1970s Gucci Braided-Buckle Belt, Made in Italy - Tan Leather

A tan leather belt by Gucci, an inch wide, with a buckle wrapped in braided leather and a gold-tone G standing at each side. GUCCI MADE IN ITALY pressed into the hide. 31 inches end to end.

Three holes, measured from the buckle: 24.5, 25.5 and 26.5 inches. So the belt fastens a 24.5 to 26.5 inch waist. A stamped size on an old belt is where it started, not necessarily where it is now.

This is the quiet Gucci. No logo plaque, no web stripe, no interlocking GG - the brand shows up as two small letters bracketing a buckle that is mostly leather. It reads as a good belt first and a Gucci second.

Guccio Gucci opened his shop in Florence in 1921 selling leather luggage and saddlery, much of it to the riding set, which is where the house's horsebit and stirrup motifs come from. A belt is the nearest thing to that first trade still in the range: a strip of Florentine leather, cut, stitched and stamped. Nothing on this one gives a year.

Good condition. The braid is intact, the leather supple, the gold bright. Keep it rolled rather than folded, and feed it a little leather balm now and then.

Measured: width 1 in. End to end 31 in. Holes at 24.5, 25.5 and 26.5 in from the buckle.

One of one. Sold as found.

No returns - as is.