Belts

We offer a wide range of belts in our line-up, both various formal belts as well as a bit more casual belts. Our belts are manufactured in factories that we have carefully selected that have a long history of making belts and which use high quality materials.

All our leather and suede belts are produced in Spain, and the leather and suede comes from the same tanneries as our full grain leather shoes. All the buckles of our belts are in solid brass. The style of our belts is classic without any extravagant details, this makes them easy to match with your clothing and a the belt can either make your outfit more formal or a bit more casual depending on which belt you choose. All belts are offered in several different lengths between 85-120 cm so you can find the perfect fit. 

We also have braided casual belts in lots of different colours.

How long should a belt be?

Knowing your belt size is really quite simple, as long as you know how to measure. Ideally, the belt should be used in the middle hole of five, and therefore the belt dimensions are given from the middle hole to the outer part of the belt buckle.

To know the right length for you, you can measure your waist with trousers on, but the easiest way is usually to measure from the hole you use on an existing belt that fits well, to the end of the buckle on this one.

At Skolyx we offer most belts in lengths ranging from 85-120 cm, and with five centimetre size ranges. This makes it possible for most people to find the right size. For braided belts how they're measured may vary, read the product description.

Which type of belt lasts the longest?

There's a reason the vast majority of belts are made of leather. It's a very durable material that can last for many years, as long as the quality of the leather is good. Most important is that the leather used is a proper full grain leather, meaning the entire hide is used with the strong natural grain surface intact. This is the type of leather that is strongest, most durable and can be cared for to last a really long time. Hence it is also relatively expensive. All of our leather belts are made from full grain leather.

Unfortunately, most belts on sale are made from cheaper, inferior leather. Either so-called corrected grain, where the grain surface is sanded down and covered with a thin plastic film, which looks fine at first but will inevitably crack. They also like to save on the lining part itself, and use cheap leather there that breaks down quickly.

The very cheapest leather belts are made of what is often called Genuine leather, which in many cases refers to a material that consists is several thin layers of cheap, poor quality leather glued together and then covered with paint to look uniform. Belts made of this type of leather have a short lifespan.

Which way to wear the belt?

There are a few different approaches, but traditionally belts on men should be worn counterclockwise when looking down, so that the end of the belt is over the left leg. For women, it's traditionally the other way around.

Since the vast majority of belts are made symmetrical so they can be worn either way, it's not uncommon for left-handed men to choose to wear it clockwise because you then tighten the belt with your best hand, and for right-handed women to wear it the "usual" way for men for the same reason.

How do you clean and care for belts?

Leather belts are washed with a mild leather cleaner, such as Saphir Medaille d'Or Leather Cleanser or Tarrago WASC Super cleaner. Apply the product to a cotton cloth and rub the surface clean. Allow to dry.

Like all leather products, belts should be cared for regularly, about twice a year is usually sufficient. Here we recommend Saphir Medaille d'Or Leather Lotion, which is deeply nourishing and provides some protection, and which penetrates well into the leather and does not smudge or darken it.

Read more about care for leather products in this guide.

How do you make new holes in belts?

The most common home fix for making a new hole in a belt is to push a sharp awl through it. This is not recommended, since to get the buckle through you have to keep pushing the leather apart more and often end up with an ugly, undersized hole that is awkward to use.

Better is therefore to use a hole punch, which has different sizes of holes and which punches out the entire hole, which is much more gentle on the belt and makes the function equivalent to the original holes.