This is a genius product and I was really excited to get it.  I have hips then a smaller waist and have dealt with the 'back gape' and sagging pants forever.  This product did exactly what it said, the buckle was very inconspicuous event under tighter shirts.  I think I wore it 20-30x in the course of two months or so.  Then, sadly, the plastic buckle snapped and it's found it's way into the garbage.  I didn't want to reorder b/c I'm not sure it's quite worth the price tag if it will have to be continually replaced.  If this were made with a durable cloth/metal combination (even if it were much pricier) I would purchase again in a heartbeat.  I didn't really care that the belt was clear, I just loved having the cinching power of a belt w/o the bulk.