This is an excellent belt but at first, in THIS purchase, I ordered a size 44 that turned out to be WAY TOO BIG.  I thought "44" meant that the belt was 44 inches in length, which is the length of my old belt.  WRONG, "44" means, the belt is designed to fit men who are 44 inches in waist, uggh.  So I had to return this otherwise excellent belt and order a smaller belt.  But THE RETURN PROCESS at Amazon is excellent!  Was very easy to package and return via UPS with no problem, and at no cost.  Highly recommend this belt, VERY good value for the money.