Schröder Braided Belt

The difference between a hand-braided belt and a product of a braiding machine is evident at the ends of the belt. While machine products are held together at both ends only by topstitching, the braid of a handmade belt begins at the top and is sewn into the trim of the buckle. The black belt has a chromeplated brass buckle, the brown belt a polished brass buckle.

The family-run business Ludwig Schröder in Uetersen, a small town in Schleswig-Holstein (Sleswick-Holsatia), produces these belts of the highest quality. The core material is always the best vegetable or pit tanned cow's leather from selected European tanneries. The leather is barrel dyed and not sprayed with dye, leaving the surface structure intact, lively and natural. The Schröder firm has been in business since 1825. For 140 years until 1964, they produced leather goods from leather they tanned themselves. They then stopped tanning to concentrate on the manufacture of leather goods, but they still have the expertise engrained in their family roots and choose their leather accordingly.

The belt length is the length from the inside edge of the belt buckle to the centre belt hole. This length should correspond to the waist size of the trousers.