{"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","url":"https:\/\/english-brands.co.uk\/products\/john-white-35mm-belt-dress-tumbled-black-calf","provider":"English Brands","version":"1.0","type":"link"}