{"title":"Belts","description":"\u003cp\u003eShop leather belts at English Brands — English-made belts from \u003cstrong\u003eDents\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eThe British Belt Company\u003c\/strong\u003e. Crafted from full-grain leather with solid metal buckles, these are belts built to outlast the fast-fashion alternatives — smart enough for tailoring, tough enough for jeans.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eClassic browns and blacks in a range of widths to match your shoes. Free UK delivery over £50.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"dents-brass-buckle-waxed-leather-belt-black","title":"Dents Brass Buckle Waxed Leather Belt Black","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eDents Brass Buckle Waxed Leather Belt Black\u003c\/strong\u003e is by Dents, the English glovemaker founded in Worcester in 1777 and based today in Warminster, Wiltshire. With seven Royal Warrants and a documented credit list including James Bond films (most recently Daniel Craig in \u003cem\u003eSpectre\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eNo Time To Die\u003c\/em\u003e), Dents is the standard for English leather gloves and accessories.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHand-finished bridle leather with a waxed surface that develops a richer character with age. The brass buckle is solid English-made and bright-polished.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAvailable here in \u003cstrong\u003eblack\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCare:\u003c\/strong\u003e Wipe with a slightly damp cloth if marked. Apply a leather conditioner once or twice a year. 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With seven Royal Warrants and a documented credit list including James Bond films (most recently Daniel Craig in \u003cem\u003eSpectre\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eNo Time To Die\u003c\/em\u003e), Dents is the standard for English leather gloves and accessories.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHand-finished bridle leather with a waxed surface that develops a richer character with age. The brass buckle is solid English-made and bright-polished.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAvailable here in \u003cstrong\u003etan\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCare:\u003c\/strong\u003e Wipe with a slightly damp cloth if marked. Apply a leather conditioner once or twice a year. 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With seven Royal Warrants and a documented credit list including James Bond films (most recently Daniel Craig in \u003cem\u003eSpectre\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eNo Time To Die\u003c\/em\u003e), Dents is the standard for English leather gloves and accessories.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA casual leather belt with a single keeper loop and a polished brass buckle. Cut from solid bridle leather that ages well over years of wear.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAvailable here in \u003cstrong\u003eblack\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCare:\u003c\/strong\u003e Wipe with a slightly damp cloth if marked. Apply a leather conditioner once or twice a year. Avoid soaking the leather and let it air-dry naturally if it gets wet.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dents","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64187371192697,"sku":"DENTS_SINGLE_KEEPER_CASUAL_LEATHER_BELT_BLACK","price":29.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9017\/4329\/files\/image-11.jpg?v=1786083818"},{"product_id":"dents-single-keeper-casual-leather-belt-brown","title":"Dents Single Keeper Casual Leather Belt Brown","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eDents Single Keeper Casual Leather Belt Brown\u003c\/strong\u003e is by Dents, the English glovemaker founded in Worcester in 1777 and based today in Warminster, Wiltshire. With seven Royal Warrants and a documented credit list including James Bond films (most recently Daniel Craig in \u003cem\u003eSpectre\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eNo Time To Die\u003c\/em\u003e), Dents is the standard for English leather gloves and accessories.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA casual leather belt with a single keeper loop and a polished brass buckle. Cut from solid bridle leather that ages well over years of wear.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAvailable here in \u003cstrong\u003ebrown\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCare:\u003c\/strong\u003e Wipe with a slightly damp cloth if marked. Apply a leather conditioner once or twice a year. Avoid soaking the leather and let it air-dry naturally if it gets wet.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dents","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64187371225465,"sku":"DENTS_SINGLE_KEEPER_CASUAL_LEATHER_BELT_BROWN","price":29.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9017\/4329\/files\/image-12.jpg?v=1786083824"},{"product_id":"dents-webbing-leather-belt-tan","title":"Dents Webbing Leather Belt Tan","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eDents Webbing Leather Belt Tan\u003c\/strong\u003e is by Dents, the English glovemaker founded in Worcester in 1777 and based today in Warminster, Wiltshire. 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The company continues a long English leather-working tradition with hand-finished bridle leather belts, English brass buckles, and made-in-England construction throughout.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCut from solid bridle leather, hand-finished at the edges, and fitted with a solid English-cast brass buckle. The leather is full-grain and ages with character — it develops a patina over years of wear rather than wearing out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the \u003cstrong\u003eburgundy\u003c\/strong\u003e colourway.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePair with formal trousers and dress shoes, or dressed down with chinos and casual wear. The classic dimensions and finish make it suitable for office wear and weekend dressing alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCare:\u003c\/strong\u003e Wipe clean with a damp cloth if marked. Apply a leather conditioner every 6-12 months. 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The company continues a long English leather-working tradition with hand-finished bridle leather belts, English brass buckles, and made-in-England construction throughout.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCut from solid bridle leather, hand-finished at the edges, and fitted with a solid English-cast brass buckle. The leather is full-grain and ages with character — it develops a patina over years of wear rather than wearing out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the \u003cstrong\u003ebrown\u003c\/strong\u003e colourway.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePair with formal trousers and dress shoes, or dressed down with chinos and casual wear. The classic dimensions and finish make it suitable for office wear and weekend dressing alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCare:\u003c\/strong\u003e Wipe clean with a damp cloth if marked. Apply a leather conditioner every 6-12 months. 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The company continues a long English leather-working tradition with hand-finished bridle leather belts, English brass buckles, and made-in-England construction throughout.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCut from solid bridle leather, hand-finished at the edges, and fitted with a solid English-cast brass buckle. The leather is full-grain and ages with character — it develops a patina over years of wear rather than wearing out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the \u003cstrong\u003enavy\u003c\/strong\u003e colourway.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePair with formal trousers and dress shoes, or dressed down with chinos and casual wear. The classic dimensions and finish make it suitable for office wear and weekend dressing alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCare:\u003c\/strong\u003e Wipe clean with a damp cloth if marked. Apply a leather conditioner every 6-12 months. Avoid soaking the leather; let it air-dry naturally if it gets wet.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"British Belt Co","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64187379810681,"sku":"THE_BRITISH_BELT_COMPANY_STANLEY_FORMAL_LEATHER_BELT_NAVY","price":65.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9017\/4329\/files\/stanleynevyretakenwebsitegrande.png?v=1786083906"},{"product_id":"john-white-35mm-belt-black-polished-calf","title":"John White 35mm Belt Black Polished Calf","description":"\u003cp\u003ePolished calf is the highest shine of the nine John White belts. Light does not scatter across it the way it does on a matte strap; it travels along the belt in one hard band, so the leather looks close to lacquered, with a fine crackle in the grain visible only at arm's length. Under a black Oxford that has been properly buffed it matches. Under that same shoe, a flat black belt leaves the shine looking stranded.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSo this is the formal half of our black pairing: dark suits, charcoal flannels, black dress shoes, the occasions when a belt is meant to disappear rather than add texture. The alternative is the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/john-white-35mm-belt-dress-tumbled-black-calf\"\u003edress tumbled black\u003c\/a\u003e, a soft matte finish that is easier to wear with chinos and does not ask for a shine to match it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe strap runs 35mm wide, stitched close along both edges in black thread, with one matching keeper and a squared pin buckle in brushed metal. A cross-thread screw sits under the keeper, so the buckle lifts off and the belt can be shortened if it runs long. Thirty-five millimetres is a shade under an inch and a half, the width most tailored trouser loops are cut for.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJohn White started out in Northamptonshire in 1919. By 1938 the firm was putting up its Lime Street factory to a design by Sir Albert Richardson, a building that is Grade II listed today under Historic England entry 1226117. The company designs in Northamptonshire and has its goods made by partner makers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFour sizes: S for a 28-30in waist, M 32-34, L 36-38 and XL 40-42.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCare:\u003c\/strong\u003e Wipe with a dry cloth after wearing, since a gloss finish shows dust sooner than a matte one. A neutral cream once or twice a year stops the leather drying out where it folds at the buckle. Roll it rather than hang it, and take care not to drag the buckle back across the strap; scratches read more clearly on this finish than on any other belt we stock.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John White","offers":[{"title":"S","offer_id":64187439513977,"sku":"JOHN_WHITE_35MM_BELT_BLACK_POLISHED_CALF_S","price":65.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"M","offer_id":64187439546745,"sku":"JOHN_WHITE_35MM_BELT_BLACK_POLISHED_CALF_M","price":65.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"L","offer_id":64187439579513,"sku":"JOHN_WHITE_35MM_BELT_BLACK_POLISHED_CALF_L","price":65.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"XL","offer_id":64187439612281,"sku":"JOHN_WHITE_35MM_BELT_BLACK_POLISHED_CALF_XL","price":65.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9017\/4329\/files\/3-a_6373ec39-a35a-4cea-b36a-a65e1b156db5.jpg?v=1789454989"},{"product_id":"john-white-35mm-belt-dress-tumbled-black-calf","title":"John White 35mm Belt Dress Tumbled Black Calf","description":"\u003cp\u003eTumbling is what gives this one its surface. The hide is milled until it relaxes and the grain lifts very slightly, and the black that comes out is matte, faintly textured, soft to the eye rather than reflective. Held against our polished black it could be a different colour altogether, though both are black calf. This one absorbs the light the other throws back.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe practical gain is that scuffs have somewhere to hide. A high-shine belt records every knock against a desk edge or a car door, while a milled grain breaks the mark up and carries on. That makes this the black to reach for daily, and the one that still looks sensible on chinos or dark denim when the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/john-white-35mm-belt-black-polished-calf\"\u003epolished calf\u003c\/a\u003e would be over-dressed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStandard dress width at 35mm, edge-stitched in black down both sides, single keeper, brushed metal pin buckle in a squared frame. A cross-thread screw beneath the keeper releases the buckle, so the belt can be shortened if it runs long. Sizes run S to XL, for waists of 28-30, 32-34, 36-38 and 40-42 inches, so order against the waist of your trousers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJohn White is a Northamptonshire name from 1919, and it reached most of the country through the Impregnable line of 1930, which the company advertised on the front page of the Daily Mail. A million and a quarter pairs went out that year. The design work sits in Northamptonshire now, with partner makers doing the rest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCare:\u003c\/strong\u003e Brush the surface with a soft shoe brush now and then, since a milled grain traps dust in a way smooth leather does not. Feed it with a black or neutral cream two or three times a year. Avoid heavy wax polish, which fills the grain and flattens the texture you bought it for.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John White","offers":[{"title":"S","offer_id":64187439645049,"sku":"JOHN_WHITE_35MM_BELT_DRESS_TUMBLED_BLACK_CALF_S","price":65.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"M","offer_id":64187439677817,"sku":"JOHN_WHITE_35MM_BELT_DRESS_TUMBLED_BLACK_CALF_M","price":65.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"L","offer_id":64187439710585,"sku":"JOHN_WHITE_35MM_BELT_DRESS_TUMBLED_BLACK_CALF_L","price":65.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"XL","offer_id":64187439743353,"sku":"JOHN_WHITE_35MM_BELT_DRESS_TUMBLED_BLACK_CALF_XL","price":65.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9017\/4329\/files\/1a-1_7d5d6c8a-1476-4b52-8738-c3862abfb8b9.jpg?v=1789454991"},{"product_id":"john-white-35mm-belt-black-suede","title":"John White 35mm Belt Black Suede","description":"\u003cp\u003eBlack suede is a decision about texture rather than colour. The nap is short and even, it takes no shine at all, and next to a smooth black shoe or a smooth black bag it registers as the softer thing in the picture. Where polished calf reflects the room, this swallows it, which is why black suede tends to look considered in exactly the settings where black patent looks nervous.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWear it with flannel, cord, heavy knitwear and dark denim, and with black suede chukkas or loafers if you own them. It is not the belt for a formal suit, where a smooth finish is the right answer, and it is a poor choice for a wet day or a long stretch pressed against the back of a chair. Kept for the right occasions it stays looking new for years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe strap is 35mm, stitched along both edges in black, with a single suede keeper and a squared pin buckle in brushed metal. A cross-thread screw sits under the keeper, so the buckle comes off and the belt can be shortened if it runs long. The underside is left in a pale natural leather that shows for an inch or two where the tail turns.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy 1935 John White was among the biggest shoemakers in Britain, with twelve hundred people on the payroll in Northamptonshire. That scale is long gone. Design has stayed in Northamptonshire; production sits with partner makers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt comes in four sizes: S for a 28-30in waist, M 32-34, L 36-38 and XL 40-42.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCare:\u003c\/strong\u003e Use a suede brush rather than a cloth, and work it the same way each time so the pile settles evenly. Treat it with a suede protector from new and top that up occasionally. Keep creams and waxes away from it entirely; they mat the pile, and there is no undoing that.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John White","offers":[{"title":"S","offer_id":64187439776121,"sku":"JOHN_WHITE_35MM_BELT_BLACK_SUEDE_S","price":65.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"M","offer_id":64187439808889,"sku":"JOHN_WHITE_35MM_BELT_BLACK_SUEDE_M","price":65.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"L","offer_id":64187439841657,"sku":"JOHN_WHITE_35MM_BELT_BLACK_SUEDE_L","price":65.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"XL","offer_id":64187439874425,"sku":"JOHN_WHITE_35MM_BELT_BLACK_SUEDE_XL","price":65.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9017\/4329\/files\/5-3_b6660e91-a17a-4aca-b0a7-4f528005b0dc.jpg?v=1789454992"},{"product_id":"john-white-35mm-belt-brown-dress-tumbled-calf","title":"John White 35mm Belt Brown Dress Tumbled Calf","description":"\u003cp\u003eBrown does very little shouting here. This is a deep chocolate, dark enough to pass for black under office lighting and only declaring itself as brown in daylight or beside something genuinely black. The milled grain keeps it matte, and the stitching along both edges is tonal rather than contrasting, so from a few feet away it reads as a fine line in the same colour rather than as decoration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat restraint is the argument for it. Most brown belts commit you to a brown outfit; this one goes under charcoal and navy tailoring without looking like a compromise, and still lines up properly with dark brown shoes. If you own one brown belt and wear a lot of grey, it is the more useful colour than a mid tan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThirty-five millimetres, single keeper, brushed metal pin buckle with a squared frame, and a cross-thread screw under the keeper so the buckle comes off and the belt can be shortened. It follows the same pattern as our \u003ca href=\"\/products\/john-white-35mm-belt-dress-tumbled-black-calf\"\u003eblack dress tumbled\u003c\/a\u003e, so the two behave identically and only the colour changes. Sizes S to XL cover waists of 28-30, 32-34, 36-38 and 40-42 inches.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe company behind it was founded in 1919 by John White, and grew fast enough that by 1921 it was turning out a hundred thousand pairs of shoes a year. Northamptonshire is still where the designing happens; the making is handled by partner makers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCare:\u003c\/strong\u003e A brown cream two or three times a year keeps the colour even, particularly at the fold behind the buckle where the leather works hardest. Match the cream to the shade or use neutral, because a mid-tan polish will drag this dark brown lighter in patches. Brush dust out before it settles into the grain.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John White","offers":[{"title":"S","offer_id":64187439907193,"sku":"JOHN_WHITE_35MM_BELT_BROWN_DRESS_TUMBLED_CALF_S","price":65.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"M","offer_id":64187439939961,"sku":"JOHN_WHITE_35MM_BELT_BROWN_DRESS_TUMBLED_CALF_M","price":65.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"L","offer_id":64187439972729,"sku":"JOHN_WHITE_35MM_BELT_BROWN_DRESS_TUMBLED_CALF_L","price":65.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"XL","offer_id":64187440005497,"sku":"JOHN_WHITE_35MM_BELT_BROWN_DRESS_TUMBLED_CALF_XL","price":65.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9017\/4329\/files\/4ao-1_dd762b82-6552-4c1a-bb15-c0cbc0dab80a.jpg?v=1789454991"},{"product_id":"john-white-35mm-belt-brown-suede","title":"John White 35mm Belt Brown Suede","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe nap on this one is a deep coffee brown, several shades darker than most suede belts on the market and closer to a bitter chocolate suede chukka than to anything tan. Two details are worth knowing before it arrives. The edges are finished dark and cleanly, so the belt keeps a crisp outline even though the face of it is soft. And the underside is left in the pale natural colour of the leather, which flashes for an inch or two wherever the tail turns back through the keeper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDark brown suede is more versatile than it sounds. It works against grey flannel, olive cotton, tweed and mid-blue denim, and it does not fight with brown shoes the way a bright tan belt would. For the same texture in a warmer register, the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/john-white-35mm-belt-cognac-suede\"\u003ecognac suede\u003c\/a\u003e is a lighter, redder brown.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThirty-five millimetres wide, edge-stitched in a matching brown, one suede keeper, brushed metal pin buckle. A cross-thread screw under the keeper releases the buckle, so the belt can be shortened if it runs long. Sizes S to XL, cut for waists of 28-30, 32-34, 36-38 and 40-42 inches, so order by trouser waist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJohn White set up on his own account in Northamptonshire in 1919. He was thirty-five, and had spent around twenty years in the trade, much of it cutting uppers as a clicker before he put his name over a door. The name is designed in Northamptonshire today and made by partner makers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCare:\u003c\/strong\u003e A suede brush after each wear lifts the pile again, and the fold behind the buckle needs it most, since that is where it flattens first. Apply a suede protector from new. Dry marks come out with a suede eraser; wet ones need the belt left to dry naturally, away from a radiator, before you touch it at all.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John White","offers":[{"title":"S","offer_id":64187440038265,"sku":"JOHN_WHITE_35MM_BELT_BROWN_SUEDE_S","price":65.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"M","offer_id":64187440071033,"sku":"JOHN_WHITE_35MM_BELT_BROWN_SUEDE_M","price":65.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"L","offer_id":64187440103801,"sku":"JOHN_WHITE_35MM_BELT_BROWN_SUEDE_L","price":65.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"XL","offer_id":64187440136569,"sku":"JOHN_WHITE_35MM_BELT_BROWN_SUEDE_XL","price":65.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9017\/4329\/files\/1-2-2_5c4440aa-463e-42fc-8127-a66b7a728ddb.jpg?v=1789454992"},{"product_id":"john-white-35mm-belt-cognac-suede","title":"John White 35mm Belt Cognac Suede","description":"\u003cp\u003eCognac is the warm one. Put it beside our dark brown suede and the difference lands immediately: a mid brown with red running through it, light enough to show which way the nap is lying, so the belt changes by a shade or two as the pile is brushed one way or the other. The edges are finished dark, which frames the lighter face and stops the whole thing looking washed out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt has a narrower brief than dark brown, and it earns its keep by being the belt that finally works with tan and mid-brown shoes. Stone chinos, mid-blue denim, olive cotton, a light grey suit in summer: anything where a near-black belt would lie across the middle of the outfit like a bar. Our \u003ca href=\"\/products\/john-white-40mm-belt-casual-cognac-calf\"\u003e40mm casual cognac\u003c\/a\u003e covers similar ground in smooth leather and a wider cut for jeans.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThirty-five millimetres, stitched along both edges, one suede keeper, squared brushed metal pin buckle. The buckle comes off on a cross-thread screw beneath the keeper, so the belt can be shortened if it runs long. Sizes S to XL fit waists of 28-30, 32-34, 36-38 and 40-42 inches.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Northamptonshire factory closed in 1991 and the name sat unused until David Corben bought it in 2000 and put it back into production. What exists now is a design operation in Northamptonshire working with partner makers, rather than a factory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCare:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lighter suede shows marks sooner than dark suede, so protect it from new and go over it again after a few months. Brush the nap up after wearing. Keep it out of the rain if you can, and if it does get caught, let it dry away from heat before brushing it back; drying it fast is what leaves a stiff patch behind.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John White","offers":[{"title":"S","offer_id":64187440300409,"sku":"JOHN_WHITE_35MM_BELT_COGNAC_SUEDE_S","price":65.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"M","offer_id":64187440333177,"sku":"JOHN_WHITE_35MM_BELT_COGNAC_SUEDE_M","price":65.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"L","offer_id":64187440365945,"sku":"JOHN_WHITE_35MM_BELT_COGNAC_SUEDE_L","price":65.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"XL","offer_id":64187440398713,"sku":"JOHN_WHITE_35MM_BELT_COGNAC_SUEDE_XL","price":65.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9017\/4329\/files\/1-2-1_e4f535f0-aefe-4d81-8f6f-b0be07c21cc7.jpg?v=1789454993"},{"product_id":"john-white-35mm-belt-navy-dress-suede","title":"John White 35mm Belt Navy Dress Suede","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis navy is very dark. Across a room it reads as black; in daylight, or held against something actually black, the blue arrives and the belt stops looking like a default. That narrow margin is the whole appeal. It answers the old awkwardness of navy trousers and a black belt without going as far as brown, which then has to be argued with your shoes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSuede makes it a shade less formal than smooth navy would be, and that suits how most people wear navy now: soft jackets, blue denim, grey flannel, knitwear. With a navy suit and dark brown shoes it looks considered rather than accidental.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDress width at 35mm, with navy edge stitching, one suede keeper and a brushed metal pin buckle in a squared frame. A cross-thread screw beneath the keeper takes the buckle off, so the belt can be shortened if it runs long. The four sizes, S to XL, are meant for waists of 28-30, 32-34, 36-38 and 40-42 inches.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDuring the Second World War the Northamptonshire works supplied the British forces with eight million pairs, close to one pair in every nine, and the workforce and directors raised £5,000 for a Spitfire that carried the name of his Impregnable range. Design is still run out of Northamptonshire, with partner makers handling production.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCare:\u003c\/strong\u003e Keep a suede brush and a protector spray for it, and use both. Navy suede is one of the worst colours for water spotting, so let rain dry naturally and brush the panel back afterwards rather than rubbing at it while wet. Do not use a coloured suede renovator unless the match is exact, because navy is the hardest shade to correct.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John White","offers":[{"title":"S","offer_id":64187440464249,"sku":"JOHN_WHITE_35MM_BELT_NAVY_DRESS_SUEDE_S","price":65.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"M","offer_id":64187440497017,"sku":"JOHN_WHITE_35MM_BELT_NAVY_DRESS_SUEDE_M","price":65.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"L","offer_id":64187440529785,"sku":"JOHN_WHITE_35MM_BELT_NAVY_DRESS_SUEDE_L","price":65.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"XL","offer_id":64187440562553,"sku":"JOHN_WHITE_35MM_BELT_NAVY_DRESS_SUEDE_XL","price":65.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9017\/4329\/files\/6b-2_c8171f1c-1003-422e-92bb-7d26b350b983.jpg?v=1789454994"},{"product_id":"john-white-40mm-belt-casual-brown-calf","title":"John White 40mm Belt Casual Brown Calf","description":"\u003cp\u003eFive millimetres does more than it sounds like it should. At 40mm this reads as a proper casual belt: broader in the loop, heavier in the hand, and cut without the edge stitching that runs down our dress belts, so the strap is a clean plain-edged band with only a short line of stitching where it folds around the bar. The leather is a warm mid brown with its natural surface left visible, faint markings and all, rather than corrected into uniformity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is the width jeans loops are made for. A 35mm dress belt threaded through five-pocket denim always looks slightly lost, while the extra width here fills the loop and balances a heavier boot. Chinos take it too, though the effect is deliberately rugged rather than smart. The \u003ca href=\"\/products\/john-white-40mm-belt-casual-cognac-calf\"\u003ecasual cognac\u003c\/a\u003e is the same belt in a lighter, redder brown.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSingle matching keeper, squared pin buckle in brushed metal, and a cross-thread screw beneath the keeper so the buckle lifts off and the belt can be shortened. Four sizes: S for a 28-30in waist, M 32-34, L 36-38 and XL 40-42.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJohn White stepped back in 1962, forty-three years after he founded the firm, and the business merged with George Ward Holdings in 1972 to form Ward White — John White Footwear was the acquirer, buying the Leicester firm for around £4 million. The Northamptonshire factory closed in 1991, which is where the manufacturing story ends. The name was revived in 2000, and what carries it now is designed in Northamptonshire and made by partner makers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCare:\u003c\/strong\u003e Wipe it down and use a brown or neutral conditioner two or three times a year. Expect the fold behind the buckle and the leather around whichever hole you favour to darken and soften; on a plain-edged belt of this weight that is how it should age. If it gets soaked, let it dry away from heat before you feed it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John White","offers":[{"title":"S","offer_id":64187440595321,"sku":"JOHN_WHITE_40MM_BELT_CASUAL_BROWN_CALF_S","price":70.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"M","offer_id":64187440628089,"sku":"JOHN_WHITE_40MM_BELT_CASUAL_BROWN_CALF_M","price":70.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"L","offer_id":64187440660857,"sku":"JOHN_WHITE_40MM_BELT_CASUAL_BROWN_CALF_L","price":70.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"XL","offer_id":64187440693625,"sku":"JOHN_WHITE_40MM_BELT_CASUAL_BROWN_CALF_XL","price":70.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9017\/4329\/files\/1a_8d49c308-c49e-40b0-a2f9-527e81c675ba.jpg?v=1789454995"},{"product_id":"john-white-40mm-belt-casual-cognac-calf","title":"John White 40mm Belt Casual Cognac Calf","description":"\u003cp\u003eOf the nine John White belts, this is the lightest. Cognac here is a warm reddish tan, bright enough that the natural variation in the leather is visible from across a table, and it will only get warmer and less even with handling. Anyone after a belt that disappears should look at the dark browns. This one is meant to be part of the outfit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCut at 40mm with plain unstitched edges and a single matching keeper, it is built for denim and heavier cotton, and it is the obvious match for tan and chestnut footwear. It will not sit happily under a business suit and is not trying to. Alongside our \u003ca href=\"\/products\/john-white-bari-sneakers-tan\"\u003eBari sneaker in tan\u003c\/a\u003e it is close enough in tone to look intentional without the flat matching that dates an outfit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe buckle is a squared pin design in brushed metal, and it comes off on a cross-thread screw beneath the keeper, so the belt can be shortened if it runs long. Sizes run S to XL, made for waists of 28-30, 32-34, 36-38 and 40-42 inches; order against your trouser waist and take the larger band if you fall in the gap between two.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA word on where it comes from. John White was a Northamptonshire shoemaker from 1919 and the archive behind the name is real, but the factory has been shut since 1991. The company designs in Northamptonshire and has the belts made by partner makers. We would rather put that on the page than let you assume otherwise.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCare:\u003c\/strong\u003e A neutral conditioner two or three times a year is enough, since a coloured cream builds up unevenly on a finish this light. Marks tend to blend in rather than stand out, so resist working at them. Keep it out of prolonged sun, which lifts warm tans faster than it does dark browns.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John White","offers":[{"title":"S","offer_id":64187440726393,"sku":"JOHN_WHITE_40MM_BELT_CASUAL_COGNAC_CALF_S","price":70.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"M","offer_id":64187440759161,"sku":"JOHN_WHITE_40MM_BELT_CASUAL_COGNAC_CALF_M","price":70.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"L","offer_id":64187440791929,"sku":"JOHN_WHITE_40MM_BELT_CASUAL_COGNAC_CALF_L","price":70.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"XL","offer_id":64187440824697,"sku":"JOHN_WHITE_40MM_BELT_CASUAL_COGNAC_CALF_XL","price":70.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9017\/4329\/files\/2-3_ad760e0f-c2e4-4b07-8c4f-85693d2c4a68.jpg?v=1789454996"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9017\/4329\/collections\/stanleynevyretakenwebsitegrande.png?v=1785844866","url":"https:\/\/english-brands.co.uk\/collections\/belts.oembed","provider":"English Brands","version":"1.0","type":"link"}