Vintage Belts for Women

Which vintage belts have an antique gold buckle?

About 1 in 3 belts on this page have one, more than any other buckle finish. Pip 2.0 has a vintage gold round buckle on a 1.8-inch (4.5 cm) strap in black, brown or cognac, and it's in stock. Hedy is 1.6 inches (4 cm) with an antique gold buckle, in 10 colors from black and brown to wine and ochre yellow.

Want it slimmer? Chelsy is 0.8 inches (2 cm) with an antique gold rectangular buckle, and Henny is 0.6-inch (1.5 cm) suede with an antique gold round buckle. Prefer silver? Alina is Chelsy's width, with a silver buckle.

How do you wear a vintage waist belt with a dress?

Buckle it over the dress at your natural waist, the narrowest part. A slim belt like Chelsy (0.8 inches, 2 cm) sits neatly on a fitted dress. On a loose or flowing dress, a wider one gives it shape: Calvin (1.6 inches, 4 cm) has a round gold buckle and is styled with flowing dresses on its product page.

Wider still, Frans (2 inches, 5 cm) has a vintage strap and an antique silver buckle, and is meant to cinch dresses, blazers and coats. There are more in our wide belts.

What size vintage belt should I get?

Go by where you'll wear it. For a waist belt over a dress, measure around your body at that spot and match it to the length column in our belt size guide. For jeans, use your mid-rise jeans size: 27/28 is an S (85 cm) and 28/29 an M (90 cm).

Between 2 sizes? Take the larger one. Calvin and Frans go up to XXL (110 cm), Hedy, Chelsy and Alina to XL (105 cm), and Henny is available up to M/L (95 cm) right now.

Questions

Which vintage belt is your best seller?

Pip. It's 1.75 inches (4.5 cm) wide with a round buckle in vintage metal, comes in 6 colors and has over 1,200 reviews. It's in stock, so there's no made-to-order wait.

Do you have vintage belts with faded or distressed leather?

Yes. Clay and Alen have faded straps and Dyan is made from distressed leather, and all 3 are in this collection. Our vintage leather belts page goes deeper into that look, men's styles included.

What leather are they made of?

Each product page names it. Pip 2.0, Hedy, Chelsy, Alina and Calvin are full-grain, vegetable-tanned Italian leather, Leather Working Group certified. Pip is full-grain, vegetable-tanned leather and also certified. Frans is full-grain leather, and Henny is suede. All 8 are handmade in the Netherlands.

Can I wear a vintage belt with jeans?

Yes. Hedy and Calvin are both styled with jeans as well as dresses, and Pip 2.0 with dark denim. For belts to wear through your loops, shop our women's leather belts for jeans.

How long does a made-to-order belt take, and can I return it?

It usually ships 3 to 4 weeks from your order date, because we make it after you order. You have 30 days from the day it ships to return or exchange it, and your first exchange is free. Either way, the belt must be unworn, with its tags and original packaging. If you use our return label, $5 comes off your refund. The details are in our returns and exchanges policy.