If You Have to Choose Just 3 Belts!

If you’re having trouble deciding which belts to add to your wardrobe, here are our suggestions for womenswear and menswear. 

Belts serve more as an accessory for womenswear. It is difficult to settle for just 3 belts! But if you have to we suggest picking 2 in colours that match most of your shoes or accent your wardrobe palette in widths of 20 mm and 30 mm. 

And invest the third in slim 20 mm width made from luxury hide such as ostrich. 

 The Top 3 Go-To Belts for Menswear

For menswear, we suggest these 3 as your basic essentials:

Dress belt — for business and evening wear

• 1-1.5-inch strap
• Only about 0.1 inches thick
• Black or brown leather
• Usually shiny
• Undecorated — maybe a little broguing or hand burnishing
• Small, plain, polished buckle — normally frame style
• Match leathers, match metals
  
  

Casual belt — for jeans/khakis

• 1.5-inch strap or wider
• Can be thicker than a dress belt
• Tan or natural leather
• Matte, rugged and can be braided, textured, or decorated
• Can have a larger and/or more decorative buckle — plate, box, or frame
• Doesn’t have to match leathers exactly (e.g. brown with tan, tan with white)

• 1.5-inch strap or wider
• Choose a strap colour that goes with your wardrobe
• The strap can be patterned
• Usually has a double D-ring buckle
• Wear with chinos or shorts