I grew up with baseball, worked at a baseball shop for a number of years, and have owned a pair of Nocona boots for 10 years, which are still my favorite pair. I would like to say that I am very familiar with Nocona's high quality leather products. This belt cannot even be classified as leather, specifically Nocona. The brand isn't even on the label. I haven't even tried on this plastic monster. The pattern would be cool if it was on real Nocona leather.