Women's Green Genuine Leather Belt Leonardo Verrelli

The first thing you notice is the green. It's a calm, wearable shade that lifts a plain outfit without shouting about it, and the genuine leather gives it a proper, grown-up finish. This is a women's belt from Leonardo Verrelli, 3.4 cm wide, with a strap 4 mm thick so it holds its shape rather than sagging around your waist.

It fastens with a classic prong buckle, simple and dependable, and the clean lines mean you'll reach for it again and again. Wear it to work, at the weekend, through the loops of your favourite jeans or over a skirt. It also works nicely cinched around a dress when you want to define your waist. Green sits happily alongside beige, brown and white, so it slips into a wardrobe without any fuss.

It comes in five lengths: 100 cm, 105 cm, 110 cm, 115 cm and 120 cm. To pick yours, take a belt that already fits you well and measure it from the buckle to the hole you actually use, leaving the buckle itself out of the measurement. Then choose the length closest to that figure. If it turns out a touch long, it can be shortened.

Genuine leather is a hard-wearing material that gains character as the years go by, and a little care goes a long way. Nourish it with a suitable cream a few times a year. If it gets caught in the rain, let it dry naturally, well away from a radiator.