I'm generally partial to wearing plaque belts in situations where the belt is actually visible. I've always preferred the look of a simple, understated rectangle to the look of a normal buckle. Thing is, in the past eight months, I've been through two of them - both reversible. The first one was made by Kenneth Cole (I think), and the brown and black side literally came apart. I didn't even realize it was two separate strips of leather until it started to come undone. For the second one, I deliberately looked for one that was clearly one solid piece. I picked it up at Express during their winter sale for about $20, and actually got a ton of use out of it, as a) the brown side matched my go-to boots exactly, and b) it was a nice medium brown, rather than the dark, almost-black brown you get on a lot of reversible belts. But last week, the buckle just straight up came off when I was rotating it from one side to the other.
I've had enough! I've never had good results from reversible belts. Literally every single one I've ever owned as fallen apart. I've decided to just get two separate plaque belts in black and brown and not even have to worry about the false economy angle. Sadly, 90% of plaque belts I've found in my search are reversible. Does anyone have any recommendations for brands that make a solid, one-sided plaque belt, preferably in multiple colors? I have a couple of dress belts from Men's Wearhouse in black and cognac, so I'm specifically interested in a medium brown one.
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