One of my pet peeves is the near-nonexistance of continuously-sized belts, that you can fasten at any circumference. It should be possible to design men’s belts that are braided, or have a clamp closure, and will meet the needs of any level of dressiness that may be required, but for whatever reason it just isn’t being done.
As a result, depending on what jeans or trousers I’m wearing that day, I often find that none of the notches on the belt fit right and I wish I had another notch right between two that are there. Now the belt isn’t really needed to hold up my pants. They’d stay up perfectly fine by themselves, but the belt is an expected accessory. You don’t look quite fully dressed without the belt. But if I wear it a half-notch too tight, it’s, well, too tight. OTOH if I wear it a half-notch too loose, then the belt slides around in the loops and the buckle hangs down a little bit in front.
What do the fashion mavens say? Which is more correct?
Speaking as a big guy, this is my take on it as well. I’ve lost a good deal of weight recently, and even in pants that are now obviously several sizes too big, cinching the belt too snug makes everything pucker around it and leads to a very unflattering bulgy look.
Oh please. Everyone knows the only way to add an extra hole is with a Phillips screwdriver. Then, after you have completely mangled the hole into something that looks like an erupting pimple, you can just keep your britches up with a nice length of knotted rope.
I got a belt from Sears a coupla years ago that is made out of braided elastic. Still got it, and love it. It’s reasonably good looking and continuously adjustable…and it stretches! What more do you need?
