British GQ - 09.2019

DETAILS TRENDS

It’s time to buckle back up. This season designers have given us

new reason to invest – no matter how fitted your trousers

There’s a firm belief in the tailoring community that if your trousers

are properly cut, then they shouldn’t need a belt to hold them up. It’s

a snobbery that saw the belt all but go extinct. Although Alessandro

Michele had a firm stab at bringing belts back from the brink when he

reintroduced the retro GG styles at Gucci a few seasons ago, it’s

really Miuccia Prada that’s working the hardest to bring the humble

belt back into favour. Stands to reason, then, that you too should be

paying closer attention to your own personal belt wardrobe this

season. An extra-long Nato belt, for instance, can look great with a

pair of slim-cut cargo pants, while a chic black belt with an oversized

buckle will look great with a slim black suit. The first belt you should

buy, however... something from Prada, naturalmente.

By Prada, from £300

each. prada.com

*and if you don’t believe us,

just ask Mrs Prada

It’s time to start

rebuilding your

belt wardrobe*

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