Help me keep my pants on...

January 18, 2009 1:03 AM

Where can I find a curved belt?

I bought a belt several years ago that is curved up from front to back. It's kind of hard to explain but basically it sits lower in the back than in the front when buckled, and is designed to keep your pants from gaping at the back when you sit down. It works beautifully but I've lost it and need another! I bought mine at the Gap but it was years ago and they no longer stock them. Does anyone know where I can get something like that? Bonus points if it is plain brown leather with a smaller buckle.

posted by fshgrl to Shopping (5 answers total)

I've had good luck finding discontinued things I really loved on E-bay. It's easy to set up a query and run it once a week or so... I just searched "Gap" in "Women's Accessories/ Belts and Belt Buckles" and got 24 hits, so you never know.
posted by aquafortis at 5:12 AM on January 18, 2009

A thought... it might be quite affordable and easy to have a local leather shop make one tailored to you.
posted by vers at 6:07 AM on January 18, 2009

I have a black leather Liz Claiborne belt that does the same thing. Just look around in the belt racks at department stores--curved belt technology not as rare as you might think. You're bound to find one.
posted by phunniemee at 6:19 AM on January 18, 2009

Best answer: After searching with various results, I think what you want is a contour belt which seem to be made for lower-rise pants. At least, I hope that's what you're looking for because that's all I got.
posted by dogmom at 8:02 AM on January 18, 2009

Response by poster: Awesome! Thank you so much dogmom- I tried all kinds of searches but didn't think of contour.

Now I can wear my jeans again :) I seem to be missing whatever body part it is that normal people use to hold their pants up.
posted by fshgrl at 4:52 PM on January 18, 2009