Belts, watches and ties together are called men’s three items, so what is the basic kind of belt for men needed? Here is the answer.
Firstly, Dress Belt
- Occasion applicable: formal occasion
- Buying suggest: two pieces is necessary
- Recommend color: black / brown
In general, belt tied-in dress is called a dress belt. The securest and most formal belt buckle is pin buckle, the best material should be full grain leather, and the width general between 2.5cm~3.5cm.
Matters needing attention:
- On formal occasions, color of the belt should match with the color of shoes. If more exquisite and wearing a watch, then the color of watch strap should be the same as the belt, and the metal color of buckle also should be the same as the watch metal plate.
- There are inconspicuous logo on the buckle, looking from 1 meters away, should be can’t clearly what the brand is. Low key is always the first principle, would rather not wear a belt, don’t wear a belt with redundant element.
Of course, dress belt not only can be worn on formal occasions, but also wear with shorts in summer.
Secondly, Casual Belt
- Occasion applicable: Life situations
- Buying suggest: Selected to prepare one piece
- Recommend color: Black / brown
Different with dress belt, casual belt will be more informal style, such as the width of belt can do more wider to tie-in Jeans、Chinos, can without sealing side nor sewing, the kind of buckle also can become double pin buckle, and don’t have to consider too much the problem when match with the shoes.
Thirdly, Novelty Belt
- Occasion applicable: Life situations
- Buying suggest: Selected to prepare one piece
- Recommend color: Random
It is a kind of small crowd belt, the alternative part often reflect on color, decoration, material and making craftsmanship, for example: knitting, rivet decoration, use snakeskin material, ever the hemp rope and so on.
Of course, there are some other uses, such as belt to hold money and can put a knife.
At last, there is a suggest that you can buy two dress belts to take turns for using, casual belt and novelty belt can depend on circumstances.