Menswear
Slow Fashion British-Made Men's Belts — Voted by the Community
This directory lists 6 brands that make slow fashion men's belts in the UK. They are most often based in Devon. Prices run from premium to luxury. Ranked by community upvotes.
Sam Brown London
Sam Brown London crafts premium leather belts, bags and accessories using British hides and traditional veg-tanning methods.
- Casual
- Classic
- Contemporary
Factory shop- Casual
- Classic
- Contemporary
Sanders & Sanders
Sanders & Sanders is a British footwear brand founded in 1873 by brothers William and Thomas Sanders in Northamptonshire. They remain family-owned, producing handcrafted shoes in their original factory.
- Casual
- Classic
- Contemporary
Shop to visit- Casual
- Classic
- Contemporary
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Carrier Company
Carrier Company is a family-run British brand crafting sustainable clothing and equipment since 1995. Each piece is handcrafted using locally sourced materials, inspired by North Norfolk’s traditions of gardening and foraging.
- Classic
- Country
- Ethical
Shop to visit- Classic
- Country
- Ethical
Fortis
Fortis is a British outdoor clothing manufacturer founded in 1997, evolving from farm diversification to producing durable, sustainable garments with military-grade fabrics.
- Casual
- Classic
- Country
Factory shop- Casual
- Classic
- Country
Everbound Goods
Everbound Goods makes handcrafted leather goods based in Bristol. We only use British sourced leather, hand-stitching our products to keep this heritage skill alive. We make wallets, belts, glasses holders, key holders and bespoke bags.
- Casual
- Classic
- Heritage
- Casual
- Classic
- Heritage
CARV
CARV creates timeless, minimalist leather handbags and accessories handcrafted in the UK using sustainable vegetable-tanned leather and traditional techniques.
- Contemporary
- Ethical
- Slow Fashion
Factory shop- Contemporary
- Ethical
- Slow Fashion
Shops run by brands that make slow fashion men's belts
5 of the 6 brands that make slow fashion men's belts have a shop you can visit in Axminster, Bideford, Brixham and 2 other towns.
Axminster
Fortisfactory shop
Bideford
CARVfactory shop
Brixham
Sam Brown Londonfactory shop
Holt
This independent directory lists UK-made clothing brands, and marks those that make only some items here.Why choose British-made?
A Brief History of British Made Belts
Belts are ancient, but British belt making belongs to a long tradition of leatherworking. In the Middle Ages, leatherworkers in English towns formed guilds that set rules for quality and training. Northampton's shoemakers set up a guild in 1401, and London's saddlers, cordwainers and leathersellers all became chartered livery companies in the same period. Between about 1680 and 1830, leather and leather goods made up one of England's most important industries after textiles. Workshops that made saddles and harness had the cutting, stitching and finishing skills that belts need, and in Walsall, when the motor car reduced demand for horse equipment, makers turned to lighter goods such as purses, wallets and bags. Belts were long part of military dress, but for most of the nineteenth century civilian men held up their high-waisted trousers with braces. Belts became common with everyday trousers in the twentieth century, after many men grew used to them in uniform during the First World War. Leather belts are still cut and stitched in British workshops today.