Braided belt

The difference between a hand-braided belt and a product of a braiding machine is evident at the ends of the belt. While machine products are held together at both ends only by topstitching, the braid of a handmade belt begins at the top and is sewn into the trim of the buckle. The black belt has a chromeplated brass buckle, the brown belt a polished brass buckle.

The family-run business Ludwig Schröder in Uetersen, a small town in Schleswig-Holstein (Sleswick-Holsatia), is renowned for belts of the highest quality. Their material of choice is always the best vegetable-tanned or pit-tanned cow’s leather from selected European tanneries. For instance, there is no spraying with colour to achieve a specific stain. The Schröders have their leather barrel-dyed – a process that leaves the leather’s surface structure intact, lively and natural. The company has been in business since 1825. For 140 years, they had a tannery and a workshop producing leather goods. In 1964, they stopped tanning to concentrate on manufacturing leather goods. However, they still have the expertise engrained in their family roots and choose their leathers accordingly.

The belt length is the length from the inside edge of the belt buckle to the centre belt hole. This length should correspond to the waist size of the trousers.