The color, texture and finish of the black and brown belts are superb. they don't look tasteless at all, whatever! The same goes for the buckle! You won't be disappointed at all! A word of caution. I ordered both a black and brown belt (which are fantastic) as well as a double pack of black and brown belts. A black belt is awesome, but a brown belt isn't as brown as the only brown belt. The brown belt in the double pack is reddish brown and the stitching is red. Looks terrible! I refunded the cost of double packaging.