{"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","url":"https:\/\/english-brands.co.uk\/products\/john-white-40mm-belt-casual-brown-calf","provider":"English Brands","version":"1.0","type":"link"}