The journey of being an Image Consultant has brought me opportunities leaps and bounds in the areas where I always wanted to explore . One of these areas is penning down the information that I have and make it accessible to everyone who has a flair to know more.
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So, friends today I would talk about another very important aspect in men's clothing-- BELTS.
Before we actually discuss about the various kinds of belts and related stuff, lets begin with something very very basic.
Belts are not the clothing pieces that are to be used for holding your pants up. Remember your pants should be well fitted and should sit nicely on your waist, without the support of the belt. Belts are to be used to enhance the look of your attire nothing more than that.
The next thumb rule is, a belt should be matching your shoes. Brown belt, Brown shoes, Black belt Black shoes. It is also recommended that if your belts have sheen in their look, then your shoes should have it too. Matte shoes go with matte belt and so on.
Next comes the size -- The length of your belt should be approximately 1 to 2 inches more than your waist size i.e for a waist of 36 inches, a belt would be of 38-40 inches long(measuring without including the buckle).
Lets look at the various kinds of Belts --
1) Belts with Tongue- These belts are most commonly used and loved by everyone. They can be recognized with a metal loop, metal tongue and holes in the belt to hold the belt in place. Most accepted in a formal setting.
2) Belts with Hook- These belts have a hook shaped buckles.
3) Belts with Sliding latch - A latch arrangement is used as a buckle to hold the belt in place.
4) Braided belt - While the other belts use a flat piece of leather, this belt is made of woven leather strands to form a braid with usually a tongue buckle.
Storage - Store your belts hanging straight vertically away from sunlight, instead of rolling them around their buckles. They may develop cracks if its pure leather. Avoid leaving them in the pants , as it may damage their seams with time.
Formal belts - Bigger the belt buckle, less formal it is. A formal belt should be small and simple in design, should be more angular in shape. Rounded shapes in belts give them a casual look.
Lets look at some of the Image Breakers-
Avoid punching holes in the belt yourself. It shows up and destroys the look of the belt.
Also, a cracked belt is a big Image breaker.
Belt straps should not extend beyond the first loop of the pants after being tucked at the buckle.
I hope this information helped you. Do write your comments/suggestions below.
