gaze belt / peppercorn

For years, I've been searching for the right belt ~ something with character but still refined enough for everyday wear. Being a bag maker, I thought about creating it myself, but belts are different territory. The leather I use comes from the shoulder section of the hide, which is actually smaller than what's typically used for belts. It's still excellent leather, just means working within tighter constraints to get the full size range I wanted. The custom brass buckle is shaped like an eye ~ representing the careful attention that goes into every cut and stitch, and that moment of connection when someone notices those details that make this work distinctive. Made from the same Australian bovine leather as our bags, crafted through our network of Victorian makers, and finished here in my Brunswick atelier. Months of development led to this ~ longer than expected, but that's what creating something from scratch actually takes. In Peppercorn, a brown so dark it can be mistaken for black, stitched in off-white for contrast ~ one of three new colours that arrived with Figura. ~ Custom-designed eye buckle in brass ~ Australian bovine leather sourced from Queensland ~ Each hide is natural, so every batch is a little different, with the grain and texture of the animal it came from ~ 27mm belt width ~ Made in small batches, so some pieces are ready to ship and others are made to order ~ Made by hand in our Brunswick atelier and with specialist makers in Reservoir and Ballarat ~ Wide size range: XS-XXL ~ Comes packaged in a simétrie box