The strap looks really nice. It looked more brown than burgundy to me until I compared it to my burgundy shoes. The size confused me too. Although I usually wear size 30 colors, when I measured one of my belts at the hole I used it was 33 inches. But after reading the reviews I settled on a size 32 belt and it works. I probably would have liked a size 33 belt better but they don't make that size and a size 34 would be a bit longer so I'm happy.