How do I not deform my belt?
November 19, 2014 9:53 AM Subscribe
Every belt I wear eventually degrades into something like this on the end with the holes: http://i.imgur.com/bBttJLR.jpg (Sorry for the bad camera quality.) Should I be worried, and if so, what should I be fixing about how I wear belts?
Best answer: That looks normal for a (sorry for the bluntness) cheap belt. Naragansett Leathers makes very nice belts that are affordable and much more durable. Other options mentioned in this thread.
posted by exogenous at 10:02 AM on November 19, 2014 [5 favorites]
posted by exogenous at 10:02 AM on November 19, 2014 [5 favorites]
Buy only full grain leather belts; you'll buy one and it will last 10, 15, 20 years. You may be buying "100% leather belts," but that generally means a veneer of pretty leather sandwiching a leather/glue pulp in the middle. It's junk and will fall apart, and turn to wavy garbage like what you're experiencing. (I've even been suckered with a Tumi belt that was garbage).
LL Bean makes some good full grain leather belts, and they're not too expensive--$45 or something.
posted by Admiral Haddock at 10:21 AM on November 19, 2014
LL Bean makes some good full grain leather belts, and they're not too expensive--$45 or something.
posted by Admiral Haddock at 10:21 AM on November 19, 2014
Best answer: I avoid belt-bending by putting it on both ways. Sometimes I'll thread it through the belt loops clockwise around my waist, and sometimes I'll thread it through counter-clockwise. It looks no different, and keeps the belt straight.
posted by Urban Winter at 10:33 AM on November 19, 2014 [4 favorites]
posted by Urban Winter at 10:33 AM on November 19, 2014 [4 favorites]
Buy three belts and rotate them. Never wear the same belt two days in a row if you can help it.
posted by pdb at 2:26 PM on November 19, 2014
posted by pdb at 2:26 PM on November 19, 2014
Get yourself a Mission Belt. Wife got me one as a present and it's the best thing ever.
posted by pyro979 at 8:03 PM on November 19, 2014
posted by pyro979 at 8:03 PM on November 19, 2014
Seconding Naragansett Leathers. Their ordering system is a bit quirky, but you get a heavy, solid leather strap that will last forever.
posted by MrMoonPie at 7:38 AM on November 20, 2014
posted by MrMoonPie at 7:38 AM on November 20, 2014
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In my own experience, this type of bigger curving occurs when either a) my belt is holding up my pants (instead of just looking nice) and/or b) the belt is not high quality.
posted by hijinx at 9:59 AM on November 19, 2014