick, with the Carhartt a hair thicker and the Marino a hair thinner. However in the hand, the Marino Avenue feels much thinner than that and when I examined the belts more closely, I noticed that the Carhartt had a more consistent thickness for the entire width of the belt. On the other hand the Marino Avenue belt had some sort of epoxy or plastic coating along the edges that made it look thicker, so the body of the belt material's width is a bit thinner. To check that I wasn't just imagining this, I measured them again, this time using a (uncalibrated, budget-grade) digital caliper. Taking care to avoid any pinches in the belt that had developed from daily use, I measured at the 3rd hole of each belt, where the Carhartt measured 0.154" while the Marino Avenue belt is 0.136" thick.Belt Buckle: Almost identical in appearance and dimensions between the Marino Avenue and Carhartt. Similar heft.Stitching: My Marino Avenue belt has a mild defect in stitching where the 2nd row of stitches were not completely across the whole width of the belt. The stitches however have held the material together well without any signs of fraying or coming apart yet (4 months of daily use). My particular Carhartt belt had more robust looking two rows of stitches that properly crossed the width of the belt, but it arrived out of the box frayed and other parts started coming apart over time with use. I re-stitched portions of the Carhartt myself using just ordinary thread and noticed over time that my thread started wearing out too (over 2 years of daily wear).In summary, I think this belt is serviceable: It does the job at its price point but does not offer anything above and beyond its class. It is not so cheaply made that it couldn't handle normal non-abusive daily office use, and the thickness and length are just barely adequate depending on opinion. I think it is a fine thickness for lighter office-grade fabric pants like khakis and modern thin "denim" and delivers its promise of being in the *style* of a jeans belt, so there's no expectation on my end for it to actually be as robustly made as I would expect for heavier classic denim jeans, carpenter pants or shop-floor type work pants like the Carhartt is supposed to be. For me, the length is a drawback and doesn't give me the full look I want but the belt is still functional. The belt itself seems to be a proper, single piece belt and not a bonded belt made by gluing 2 strips of paper-thin leather together. I did experience a bit of the brown belt's color staining my pants while it was new, but it wasn't nearly as bad as what I experienced with other budget belts that I have owned.

I used to order belt that are size 44 (for waist 46); which always ended up being too small. So this time I ordered a size up with this model, which was size 48 (for waist 48). The belt turned up to be a bit too big unfortunately. But nothing I can't fix with a leather hole puncher that I already had in my workshop, so at least I didn't need to return it.The belt smells and feels like real leather, which is as described. Also, it's ONE single piece of leather and not two or more stitched together, which I don't like because they always separate/fall apart after a few month of use. So another good point for this belt right there. Simple & sturdy. Also love the nice box it comes in, which could make a great present if you want to offer this belt to someone.As for the dimension pictured, once again I ordered size 48 (for waist 48), so those dimensions relate to that size only:- Belt length (front tip of buckle to end of belt): 55.5 inches- Belt width: 1.5 inch- Space between holes: Around 1 inch

Ideal for "levi" style trousers. Great fit for Levi's, Lee, Wrangler, Kirtland, high dollar "name brands", et al. I live in what are called "dungarees", and from rough and tumble work pants, to stylish "great for the club" trousers, this product just does the job. Call me back in a year or so, I'll tell you if it has the longevity. Quality means long wear, this seem to be a great product. Thick but sturdy leather, no stretching or elongation of holes. Wish they had a snap for buckle replacement, but price vs. all else. I'm guessing someone in China wants to make a quality product from properly cured real leather: This seems to be the one to buy. Why not 5 stars? I find it difficult to assign "love" to inanimate objects.

So a mixed review. Ordered a belt in black a couple months ago. I LOVE it. Great belt, Perfect size (34). Using their diagram it was cut right, more or less. I measure 34.5 from inner buckle to 3rd hole. All seemed great so I ordered another in brown. Same size. Now we have a problem. As you can see in the photo, the brown belt is shorter. Both are stamped 34" on the back. But the brown one is a full inch shorter. Using the diagram again, but measures 33" from buckle to 3rd hole. A full 1.5 inches less than black. I can now only buckle to the 2nd hole and not the 3rd on the black. So it doesn't work. I have to send it back. And now I have a dilemma: do I try to re-order another belt and hope they get it right? Was the Black one the actual anomoly. What to do? Very frustrating.

In a 5 star rating system 3 is average 4 is above average 5 is excellent... 2 is below average and 1 fails to meet expectations. Too many people throw around 5 star ratings and it doesnt help anyone. You don't start out with 5 stars. You start with 3 and work up or down from there. Otherwise how do you differentiate between a product that functions as it should and one that not only functions as it should but exceeds expectations in functionality and workmanship, etc? Alright, enough lecturing.I'm giving this belt a 2 star rating because, for me, it is below average. The leather great. It's thick and not layered. It's one piece that will not separate like cheap belts. It has a bit of stretch to it, but in a good way; almost elastic. The problem for me is with the buckle. The prong is not long enough and, as a result, it constantly slips behind the frame rendering the belt ineffective. I am a fairly active person so that may be the reason this happens. But, it just isn't an acceptable excuse. I feel like an average belt should stay in place and this one doesn't. A longer prong would probably make this at least a 4 star belt.

This belt is quite strong and I'm pretty sure that if you ever go on an expedition in Borneo and fall off a cliff and a tree branch luckily hooks through this belt, it would be strong enough to save you from falling. Alternatively, if you have to save your life by pushing a bad guy off a tall building but he grabs hold of this belt, you could quickly undo it and it would slip easily from your trousers and send him to his well deserved death. Probably in slow motion, whilst firing a gun. If you lead a more ordinary life this belt is quite capable of holding your jeans up.

Pretty decent belt. 30mm wise to wear with jeans. Good quality leather and good presentation box.At £38 seems about right. Didn’t want a flaky plastic one for £12!!

Bought for my son and he's worn it every since it arrived. Basic, but a recommended purchase.

A really good sturdy belt. Really pleased with the service. Only gripe it looks slightly darker than advertised. But it wouldn't put me off from buying again.Thanks.

A very well constructed belt, and should last forever....a happy husband...Thankyou!!