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LEONARDO

Hand-braided Leather Belt Walnut
145,00 €
Traditional Retail: €215.00
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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).

Manufactory

Material

Price

From the raw materials to the final product, every single production step needed to craft this 3.0cm/1.2in wide belt takes place in Italy. It requires the long experience of revered artisans to create the hand-braided strap which gives the belt its distinctive timeless look. Vegetable-tanned in France, the supple yet durable full- grain calf leather retains its natural grain pattern and will develop a rich patina with time and use. The braided style pattern allows you to tie the belt wherever it fits best providing 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 HAND-BRAIDED BELTS
Florence, 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.

The traditional handicraft of hand-braiding belts is a nearly lost art. There are only very few belt makers left in the world with the necessary know-how to create them. We are very honored to have the chance to work with such an esteemed manufactory which produces some of the most beautiful belts on the market.

Learn more about our Hand-woven Belt Manufactory

 

Our hand-woven 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.

Vegetable Full-Grain Leather

  • Material: Full-grain calf leather
  • Origin of material: Waste product of European meat industry
  • Tanning method: Vegetable tanning
  • Tanning method: Vegetable tanning
  • Tannery: Unknown
  • Location: France

The belt is crafted of extremely durable vegetable-tanned calf leather from France and will develop a beautiful patina with time. The rawhides are a waste-product of the European meat industry and are tanned in compliance with the strict REACH Regulations. Unfortunately, our Hand-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 by our 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 name of the Factory creating the colour and its exact composition but we are working on it and will continually update our traceability information.

Harm-Free Glue

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

The glue is water soluble without any harmful substances and is made in Italy. It is specialized leather glue which ensures that the belts will look great even after many years. Unfortunately, we don't yet know the name of the Factory creating the glue and its exact composition 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.

Sustainable Vegetable-tanned Leather

Leather is the main component of our classic suede belts which is why we make no compromises when it comes to it. The leather is LWG Gold-rated Italian suede leather which is also the world’s first USDA certified biobased leather. The raw hides are side-products of the meat industry and are tanned in compliance with the strict REACH Regulations.

Timeless Elegance

Braided belts have enjoyed great popularity due to their timeless elegance for many decades. Paired with a sleek brass buckle, the 3.0cm/1.2in belt can be effortlessly worn with more formal or casual attire and will always look the part.

60 Years Experience

It takes the collaboration of 4 Italian artisans and 12 steps to craft one single Hand-braided Belt. The combination of 60 years of experience and excellent materials ensures the exceptional longevity and refined appearance of our belts.

Climate & Plastic Positive

For every single order, we plant one 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-positive and plastic-positive Company. All of our belts are packaged completely plastic-free in a beautiful black belt box made of FSC certified paper and come with a cotton dust bag from Italy. Every product has a footprint. We do everything in our power to make sure it’s a positive one.
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