This is a durable good quality leather belt. It has "raw" edges which some people might not like, but I personally don't like the plastic/glue edges that are common on many other leather belts. I bought the belt by size, thinking (wrongly) that I was buying the length of the belt and not the waist size of the person wearing the belt. I didn't read the product description very well, which says to order one size larger than your actual waist size, so the belt I received was a few inches too long. However, this is easily remedied with a quick application of sharp scissors. And since the edges are already raw, it didn't even spoil the look of the belt. The only downside and the reason for 4 stars instead of 5 is that the black color ran from the edges of my belt to the brown khakis I put on shortly after receiving the belt. The dye will leach out of the fabric during the normal wash cycle, so it's not a big deal, but it's something to be aware of. I definitely don't recommend wearing this belt with very light-colored clothing, at least not until the color has had time to adhere better to the skin or transition to dark-colored clothing where it doesn't matter.