First of all, let me address all the whining about the sizing of this belt. I’m not sure what the problem is; I wear a 36 in most selvedge jeans, so I ordered a 38” inch belt, as suggested by The British Belt Co. on their website. It fits perfectly, I wear it on the 2nd hole (meaning 3 open holes in front of the buckle) which is exactly what I wanted. This is not a “vanity” sized belt, like many others are, you need to honestly know your actual waist size. That being said I love the belt so far; great pull-up on the leather, and seemingly very solid construction. I treated it with some neetsfoot oil and have worn it everyday for the last few weeks. It is starting to develop some very nice color and the beginnings of some nice patina.
darwinI did read the comments, my good man, that’s why I offered a comment of my own and included the mention of “vanity sizing.” If you are using your Levi’s, Polo, Lee, or Docker’s pants size as your waist size then you are fooling yourself and should definitely go up two sizes. If you actually measure your own waist and then use that real number going up one size, as I did, is perfect. Don’t blame the belt for people’s inability to read instructions, and measure their own waist.