As ever when a new season is upon us we look to innovate and experiment. We have always liked mixing different textures of leather together and love the handcrafted feel it gives to the belts. This new Belafonte design (Named after the legendary 'Calypso King' himself) brings a fluid swirl like flow to the belt with waves of dadino textured leather overlaid onto a smoother cordovan leather surface. We created a new tip shape that is a little sharper and more contemporary and lends itself well to the swirl design at the tip. To top it all off the leather is hand burnished to reveal both darker and lighter tones in the belt for a supreme hand finished look. The resulting belt in this vibrant Eclectic Blue colour is one that is crisp and innovative, showing lovely hand workmanship and real attention to detail with lovely zesty jolts of brighter blue that really bring the belt to life. For us the design itself is strong enough that our resulting buckle choice is naturally more low key - we selected this slightly antique silver finish buckle with its soft edges to act as a crisp contrast to the leather, we like how the silver makes the blue leather really stand out. This is a belt that could be worn casually but will be especially good with smarter casual wear/eveningwear (on Navy, grey or earthy tones) for a sleek contemporary look that will really show how much of a belt connoisseur you are.