Ladies belt suede

This belt from the leather manufactory Kreis is made of two layers of finest leather flat and open-edged. The upper leather is a vegetable-tanned Italian cow suede with a velvety feel. Inside, a strong, pit-tanned blank leather from the German tannery Kobel in Kellinghusen is used. The natural colored leather is polished at the belt edge with a colorless, transparent wax, giving the belt a casual and sporty character. Belts of this type are also called "sneaker belts". Thanks to the high fat content of the inner leather, the belt becomes particularly supple after only a short wearing-in period. It is closed by means of a nickel-plated and polished full brass buckle from Italy.

Founded in 1963 in Offenbach by Erich Kreis, the Hessian leather manufacturer Kreis became specialised in belts early on. The firm is run today by Bernd Kreis, the son of the founder. He uses only full-grained leather: classic box calf and traditionally pit-tanned cow leather from Germany, saddle leather from England and the legendary Shell Cordovan horse leather from the Horween® tannery in Chicago. Kreis is one of the very few manufacturers of hand-made leather belts which still cultivates the time-consuming art of triple layer belt construction.