The Belt Buckle of (from?) the Future

Posted on June 10, 2008 by Stuart Kerty Filed Under Celebs, Fashion | Leave a Comment

It doesn’t matter which team you play for. Make a statement with the authentic Time Traveling Lesbian belt buckle. This is the exact same high quality buckle featured in improv comedian Rebecca Drysdale’s web-based HBO comedy series that proves that lesbians are as funny and insane as everybody else.

Even if you’re not a time-traveler, or only experimented with time travel a little in college (not that there is anything wrong with that), this is the one accessory that instantly makes you more interesting. To quote Rebecca, “It’s the perfect accessory to turn any crotch into a conversation piece.”

The buckle features the authentic RDTTL crest, all but assured to be the only item in your wardrobe featuring a clock and a globe nestled in a totally (fallopian) tubular design.

Big Belt Buckles and Pink Polos on the Green

Posted on May 6, 2008 by admin Filed Under Celebs, Events, Fashion | Leave a Comment

anthony kim golf photo Seriously, what is the deal with golfers and belt buckles? I don’t mind, really. I’ve never understood why western belt buckles have been restricted to the rodeo. Bowlers need something to hold up their pants. So do ping pong players. It’s just odd that golfers, a group famed for its pink polos and khaki pants, beat the others to the athlete/style icon nexus.
And have they! Anthony Kim, recent winner of this year’s first PGA championship, wore a giant belt buckle inscribed with the letters “AK” throughout the event: “Nike hasn’t put my initials on anything yet” he smartly remarked when Tiger Woods recently asked him about it. Others, like Rory Sabbatini, have been seen on the green in skull and crossbones buckles. It’s a mad world.
They’re not the first, of course, to fill the athlete/fashionista role. Remember FloJo? Way back in 1988 she captivated us with her six inch fingernails, perfectly applied lipstick and fist full of Olympic Medals in track and field. Andre Agassi and, later, the Williams sisters, replaced tennis whites with flourescents and zipper-trimmed denim. And who can forget Becks, whose ever-evolving hairstyles and Armani suits have turned soccer into a sport even a few Americans follow.
But Golf? That’s just odd.

**above photo courtesy of Golf Digest.

Raising the Bar for Western Belt Buckles

Posted on April 23, 2008 by admin Filed Under Articles, Celebs, Vintage Belt Buckles | Leave a Comment

earnhardt photo Dale Earnhardt, NASCAR’s most popular driver, has opened his very own watering hole in Charlotte, North Carolina that features a bar rimmed with vintage western belt buckles. Not only is it gorgeous but it’s one of the finest recycling efforts I’ve seen in a while. I just hope they’re affixed with more than superglue. Creative collectors might get sticky fingers after a few beers.

Pick of the Week: Say Hello to My Little Friend

Posted on April 21, 2008 by admin Filed Under Celebs, Collecting Belt Buckles, Pick of the Week, Quotes, Special Buckles | Leave a Comment

scarface buckle on amazon I always tell the truth. Even when I lie. So trust me when I say that one of the coolest belt buckles I’ve seen so far has got to be the Scarface belt buckle. It features a photo of Pacino centered, Caesar-like, between four laurel leaves with a scroll reading “Money, Power, Respect” beneath. The silver buckle measures a little more than three inches wide and is so well detailed you can see the pinstripes in Pacino’s suit. Make way for the bad guy.

Belt Buckles that Inspire…Riots

Posted on April 15, 2008 by admin Filed Under Articles, Celebs, Collecting Belt Buckles, History, Special Buckles | Leave a Comment

Collecting vintage belt buckles is a popular endeavor. Archaeologists and historians often chronicle their finds in books focused on buckles of a particular type. Some books, however, are bound to be controversial. Confederate Belt Buckles and Plates, a compendium of Civil War relics, is one such book.
It may have historic value–so does a Confederate flag but I wouldn’t buy one of those either– but for anyone considering wearing a Confederate Belt Buckle, well, let’s just say it’s probably best not to stroll through any neighborhood within walking distance of a MLK Boulevard.
Wearing the wrong belt buckle can get you in a tight spot. Witness the flap over Arnold Schwarzenegger’s 2007 Time Magazine cover. His pinstriped suit looked nice. Mayor Mike appeared shell shocked. The article was interesting. But what people were talking about was The Governator’s belt buckle. The silver skull buckle is a hand-me-down from his Father, an alleged member of the SS–there is much disagreement about whether he was a member of the SS, SA or German Military Police–and it has been suggested that the buckle is a Third Reich original. Before solving that mystery, the question that comes to my mind is ‘Doesn’t Arnold have a publicist or a stylist or Maria Shriver to keep him out of trouble’?
Collecting artifacts is one way to honor human history. Just be advised, your belt buckle may advertise and if the message you’re sending could get you shot, reconsider.

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