was that the leather was very good, hard-wearing and abrasion-resistant. Although I thought the strap was such that it could be permanently adjusted between 28" and 48", that is not true. In order to adjust it to smaller sizes, the overall length of the belt must be shortened. So once I get him to 30" I don't t I can increase the size. Go back to 32" more so allow enough room/tolerance from your actual waist size.