Vintage Embossed Horsehide Belt No.150 | Mushroom

This belt was proudly designed and built in our own San Diego, California leather shop. Each style is constructed in its unique process that is executed mostly by hand. All edges are burnished and polished and several styles are hand-stained one by one, the way belts used to be made. We finish them with premium made solid-brass buckles, mostly imported from Italy to create a true artisan crafted belt, 100% designed and built in the USA.

SKU: B150
Stone-Washed In Los Angeles, CA
Hand Stained, Beveled & Waxed Edges
Vintage Embossed Plates
Width: 1-1/2" (sizes: 32-44)

Horween® Horsehide® (8/9 oz.) USA
Solid Brass Custom Buckle (ITALY)
Brass Chicago Screws

Our Horween® horsehide strips are made from the thicker back half of the horse hide and are tanned alongside Horween’s Cordovan Shells for the first 45-days. This 7-9 oz. leather is 100% veg tanned and hot stuffed to create a very dense and stout leather. The "strip" runs against the natural grain and has minimal stretch, making it ideal for belts, straps, trim and handles. A true "Artisan" tanned leather that is tanned, start to finish, in the USA at the Horween® tannery. 

Our “Stone-Washed Leather” was inspired by vintage Americana work-wear, denim jeans and leather goods from the 60s'-80's. The process is 100% unique and developed exclusively by us over several years, with the first production run made in the Summer of 2015. 

We start with a Horween® vegetable-tanned leather in a chestnut tan color. The products are built first, all in our San Diego, California leather shop. After construction, they are stone-washed in Los Angeles, where the company has been stone-washing denim jeans since the 1990’s.  Over the next 2-3 days, each product is brought back to life, involving several methods and steps to bring back the oils and lustre to the leather. There is no shortcut here, the process is 100% by hand and takes time and care. When they are ready, you will see rolled corners, darkened edges, creased flaps and changes in the grain, all making each product amazingly authentic and totally unique. 

The entire process, starting from the leather we use (Horween® tanned in Chicago), the construction (built in San Diego, CA) and the stone-washing (Los Angeles, CA) is 100% Made In The USA.

We love building products a lot more than repairing them! That’s why we design and build them to last. We want the product to give you a lifetime of use, but if they fail due to a manufacturing defect, we will repair the product or replace it at little or no charge for the life of the item.

There are some limitations and we do offer a “CLC Trade-In” program as well. Click here to read more about our complete warranty & trade-in policies.

https://coronadoleather.com/pages/warranty-repairs-returns

Belts are sized differently in Europe than in America.  We use a traditional American belt sizing scale. Our size will measure from the end of the leather where it folds around the buckle, to the middle hole (usually there are 5 holes) and 1" added. So as an example, a size 38 belt would measure 39" to the center hole to the back of the leather when flat. 

HOW TO MEASURE FOR YOUR SIZE
The most accurate way to determine your belt size is to thread a flexible tape measure through the belt loops of your pants (as you would with a belt) and mark the spot where the tape reaches exactly one time around your hip. Pick the belt size which is closest to your hip circumference. Remember to put on a pair of pants that fits you well and represents what you plan to wear. Note that the thickness of the pants material can influence the measurements. We recommend having the belt hit the 2nd or 3rd hole from the tip on day one. This will allow for some stretch in the belt over time.

MEASURE ONE OF YOUR EXISTING BELTS
You can also get your belt size with your current belt even if it does not fit perfectly: simply use a measuring tape or ruler to measure the length from the end of the leather, before the buckle to the center hole on your belt or the hole that fits you most comfortably - it will likely be the spot to show the most wear and tear.

SIZE UP FROM YOUR JEANS
The other option would be to size up 2 inches from your jean size. So if you were a size 36 in most jeans you would order a 38 belt.