Leather belt denim "14.3oz dark indigo"

Denim is a particularly durable, robust cotton fabric, known worldwide primarily as the main material for the production of jeans. The name is historically derived from the French phrase "serge de Nîmes," which translates to "fabric from Nîmes." It was in this southern French city that the coarse fabric was originally produced for workwear, before it began its worldwide triumph in the 19th century thanks to Levi Strauss in the USA.

Denim is currently experiencing a real resurgence; it is the timeless color and the great evolution of the fabric, which develops a wonderful "fading" (signs of wear, patina) as it is worn. For this, however, it should be raw denim—that is, an untreated, unwashed, or unbleached denim fabric.

It is a tight-knit scene that celebrates and lives the raw denim lifestyle.

For this purpose, we have designed and created this exclusive belt. It is a piece of history and, above all, great craftsmanship that goes into this belt. It is available with various "raw denim" fabrics from Japan. Selvedge denim and twill from Japan are considered the absolute gold standard of denim fabrics worldwide. The word "selvedge" is derived from "self-edge." It describes denim that is woven slowly on traditional, old shuttle looms. This creates a closed, clean fabric edge that does not fray and is usually recognizable by a colored inner thread (often red) when you roll up your jeans.

What makes the Japanese version so special? While the American textile industry switched to fast mass production from the 1950s onwards, Japanese manufacturers bought up many of the old looms and perfected the craft. Regions like Kojima in Okayama thus became the global epicenter for high-end denim.

This high-quality belt is crafted in 3 layers. First, a vegetable-tanned full-grain leather strap with a thickness of 2mm and a width of 3.9cm. The denim fabric was glued onto this, then the whole piece was pressed into a mold in order to be able to glue the final layer, the leather side strips, on straight. The adhesive used is a natural starch-based glue, which is only intended to fix the fabric and the side strips in place.

Subsequently, everything was sewn together on our ADLER saddle sewing machine from 1928. The belt loop was made using the same principle and rounds off the whole piece. The hole reinforcement was sewn by hand with waxed thread using a saddle stitch, which makes the seam incredibly stable and robust. Edges polished.

We only use buckles or clasps made of stainless steel for this belt!

The vegetable-tanned leather was only lightly greased and will thus develop a beautiful patina over time that perfectly complements the denim.

The fabric used here is a 14.3oz (oz = English abbreviation for ounces! This refers to fabric weight and means weight per square yard) dark indigo denim. This robust selvedge denim at 14.3oz is manufactured in Japan.

A companion for eternity and guaranteed NOT A MASS-PRODUCED PRODUCT!