The quality of this Main Street Forge leather belt is first class. The leather is thick but flexible and comfortable, and the workmanship is excellent. There are no synthetic materials here. I ended up buying belts for my family elsewhere. Again and again, belts from various other manufacturers with the inscription "genuine leather" tear in and out after several weeks of rest. None of the other brands of belts I've bought for my family over the past few years have lasted long enough. Even though they were labeled "genuine leather," after each tear it was clear that there was just a thin layer of leather on the outside bonded to the soft, spongy plastic on the inside. These other manufacturers act behind the scenes by mislabeling their products. Now that I've stumbled across Main Street Forge and their quality products that are so hard to come by in our current throwaway society, I'll be back for more great products. Thank you Main Street Forge!