Seeking leather belt(s) for plus size woman

November 29, 2023 1:00 PM

I'm looking to add a few belts to my wardrobe but I'm having a lot of trouble finding something I'd wear. I have a 41" waist so I'm too large for a lot of women's standard size belts. Requirements under the fold.

1. Leather only. (Open to non-leather options like chains as a bonus belt but no faux-leather.)
2. Black or grey. Burgundy or purple for bonus.
3. Silver tone hardware.
4. Bonus: something edgy with grommets/studs.

Open to men's belts but I'm not certain how to size them; this would be for high waisted jeans. I don't have a great sense of what my measurements in men's belts would be, specifically if they mean a waist of 42 equals a person with a 41/42 inch waist can wear this belt and it won't have a ton of extra length or be on the edge of the last hole.

Thanks in advance for your help!

posted by gentlyepigrams to Clothing, Beauty, & Fashion (5 answers total)

I have some nice plus size belts from Anthropologie. I don't think any meet your exact criteria (e.g., all the black belts have gold hardware), but it might be worth a look. Here's one in Cream where the 2XL measures 44".
posted by mcgsa at 1:15 PM on November 29, 2023

How about a custom leather belt?

https://www.narragansettleathers.com/gallery.html

You measure your current belt (from end to most used hole) to determine the length of the new one. You can get it in black and burgundy, and with silver tone hardware. Not very edgy.
posted by bruinfan at 1:47 PM on November 29, 2023

Can confirm this is a challenge, especially with the silver! I had some luck in person at Nordstrom Rack, where I was able to try things on.

Lands End has a sale right now and this black belt in plus sizes has silver. (Their skinny belt has gold, unfortunately.)
posted by bluedaisy at 2:25 PM on November 29, 2023

Torrid has a black leather belt with silver hardware: here
posted by deadtrouble at 6:43 AM on November 30, 2023

I liked the belt I got from this place on Etsy - they do sizing in inches/cm so you have to do a bit of measuring tape work but are more likely to get a size that fits.
posted by ec2y at 3:49 AM on December 1, 2023