Women's leather belts

One of the main trends of 2017 - a women's leather belt - with the right selection, is able to emphasize femininity, add elegance and style to its owner. This accessory will dilute any bow, add new accents to it, and outline the silhouette. A well-chosen leather strap will suit absolutely every girl, the main thing is to be able to competently combine it with different looks.

In 2017, women's belts acquire one feature that unites them - they can be worn with any things, regardless of their texture, material and style. Coats, sweaters, stoles, dresses - the fashion does not impose any restrictions on the use of belts in completely different images. Having several models in your wardrobe, you can experiment with your style every day and create original bows.

Typically, women's belts are divided into narrow and wide. Narrow (1-3 cm) are presented in a larger assortment. The range of choice is immense: representatives of the mass market and famous couturiers offer varnished straps of bright, dark, pastel colors, intertwined with braids, long (for double waist circumference) and many others. Thin belts go well with both jeans and dresses and sundresses.

The width of a wide belt varies from 5 to 15 centimeters, and its main focus is often a massive buckle. Such a thing can be worn without the use of loops, on top of clothes, on the waist and on the hips. With dense fabrics, it is better to combine a rubber band that fits tightly to the body.

A woven strap is another version of the accessory that looks great with jeans, silk blouses and dresses. It is advisable to purchase a “braid” of natural shades - brown, beige or black - such straps look organically with any thing.

The most interesting model of leather women's belts - the sword belt - combines sensuality and shocking in one image. Here you can highlight a special type of belts worn on the leg. In the XX century, leg harnesses were considered an attribute of Gothic fashion and fetishism, however, modern fashion has revised its attitude to these accessories. Now they are more likely to emphasize their own sexuality.

Despite the obvious advantages of belts, we often encounter difficulties in choosing them. Let's try to figure out how to choose this whimsical accessory in order to highlight the advantages of the figure and hide its shortcomings.

Corset belts and thin straps that visually narrow the waist are suitable for girls with the figure "apple", "rectangle" and owners of curvaceous shapes.

The wide belt will ideally sit on the hourglass. This is also the best solution for girls with a pear-shaped figure who should refrain from wearing belts on the hips - this will make them more massive. Full women are better off wearing wide belts: they will only make the silhouette heavier and increase their volume.

In order to determine the optimal length of the accessory, you need to measure the circumference of the hips and waist - depending on how you plan to wear it. You should not purchase a belt with a tail more than 30 cm, otherwise it will hang. With a fixed size of loops, it is better to choose a belt no wider than 4 cm so that it can be combined with different wardrobe items.

Women's leather belts in pastel and light shades are great for the summer season. Soft tones look especially good on white and colored clothes. Stricter and darker (brown, black, gray), it is advisable to choose under trousers or jeans. A catchy, bright accessory should resonate with another detail of the image: shoes, bag, gloves. A bow with one color knocking out of the general gamut looks tasteless.

In addition, women who are inclined to fullness should not wear belts that are too bright and stick out of the general color scheme, because they are able to visually divide the figure in half. Belts matching the color of clothes look much better. A belt of one tone with a skirt or trousers will visually make the legs longer.

The most basic model - a narrow black strap - fits almost any wardrobe item. But the dark biker version will never “make friends” with classic trousers and skirts.

Belts made of quality material will last a long time and retain a presentable appearance for many years. Some tricks will help distinguish genuine leather from leatherette:

• if the material of the belt does not have a characteristic smell of the skin of the animal or does not smell at all - this is a leatherette;
• the skin absorbs water well, so if you wet the strap, it will darken. Leatherette repel moisture;
• Natural material heats quickly and retains heat. You just need to hold the accessory in your hands and rub it a little - its temperature will rise;
• when set on fire, the skin does not melt and does not emit an unpleasant odor, which also distinguishes it from artificial analogues. To check, you need to set fire to the tip of the belt (only on condition that it is not varnished!)

The Miu Miu brand, which is especially popular among young people, introduced a line of leather belts in a rude men's style with a plain buckle. Although these models look quite brutal, they make up an organic ensemble with delicate airy dresses.

Prada and Nina Ricci, on the contrary, have released incredibly feminine summer collections of accessories that create light looks with blouses and dresses. Bed shades, metal buckles with a logo or colors are the main features of the belts of these two brands in 2017.

Fashion houses such as Versace and Alexander McQueen present completely different women's leather belts - they support the trend for wide corsets in strict shades with decorative lacing and thin straps.

Each girl seeks to emphasize her individuality, therefore, creative solutions in the design of leather belts are very popular among the fair sex.

In this summer season, belts with various floral and ethnic prints, with metal crosses and rings, with rhinestones and chains, rough biker models, as well as western-style belts are especially popular.

Now many workshops offer to buy handmade leather belts. In this case, the product design is chosen by the buyer himself, and such a belt will be absolutely exclusive.

It is no secret that buying any hand-made genuine leather product is extremely expensive. Of course, the belt, made by the master to order specifically for you, is doubly pleasant to wear. However, there is an option that all needlewomen will like. You can give old things (such as clothing or worn leather shoes) a new life. In order to cut a simple belt out of leather, you need a regular clerical knife.

Like clothes, absolutely all women's belts are usually fastened from left to right. This requirement has not disappeared anywhere for centuries, however, there are exceptions: belts on jeans of a man's style can be fastened from right to left for convenience.

To maintain the good condition of the leather accessory, special greases and solutions should be used that prevent the material from becoming dry and hard. A cream with beeswax or any cream for hands and face is also suitable. Such delicate care will soften the skin. Another good remedy is coconut oil. When rubbing it into the surface of the belt, the product acquires shine and saturated color.

What about cleaning? There is a misconception that this process is complex and time-consuming. In fact, you can clean a leather thing at home using a conventional leather care product, such as shoe wax (you can buy it at any store).

In addition to coconut oil, a solution of baking soda and water (mixed in equal proportions) will help to return the lost gloss to the belt. Distribute it throughout the accessory, not forgetting the ribs, and leave it for an hour. After that, wash off the applied liquid and dry the product in fresh air. It remains only to rub a small amount of olive oil and walk along the belt with a dry napkin - and you're done!

Some tips will help preserve the beauty of the strap and extend its service:

1. It is desirable to store leather belts in fabric bags that allow air to pass through, rather than in plastic bags.
2. When servicing the belt, do not use detergents that are not intended for this.
3. You should not leave a leather accessory near sources of heat for a long time, otherwise its deformation is inevitable.
4. Leather straps should never be ironed.
5. Avoid prolonged exposure to sunlight on the skin - this can lead to burnout of the paint.
6. It is advisable to wipe the product once a week with a damp cloth or cloth.

Now almost any thing, be it pants or a dress, can be decorated with a leather belt. Different combinations will help you look different every day. However, it must be remembered that a narrow belt, as a rule, requires a lowered waist line, and a wide one - high.

The tunic can be worn with a thin belt of a neutral shade. Cocktail models are best combined with unusual belts decorated with flowers or figured buckles. A leather sash belt will complement a strict or office dress. Having clasped a flared dress with a wide belt of a dark shade, you can visually narrow the waist.

You can even wear outerwear with leather belts. Especially feminine accessories look with a coat. The color of the belt in this way can be matched to match the clothes - then it will serve specifically to indicate the waist, or stand out against the background of the general gamut.

Biker and ethnic belts add peppercorns to bows with airy cotton blouses and delicate summer sundresses with bare shoulders.

Corset belts are perfectly combined with elegant fluffy dresses, pencil skirts and even with skinny jeans.

You can wear belts in different ways: tightly tightening at the waist, or loosely at the hips. Nevertheless, it is necessary to take into account the features of your figure. So, a weakly tightened belt on a full body will not look aesthetically pleasing.