Dress Belts

[bennanza]

Hey Guys!

I'd like to stock up on belts, especially in black, brown and navy. I love shell cordovan and, if appropriate, I'd try exotic leathers such as crocodile, ostrich, lizard... Brands I came across that seem to be great options are:

Kreis (quite expensive though), Carmina, Allen edmonds (love those buckles), cesare attolini, brooks brothers.
Could you provide additional tips?
I am from europe, so shipping and importing costs definitely matter and I'd be very grateful for european suggestions. E.g. allen edmonds now have a great sale but in the end I still pay more than e.g. regular carminas just because of other costs which is just insane. Also, exotic leathers can't be shipped apparently.
In search of good deals I came across Elliot Rhodes. Now how can a shell cordovan belt be so inexpensive (110 €) compared to others? I guess its not from Horween? Quality is probably lower than mentioned ones? I'd be happy to hear experiences and thoughts.

Thanks a lot in advance for any suggestions!

 

[bennanza]

In case anyone else is wondering: the elliot rhodes cordovan belts that pop up on the internet everywhere on a discount just seem to be expensive full grain leathers made to look like cordovan. Nowhere is stated that it isn't genuine shell cordovan, no "mock" "imitation" or else is stated on official site or citations from the official site. However, I saw pictures from the belt inside stating the lining is leather and the outside is full grain leather, which in my book is already a very negative statement about the brand itself. Gonna stay away from that.

 

[41L35W]

Hey Guys!

I'd like to stock up on belts, especially in black, brown and navy. I love shell cordovan and, if appropriate, I'd try exotic leathers such as crocodile, ostrich, lizard... Brands I came across that seem to be great options are:

Kreis (quite expensive though), Carmina, Allen edmonds (love those buckles), cesare attolini, brooks brothers.
Could you provide additional tips?
I am from europe, so shipping and importing costs definitely matter and I'd be very grateful for european suggestions. E.g. allen edmonds now have a great sale but in the end I still pay more than e.g. regular carminas just because of other costs which is just insane. Also, exotic leathers can't be shipped apparently.
In search of good deals I came across Elliot Rhodes. Now how can a shell cordovan belt be so inexpensive (110 €) compared to others? I guess its not from Horween? Quality is probably lower than mentioned ones? I'd be happy to hear experiences and thoughts.

Thanks a lot in advance for any suggestions!

I love Anderson belts. They are an Italian company so you should be able to find them there.

 

[bennanza]

thanks a lot, much appreciated. I bet there is so much nice handwork out there we will never know about.. great that there is a platform we can share information about a fraction of it!

 

[moltoelegante]

Here's a UK-based belt maker with very nice looking belts, though I haven't tried them myself:

Equus Leather

Looking for Equus Leather? Us too.

www.equusleather.co.uk

 

[BXpress]

Yes Equus is definitely recommendable. Kreis as well. Kreis actually sends you a sample to review before you confirm your order.