Black 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.
Wear 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.
The 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.
By 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.
It comes in four sizes: S for a 28-30in waist, M 32-34, L 36-38 and XL 40-42.
Care: 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.
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Black 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.
Wear 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.
The 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.
By 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.
It comes in four sizes: S for a 28-30in waist, M 32-34, L 36-38 and XL 40-42.
Care: 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.
You can ask any question about this product.
Our specialists will answer you shortly!
