The Conway Belt from Nashville’s Emil Erwin is handmade from domestically-sourced, 13 oz. bridle leather. As handsome as it is sturdy, the CB features a “hidden adjustment” peg closure (seriously though, how cool is that buckle?), medium width (1.5″ to be precise), and, a lifetime guarantee. There are five hues to choose from (all vegetable-tanned), and every one comes with both a solid brass and stainless steel buckle (so kinda like getting two belts for the price of one). Read More »

What’s on sale RIGHT NOW.

For those that haven’t checked out it yet, Rhode Island’s WHARF is in the middle of a major Summer Sale. US-made goods from BILLYKIRK, Woolrich Woolen Mills, Engineered Garments, Steven Alan and more are now a cool 30% off. Multiple items / sizes remain from each brand, but quantities are limited, and stock is moving fast, so click on over to WHARF to get yours while you still can. Read More »

What’s on sale RIGHT NOW.

Good friends Symmetry Goods have teamed up with menswear blog The Significant Other (also a good friend) to bring you a week long 15% off flash sale. For those unfamiliar with Symmetry (seriously, you need to fix that), the brand, as the Sig Other so eloquently puts it, is “an LA based company that offers a range of functional, entirely handcrafted accessories for men and women” (more on them here). Current stock includes several scarves (one of which converts into a tote!), pocket squares, and some pretty choice leather goods (hand-cast hoof pick belt, anyone?). Read More »

The Napton Tip Belts from the UK’s Regent Belt Co. are exactly the kind of product that this site is all about: affordable, great looking, and made in the same factory (located in Northampton, England) using the same materials (100% cotton webbing, papaya leather and brass hardware) as they have been for decades. It is unfortunate that they have to be ordered from the UK, but, even with the international post and exchange rate, they’re still a good deal (about $45 per), and, if you want, there are ways to off-set the impact of shipping. Read More »

I’m sure the waspier preppier of you are already familiar with Rhode Island’s Kiel James Patrick. For those without relatives with names like Dee-Dee and Boop-Beep, the label proffers a handsome range of N’East-inspired men’s and women’s accessories, all of which are crafted in the Ocean State from locally (like, within 50 miles) sourced materials. The co.’s Croffix Sailing Belts are made from Italian pebbled leather and hand-braided nautical cord (by RI’s own T.W. Evans). Read More »

Admittedly not the most eloquent way to open a blog post, but, I really like these. A lot. Vancouver’s Inventory has just added a small collection of deadstock Swedish Army Belts to its online store. Great looking, and built though as a brick sh–house, the belts are made from naturally tanned leather, and feature brass hardware and an embossed insignia and size info. Once the standard issue for the Swedish Army, these belts are now extremely hard to come by (in and out of Scandinavia, apparently), but, despite their rarity, are priced at a very reasonable $65 per (so basically a dollar per each year of wear). Read More »