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Braided wool-viscose belt gray-blue
105,00 €
Traditional Retail: €155.00
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Size:
Size Guide Belt

Find your perfect size


Brands use different methods to determine belt sizes. Therefore, we ask that you follow our size guide when choosing our belts to avoid any inconvenience later.

Belt size
hip circumference
CM inches
80/32
75-85 30-34
85/34
80-90 32-36
90/36
85-95 34-38
95/38
90-100 36-40
100/40
95-105 38-42
105/42
100-110 40-44
110/44
105-115 42-46

Additional notes:
- Wear the type of pants you plan to wear with the belt, as the thickness of the pants material can affect your hip size.
- If you don't have a flexible tape measure handy, thread a cord, cable, or ribbon through your belt loops, mark the point where it goes exactly once around your hips, and measure the distance with a regular tape measure.
- The pin should ideally fit through the center hole to ensure there's neither too much nor too little belt. The length from the center hole to the belt tip is 15 cm (total belt length = belt size + 15 cm; example: belt size 95 = total belt length 110).

The special combination of braided wool and viscose creates an elegant whole. Eco-friendly blue rayon and gray wool create a modern look that can be easily combined with formal or casual outfits. Combined with blue hand-painted full-grain leather tips made of vegetable-tanned leather and a silver buckle made of solid brass, this belt becomes a unique fashion piece in any wardrobe. The braided pattern allows you to tie the belt wherever it fits best, guaranteeing ultimate comfort.


Know what you are buying

The fashion industry is notoriously opaque and deceiving. As a consumer you get hardly any reliable information on the actual origin of the materials and manufacturing conditions. To us, that is fundamentally wrong. You have every right to know exactly what you are buying. That is the only way to make better purchasing decisions.

OUR MANUFACTORY FOR BRAIDED BELTS
Milan, Italy

 

"Made in" labels are unfortunately a gross oversimplification. For a product to be legally labeled, for example, "Made in Italy," it is sufficient if the final essential production step takes place in Italy. The term "essential" is often stretched to the limit. Many brands, including many luxury brands, exploit this loophole and have their products manufactured in low-wage countries in Eastern Europe and the Far East before they are "finished" in Italy. Unfortunately, as a customer, you are usually unaware of this. To us, that is not only completely wrong, but also unacceptable. That is why all of our products are proudly crafted in family-owned workshops in Italy, Germany and Portugal where all artisans are treated with the respect they deserve.

In 2017, we set out on the bold quest to find the very best braided belt maker. After many months, we finally found what we were looking for. The fourth generation family business has been honing their skills since 1913 and is known around the world for their exceptional high-quality braided belts. The Manufactory has already worked with many of the most esteemed luxury brands.

Learn more about our Braided Belt Manufactory

 

Our braided belt factory

TRACEABILITY

The fashion industry is notoriously opaque and deceiving. As a consumer you get hardly any reliable information on the actual origin of the materials and manufacturing conditions. To us, that is fundamentally wrong. You have every right to know exactly what you are buying. That is the only way to make better purchasing decisions.

High-Quality Wool

  • Material: 30% pure wool, 70% acrylic
  • Origin of material: Italy
  • Factory: Unknown
  • Location: Italy

The innovative wool-acrylic blend used for our elastic wool belts is astonishingly durable and remarkably stretchable guaranteeing impressive longevity and utmost wearing comfort. Unfortunately, our Braided Belt Manufactory is currently keeping the Factory name a secret. As soon as we know it, we will update our traceability information.

Durable Ecological Viscose Lining

  • Material: Viscose
  • Origin of material: Waste product of cotton industry
  • Factory: Unknown
  • Location: Italy
  • Certification: REACH, RCS, Oeko-Tex Standard 100

The astonishingly durable viscose used for the lining of the belt is an ecological yarn made of cotton linter, the waste of cotton plants after they were harvested. The yarn is essentially made of agricultural waste and is RCS and Oeko-Tex Standard 100 certified and REACH compliant. Unfortunately, our Braided Belt Manufactory is currently keeping the Factory name a secret. As soon as we know it, we will update our traceability information.

Hand-painted Leather Tips

  • Material: Viscose
  • Origin of material: Waste product of European meat industry
  • Tanning method: Vegetable
  • Factory: Unknown
  • Location: Italy

The leather used for the tips is full-grain vegetable-tanned cow leather from Italy. It is tanned without any added colour and is hand-painted by our artisans in the Manufactory. This gives the leather its characteristic colour intensity. The rawhides are all side products of the European meat industry and are dyed in compliance with the strict REACH Regulations. Unfortunately, our Braided Belt Manufactory is currently keeping the Tannery name a secret. As soon as we know it, we will update our traceability information.

High-Quality Brass Buckle

  • Material: Solid Brass
  • Origin of material: Italy
  • Manufactory: Undisclosed
  • Location: Brescia, Italy

No belt is complete without the right buckle. That is why we use high-quality solid brass, the benchmark material for luxury belts. The buckles are created in a family-owned Manufactory near Brescia dating back to 1972. Finding a good buckle Manufactory is surprisingly difficult. That is why we are not disclosing the name of our Manufactory. Some secrets are just not meant to be revealed. We hope you understand.

Learn more about our Buckle Manufactory

Strong Stitching Thread

  • Material: Polyester
  • Origin of material: Italy
  • Factory: Unknown
  • Location: Italy

We use polyester yarn for the stitching of our tips and buckle. Polyester yarn is significantly stronger than cotton yarn which is why we chose it for these high-pressure areas. Unfortunately, we don't yet know the Factory name creating the yarn but we are working on it and will continually update our traceability information.

Harm-Free Colour

  • Material: Unknown
  • Origin of material: Italy
  • Characteristics: Water soluble and free of harmful substances
  • Factory: Unknown
  • Location: Italy

The colours used to paint the belt edges are water soluble without any harmful substances and is made in Italy. Unfortunately, we don't yet know the Factory name creating the colour but we are working on it and will continually update our traceability information.

PREISMATRIX

We all know that fashion brands heavily mark-up their prices. But do we really know by how much? We certainly didn't and what we found out shocked us. Traditional retail brands mark-up their prices by 5-6 times. Luxury brands mark-up their prices by staggering 10-15 times. To us, that is unjustifiable. We cut out the middle man, sell directly to you and pass the savings on to you. Our average mark-up is 3 times and we reveal our exact production costs. You deserve to know.

Innovative Viscose-Wool Blend

The belt is made of an innovative intersecting viscose-wool blend which is exceptionally durable guaranteeing many years of wearing joy. The ecological viscose lining yarn is made of cotton linter, the waste of cotton plants after they were harvested.

Designed for Every Occasion

The belt was designed to bridge the gap between more formal classic belts and casual textile belts. The combination of braided viscose and wool, hand-painted leather tips, and a simple brass buckle makes it a versatile tool in every man’s arsenal.

100 Years Experience

It takes the collaboration of 9 Italian artisans and 12 steps to craft one single Braided Wool Belt. The combination of more than 100 years of experience and excellent materials ensures the exceptional longevity and refined appearance of our belts.

Climate and plastic positive

For every single order, we plant a tree with our partner On A Mission and remove 80 plastic bottles from our beloved oceans with our partner Empower. We are very proud to be a climate- and plastic-positive company. Every product has an ecological footprint. We do everything in our power to ensure it's a positive one.

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