Like others have said, there is nothing cheap about this belt! The leather is thick but not stuffy or cheap and the studs are a nice muted antique bronze color, not shiny.

I got it in dark red and it's a nice deep red, not too brown, not too tomato. It's actually a bit darker than the red photo on my screen which I like. I wanted just a tad darker so it's not too jarring and make me look like some goth teenager.

I am 5'8 and 126 lbs so I initially ordered the S/M which did fit tight on the second to the last set of holes. So it did fit. However, imagine what that means - most of the front part of my torso had the front-most piece (the "strap" so to speak) going across it and the pretty wide pieces were mostly to the side and the back. So from the front it looked a lot just like a regular, single-width belt. This was a different look than the one in the product photo which shows the strap as mostly buckled in and the wider pieces prominently visible in the "flanks," if that makes sense. I thought for me to get the look in the photo required the larger belt - M/L so I contacted the seller and requested an exchange. They were super friendly and said no problem. A week later I have my replacement belt and it looks just the way I wanted it! So I recommend that if in doubt go with the larger size if you want the look in the photo. But if you are very very petite, go with the small one. Either way, customer service was so excellent you'll have no trouble exchanging! Thank you beltiscool!

Highly recommend this product and seller and will order from them again.