My sister gave me this belt in Black. Said genuine leather. I was very excited about wearing it to work every day. Wearing a suit,  dress shirt and tie it seemed like the perfect compliment. After about 3-4 weeks of daily wear the leather frayed and the buckle was almost impossible to use. I gave up. I gave it back to my sister to see if we could exchange but I do not believe that was a success.  I wish I used my amazon account because amazon is always great at resolving issues like this but I will chalk this up to a bad experience. She said she bought it because of all the positive reviews. The price was right. I guess you get what you pay for. Shame like I said because I love the belt when I first got it.