The belt has a beautiful finish on the dress. Too bad they didn't do a better finish on the back. Threading a belt through the loops of your clothing is like trying to push a strip of coarse sandpaper through a dry bath towel. Pulls terribly. When removed, it pulls out smoothly. Also, the buckle is too heavy/heavy for my taste. I'm keeping it in the hope that the rough leather clasp will wear out over time. The main reason is that none of our local stores stock all leather belts. The last one I got started cutting/tearing the material of the backing around the holes. The size was perfect and the side of the dress looked very nice in black. I can definitely live with that.