Opinions on buckles....

[beerbecue]

Well,

I just called up (and heard pipes in the background, they were testing reeds) and not only is it a b@d-@ss buckle, but 113 is also in stock, and it will ship today or tomorrow.....

Jimmy and Todd, you got that right, on second look, that had to be the one.

I just received word that I had a paper accepted for publication, so this is a gift to myself....

[Hamish]

Of course, strictly speaking, these four buckles are all Dress Belt buckles and I would not wear any of them other than with Evening Dress! If I had to choose one of them for that purpose it would be the third one down (sorry, I'll lose this if I go back to check the number!).

I do have a brass buckle in this design, on a brown pigskin belt which I sometimes wear to smart, semi-formal events during the day, but I would not wear that in the evening any more than I would the chrome version during the day!

Day belts usually have large, plain, pronged buckles in either brass or chrome on brown or black belts - see the images in my Photo Album to see what I am getting at!

[Dreadbelly]

I'm gonna get a big silver Anarchy A belt buckle to wear with my kilts.

Being silver, that would work for evening affairs, right?

[Big Paul]

Of course, strictly speaking, these four buckles are all Dress Belt buckles and I would not wear any of them other than with Evening Dress! If I had to choose one of them for that purpose it would be the third one down (sorry, I'll lose this if I go back to check the number!).

I do have a brass buckle in this design, on a brown pigskin belt which I sometimes wear to smart, semi-formal events during the day, but I would not wear that in the evening any more than I would the chrome version during the day!

Day belts usually have large, plain, pronged buckles in either brass or chrome on brown or black belts - see the images in my Photo Album to see what I am getting at!

Hammish,

Where did you purchase you belts?

[beerbecue]

My main use for this belt, as Hamish has pointed out, was mainly so I could avoid a waist coat and jacket for the time being, while being out in the evening.... or at day functions where I need a little more oomph.....

During the day, I haven't worn a belt at all..... But I wanted something a little dressy to match the classy, black, Freelander sporran that I wear in the evening....

I decided to keep my brown sporran/strap set for day, they best match my hiking boots and everyday brown shoes.....

[Sir Robert]

You could get a large brass buckle and Brasso it to a near mirror shine for formals or let it tarnish down to a dark yellow/brown for casual wear.

Real silver would have simalar properties as well.

[Hamish]

Hammish,

Where did you purchase you belts?

Apart from two Dress Belts/buckles and one Highlander brown belt with a huge pronged buckle in brass which came from Highland Dress outfitters in Scotland, I got them all from a leather trader in London's Covent Garden market. Altogether, I've eight black belts and five brown - all are either 2" or 2¼" and mostly the buckles are interchangeable.

The Covent Garden belts cost, on average, £13.00 (US$23.70)

[Graham]

I'd pick 106 for myself