This is a beautiful belt. It has the perfect Merlot wine color and the leather is very neat and of high quality. Fits my husband as expected. He is US 36 for reference. I really like that about him and he does too. It seems pretty solid, at least I hope so. He seems to be going through the belts pretty quickly. The buckle is large so wear and tear is minimal. He likes the way it looks and says it's really comfortable. I didn't know straps could be comfortable but he seems really happy with it.