BOATSIDE USA BELTS GIVEAWAY AND BLOG
Casual Belt Styles
You’re probably already familiar with the basic dress options for a man’s belt: black leather, brown leather, or suspenders/braces.
These almost all come with a square “tongue” buckle on one end and a single row of punched holes on the other.
In dress belts, the buckle is kept small and unobtrusive:
But what about a man’s casual wardrobe?
Once you’re not wearing strict business-formality suits and ties, a belt no longer has to be an understated complement to your shoes.
The sky’s the limit here…..well, within reason.
Wearing Casual Belt Styles
The big question with any casual belt is whether it’s meant to be an accent piece or a centerpiece.
- An accent piece is a low-key statement that complements the rest of your outfit, contributing to a coordinated look.
- A centerpiece, on the other hand, is there to demand attention — it invites comment.
There’s nothing wrong with either approach. You just want to dress appropriately for the effect you want.
A good accent belt should share some of the characteristics of the other pieces in your outfit.
Similar or matching colors is an obvious choice, and how most men generally select their belts and shoes — brown leather with brown leather, light canvas with light-colored sneakers, and so forth.
Centerpiece belts, on the other hand, are there to provide deliberate contrast.
They work best when the rest of the outfit isn’t too filled with colors and patterns. One or two bright elements are enough. More just looks gaudy.
Belts can also be used to emphasize a personal style.
Once you have your basic black and brown dress belts, your collection can go any direction you please.
CONTEST TIME
A someone will win this nice brown preppy belt and a friend of their choosing! Here are the rules;
1 Make sure you're following our new exclusive preppy account @thepreppycrew and our friends @boatsideusa.
2 screen shoot @boatsideusa's instagram page
3 DM us the screen shot pic and tag a friend that should win one as well. If you have already done so to @guysnties1, no need to do it again for @thepreppycrew. The same goes the other way around.
We will announce the winners on March 14th at noon central time.
