Brown 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.
That 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.
Thirty-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 black dress tumbled, 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.
The 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.
Care: 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.
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Brown 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.
That 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.
Thirty-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 black dress tumbled, 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.
The 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.
Care: 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.
You can ask any question about this product.
Our specialists will answer you shortly!
