{"product_id":"metallic-gunmetal-mock-croc-narrow-belt","title":"Metallic Gunmetal Mock Croc Narrow Belt","description":"\u003cp\u003eI’ve always been a sucker for 1960s automotive design. The long bonnets, the chrome that gleamed like jewellery, the grilles that gave every car its own face. It was an era when engineers and stylists worked hand in hand, and even the most functional details were made beautiful. This belt is my small tribute to that spirit. It’s sleek, a little bit glamorous and quietly engineered, the kind of thing you could imagine someone wearing as they slid behind the wheel of an E-Type on the way to somewhere rather more interesting than the office.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe pairing is what makes it. The strap is a mock croc with a metallic gunmetal sheen, something like a freshly polished paint job, drifting from deep charcoal to silvery pewter with the odd hint of violet glowing in the grooves between the scales. Against it sits a polished silver buckle with a front panel of slim parallel bars, a crisp, slatted grille that wouldn’t look out of place on the front of a Jaguar. The magic is in the way they interlock: the gunmetal shimmer peeks through the gaps between the bars, and the bright silver catches the light while the scales of the strap fall softly into shadow. Chrome against paintwork, polish against texture. It’s architectural and a touch industrial, but refined enough to feel effortlessly smart.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGunmetal is a smarter, more interesting alternative to black, and it works with just as much. It works well for both men and women. The narrow width means it’s perfectly at home with tailoring, so I’d wear it with a charcoal or navy suit and a crisp white shirt when I want a quiet point of difference. It’s equally good with black jeans and a grey roll-neck, or with grey trousers and a black knit for evening. On her, it’s brilliant with a sharp black trouser suit, threaded through high-waisted grey trousers with a white shirt, or worn with skinny jeans and an oversized blazer. Driving gloves optional.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNot only is the upper leather full grain quality, the lining is too. And like every belt we make, it’s handcrafted in our small Spanish atelier, where a small team still makes each one by hand and never cuts corners on the details that matter.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Elliot Rhodes","offers":[{"title":"Gunmetal","offer_id":59092958413174,"sku":"X066 383A","price":205.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0610\/3731\/4247\/files\/X066383A_1.jpg?v=1792678081","url":"https:\/\/elliotrhodes.com\/products\/metallic-gunmetal-mock-croc-narrow-belt","provider":"Elliot Rhodes Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}