1. 1 Choose your strap

    Italian LeatherCut to Your Size

    Every strap starts as a full-length Italian leather blank and is cut to your measurement. Pick the colour and texture you want — the width takes care of itself.

  2. 2 Choose your buckle

    A buckle fits one width only, so these are the ones that fit the strap you picked. A set adds the matching loop and tip.

  3. 3 Your size

    We cut this belt to you, so this is the step worth slowing down for. Three ways to get it right — and it is worth knowing why they are in this order. Only the first one measures you. The other two measure something you already own, which is only as accurate as that thing happens to be.

    Best

    Measure your waist

    Put a tape measure around your waist where you actually wear a belt — over the trousers, through the loops, not against your skin. Keep it snug but not tight. Add two inches to that number.

    Wear what you would normally wear with a belt. Measuring against bare skin or over a thick jumper will both give you the wrong number.

    Good

    Measure a belt that fits you properly

    Lay it flat and measure from the fold where the strap meets the buckle to the hole you use.

    This only works if that belt fits you well — you wear it comfortably, on a middle hole. If you have added holes to it, or you wear it on the very first or last hole, the number will be off. Measure your waist instead.

    Okay

    Pant size plus two

    A 34 waist takes a 36 belt.

    Only if those trousers actually fit you. A pair that is a size too big or too small is the most common reason a belt comes out wrong.

    We cut so you land on the third hole, which leaves room to move in both directions as the leather settles.

    Because it is cut to your measurement, a custom belt cannot be resold, so it is not returnable. If you are between sizes or unsure, ask us first — we would far rather answer a question than cut a belt wrong.