Good Quality Belts

How about this restrained and unobtrusive little number?

All good suggestions except Kevin's 

I'm surprised that this thread has found almost reasonable products and prices, normally as with watches bags and such like or ethernet and interconnect cables at truly ridiculous prices.

I too would be interested in what a saddler could come up with. Masses of horses and stables around here , so I guess no1 daughter, a horse owner, could  point me in the right direction.

I wouldn't have thought of that option, nice one Richard. 

Cue loads of ridiculously priced belts.

I can't say I have ever been disappointed with a belt. They do such a simple job. Why are you bothered with the holes becoming elongated? Any elongation of the hole you use is invisible under the pin anyway. The holes you don't use won't change. Have you ever noticed someone else's belt and thought "gee that's shabby and has elongated holes"?

The belts I have have lasted for years and years. I kind of wish they'd give up so I could buy a new one. None of them expensive enough for me to even remember buying them. Some I use in jeans have aged gracefully, the other more formal ones still look like new.

Spot on Kevin !!

Mick often wears his Pearly King outfit, and that belt would tone things down significantly...................

......at $15 a shot winky, you don't really have to wait for a belt to give up before you buy a new one....

You may want to check out belts from Crockett & Jones. Though a bit pricey they are of good quality items that last for a long time. They are pretty decent with their simple buckles when you suit up. For  casual I may suggest Tumi designs.

I have to think that any issues anyone here is having with belts has to do with three factors:

1) the body mass index (BMI) of the individual involved

2) the material of the belt

3) the desire to keep pants on the hips in the first place

Point 1 from above, the BMI .... this should be self-evident by the photo

Point 2, a simple rope belt seemed to serve Elly May and Jethro Bodine just fine for nine seasons of The Beverly Hillbillies (and who am I to question Elly May's BMI) ........

Point 3, well, you get the point ......

H, the belt I wear most was made by a Saddler.  Nice piece of 1 1/2" bridle leather and a whacking great brass swage buckle.  It's lasted over 25 years of almost constant wear and still going strong - yes, I'm wearing it right now.  It's taken on a lovely patina - and where the surface has worn in places (I haven't treated it) it feels like suede.  The Saddler in question also made straps for gun cases, luggage etc.. although I believe he's passed away now.

Fair comment I guess, but its $15 I could spend on something else.

What surprises me even more is that no-one here has suggested the belt's natural rival as a suitable alternative. Yes, the suspender! What's not to like for the combination of classic style, comfort and uninhibited flexibility?

Then, there are those few uncompromising individuals that simply demand the best of both worlds.

Hardly seems fair, does it?

Whatever belt or braces you chose get one with fastenings that are  invisible to XRAYs and metal detectors otherwise you can end up showing your drawers at the security check.