I bought this belt five years ago because it was inexpensive and was made entirely of leather, not stapled or sewn around a cardboard core. This belt served me well. "I wore it for five years. It was an excellent belt. I wore it every day, all day, to hard work and quirky social events, and it was durable and good looking. Eventually the buttons holding the belt buckle started stretching their settings, so I moved it to a backup and decided it was time to buy another one. I went to my purchase history here on Revain and clicked "Order New". , from the same list, this is not the belt that has held me for five years. one is smaller It still fits, but instead of being on the fourth hole to close me, this is the first (they use less leather, ie for the same size). put in. That would be fine as the buttons started with my last belt but the sewing is a series of fine stitches. I have a feeling it will go down much faster. Finally the skin. The leather on my last belt was quite thick and you could tell it was leather. That belt? Slim. In fact, when I took it out, I first thought it was vinyl masquerading as leather. Overall I think the belt will do a good job and the price is certainly still reasonable, but Carhartt has definitely started skimping on their products in recent years to save money and I have a feeling it probably will on is when this belt is off its way. less time than last time, i will look elsewhere.