Yes, it holds up your pants and looks pretty good. My son was confused by the lack of specific 'holes' for the buckle to go through (since it's webbed you can stick the buckle in any spot between the weave). He ended up several times sticking it through the web too high or low so the belt was 'crooked' on his pants. After a bit of training he got it though. Overall a nice belt for a little boy.

NOTE: the "brown" side of the belt is very dark brown. I almost couldn't distinguish it from the black side!