I have been having issues with leather belts made in China. Used to be able to buy a good solid Hickock belt made in the USA and wear it for ten years and lose it or buy a different style. The new ones in all price ranges seem to start to split apart when in the bag coming home. While at target in my monthly leather belt search I found a military type web belt like from my service days on sale. It worked so I decided to get another in black and found the Amazon collections. I like the smaller 1.25 width, easier to fit through the loops. The buckle is not heavy military brass but is lighter and works well. Better than the designer model I got from from the store.

The only negative is I got a dull scratched brass version rather than the shiney silver pictured. I dropped a star. Still a keeper. I go 38-40 and the 44 inch fit perfectly. The other was probably a 54 but they are easy to cut down with scissors.

They have standards for chairs, toys, appliances etc.. They should make some for leather belts. Someone is making a fortune selling shoddy leather belts with light leather strips sandwiched around cardboard. I will update on the wear, looks like a cottony material and not paper, lol.