My husband has been in search of the perfect belt to replace his broken in and breaking belt from high school!  Could not find in brown but this one in black was the closest match.  So far seems to be holding up and very substantial / thick leather.  Did not get 5 starts because the sizing is off.  For a 36 jeans size in Levi's, we needed to order a 40 inch belt.  I ended up having to order this belt 3 times to get the right size!