Men's Black Leather Belt with Silver-Tone Pin Buckle 100-120 cm

Genuine leather is a sturdy material that settles in with wear, and this black belt from Leonardo Verrelli shows it from the first day. The surface is smooth and the colour even, and the leather picks up a little more character each time you put it on.

It is 4 mm thick, a reassuring weight for a belt meant to be worn regularly. The silver-coloured pin buckle is the classic kind, and against the black leather it adds a neat, polished finish without drawing attention to itself.

Black is the easy choice here. It sits just as comfortably with raw denim as with grey trousers or a suit, so one belt carries you from a casual weekend to a smarter day at the office without a second thought.

It comes in three lengths: 100 cm, 110 cm and 120 cm. To choose, take a belt that already fits you well and measure it from the buckle to the hole where you fasten it, then pick the closest of the three. Each length is measured without the buckle, up to the central hole, with adjustment holes on either side. If it turns out a little long, the belt can be shortened.

Looking after it takes very little. Feed the leather with a leather cream a few times a year, and if it gets caught in the rain, let it dry in the open air, well away from a radiator.

A simple, quietly well-made accessory for men, it is the sort of belt you stop thinking about because it simply does its job.