{"product_id":"dark-brown-narrow-genuine-ostrich-turq-square-belt","title":"Dark Brown Narrow Genuine Ostrich Turq Square Belt","description":"\u003cp\u003eI’ve always loved the colour of turquoise against brown leather. It’s one of those pairings that feels instantly sunlit, with a hint of desert road trips and faded denim. But I didn’t want to make another belt that looked like it had come straight off a ranch. So I took that feeling and gave it a cleaner, more modern frame, and the result is a belt with real warmth and personality that still looks completely at home in a city.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe strap is genuine ostrich in a soft, warm brown, and the quills do what they do best. They’re scattered across the hide in a pattern that’s entirely unique to each strap, sitting a shade darker than the surrounding leather and holding a gentle sheen against its more matt finish. That interplay of tone and texture gives the belt real depth. Ostrich has been prized for generations for exactly this reason: it’s timeless, and it moves effortlessly between smart and smart casual.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe buckle is where the story changes. At its centre sits a domed stone of Czech glass, crafted to capture the look of turquoise right down to the fine, dark veining running through it. Czech glassmakers have been perfecting this kind of work for centuries, and you can see it in the depth of colour. I set it in a square plaque of polished silver with softly bevelled edges that slope away from the stone, catching the light as they go. The turquoise brings that lighter, western-inflected spirit; the sculpted square shape pulls it firmly into contemporary territory. It’s the tension between the two that I like so much.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a belt for days when you want your outfit to have a little life in it. I’d wear it with pale denim and a white linen shirt in summer, or with an ecru cable knit and tan suede boots once the weather turns. It’s lovely with cream or sand chinos, and it brings a welcome splash of colour to a navy or chambray shirt. For anyone who likes to dress with a softer, more relaxed elegance, try it at the waist of a flowing white dress or high-waisted wide-leg trousers with a simple knit. Let the stone be the only colour, and keep everything else in warm neutrals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt’s lined in soft nubuck, so the inside is just as considered as the outside. And like every belt we make, it’s handcrafted in our small Spanish atelier, where a small team works on each one by hand and gives it the time it needs to be right.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Elliot Rhodes","offers":[{"title":"Nicotine","offer_id":59092958019958,"sku":"E099 374F","price":640.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0610\/3731\/4247\/files\/E099374F_1.jpg?v=1792676139","url":"https:\/\/elliotrhodes.com\/products\/dark-brown-narrow-genuine-ostrich-turq-square-belt","provider":"Elliot Rhodes Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}