mxmlitvinov
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I've been searching for a couple of days now for such an item and can't find something that fits my requirements anywhere.
Basically, I have a couple of pairs of light brown / tan / chestnut / cognac loafers and nothing but very dark brown and black belts. I'm wanting a belt that might complement them and be versatile then - wearable with jeans, chinos and dress pants...
Anyway, I've been searching for something with the following characteristics and have had no luck:
> fits 33" waist (32" or 34" belt is fine, or one that can be cut to size)
> is plain (not rivetted, distressed, stitched all over, embossed etc.)
> isn't heavily branded (I don't want people knowing the brand from over a metre away)
> is preferably a smooth, 'glossy' rather than matte, soft Italian calf leather or similar (I don't want alligator or similar and don't really like hard grain)
> is made basically from a single solid piece of leather (not contrast, not anything but leather, not braided)
> will ship to Australia
> is around US$200 or less
> is a reddish brown or at least a light brown
> has a rather simple, silver (coloured) buckle
> can be normal or reversible - I don't mind
I've tried Bluefly, but they have a limited selection. Yoox have more but nothing ultra suitable. Forzieri have several nice belts, but don't appear to stock any of them in my size. Raffaello Network have an Etro belt that fits my description perfectly but wouldn't fit me. They also have lots of Dupont belts that look promising, but the problem is that they never seem to show the brown side of their reversible belts, so I don't know if it's a dark brown (unsuitable) or a normal brown (okay).
If they had it in my size I would have already settled for this or
... while if I knew the brown side of this belt was reversible I would have settled for it:
Any ideas of where else to find belts - I think I've exhausted pretty much any avenue: looked at shoe stores, looked at various designers with web stores, looked at leathergoods sellers like Aspinal and Pierotucci, looked at general shopping sites like Bluefly and Yoox... Anyone know the colour of the brown on S.T. Dupont reversible belts?
Basically, I have a couple of pairs of light brown / tan / chestnut / cognac loafers and nothing but very dark brown and black belts. I'm wanting a belt that might complement them and be versatile then - wearable with jeans, chinos and dress pants...
Anyway, I've been searching for something with the following characteristics and have had no luck:
> fits 33" waist (32" or 34" belt is fine, or one that can be cut to size)
> is plain (not rivetted, distressed, stitched all over, embossed etc.)
> isn't heavily branded (I don't want people knowing the brand from over a metre away)
> is preferably a smooth, 'glossy' rather than matte, soft Italian calf leather or similar (I don't want alligator or similar and don't really like hard grain)
> is made basically from a single solid piece of leather (not contrast, not anything but leather, not braided)
> will ship to Australia
> is around US$200 or less
> is a reddish brown or at least a light brown
> has a rather simple, silver (coloured) buckle
> can be normal or reversible - I don't mind
I've tried Bluefly, but they have a limited selection. Yoox have more but nothing ultra suitable. Forzieri have several nice belts, but don't appear to stock any of them in my size. Raffaello Network have an Etro belt that fits my description perfectly but wouldn't fit me. They also have lots of Dupont belts that look promising, but the problem is that they never seem to show the brown side of their reversible belts, so I don't know if it's a dark brown (unsuitable) or a normal brown (okay).
If they had it in my size I would have already settled for this or
... while if I knew the brown side of this belt was reversible I would have settled for it:
Any ideas of where else to find belts - I think I've exhausted pretty much any avenue: looked at shoe stores, looked at various designers with web stores, looked at leathergoods sellers like Aspinal and Pierotucci, looked at general shopping sites like Bluefly and Yoox... Anyone know the colour of the brown on S.T. Dupont reversible belts?
