The product fully complies with the advertising. Smells and feels like real leather (I don't know if it's cowhide or pigskin). A little stiff but for the price the quality is very good. My husband gave me his Hermes belt set because he has never used one but his waist is 34" and mine is 26". I considered having my cobbler drill some extra holes in the strap to make it fit, but I felt that this might ruin the look of a very expensive strap. I tried a few other straps that were advertised as replacement H-straps and they were either too wide or too thick or both. It's the perfect width for an H-buckle and is a bit thicker than my husband's Hermes belt, but is still easy to put on. I ordered the smallest size (30 inches) and it fits snugly around my natural waist at the narrowest part, although I think I'll probably cut an extra hole for a comfortable fit with dresses. It fits comfortably in the looser settings on my lower waist with pants. I bought brown and black because I wanted neutral colors but I will most likely be ordering more colors. Unfortunately, both sides are pebbled leather (I was hoping the black side would be as smooth as my husband's belt) but that's a very small complaint and I'll still use both sides. BTW, this strap is about 1.3 inch wide, so it will fit a 32mm buckle!