Never Buy Another Belt Buckle Again!

Posted on July 23, 2008 by Stuart Kerty Filed Under Collecting Belt Buckles, Fun, Novelty, Video | Leave a Comment

The Egokast is a video-playing buckle with 3″ LCD screen. Sure, you might be able to show videos on it. Or maybe you can run their exclusive looping Egovideo graphics that look strangely like screensavers from the early nineties or lava lamps from the late sixties. Or if you really want people staring at your crotch for hours on end, perhaps you can preview a few pirated blockbusters before they come out on the big screen.

We are not going to bore you with the specs. You got the wrong site baby. We don’t care about the megaflurtz, giga-pixars, or screen revolutions. If you want the techno-geek stuff, go check out Gizmodo elsewhere on the interweb. We’re here to talk about buckles.

Egokast has made leaving the house wearing only one belt buckle as archaic as sporting a Walkman with only one cassette. What if your tastes change while you are out? Whether tapes or buckles, maybe you can carry one or two extras in your pocket, but you can’t carry your entire collection everywhere you go!

Or can you?

The real undiscovered killer app here is for collectors to be able to wear all their buckles, all the time. Simply photograph all your buckles and run them in an endless slideshow! Or for even more control, create “playlists” based on themes that fit your outfit, such as rodeo, rhinestone, or retro.

Yes, the Egokast is the buckle collector’s answer to the iPod. Instead of 10,000 songs in your pocket, it’s 10,000 buckles on your belt!

Resin: Another Reason to Love Belt Buckles

Posted on May 29, 2008 by admin Filed Under Articles, Collecting Belt Buckles, Fashion, Special Buckles | Leave a Comment

resin buckle Anyone into collecting belt buckles must see those by Brooks Salzwedel. What was, at first, a fluke–Salzwedel was working on an art school project when one of his assignments looked very much like a belt buckle–has turned into a full-fledged business. His buckles are now carried in stores from New York to LA.
Salzwedel’s buckles are, indeed, art. Reminiscent of the plastic buttons and baubles that adorned the lapels of well-dressed women in the 40’s and 50’s, the resin buckles range in design from bold and graphic to cloudy and scenic and can be worn with equal ease by guys and gals.

Pick of the Week: A Belt Buckle to Memorialize

Posted on May 26, 2008 by admin Filed Under Collecting Belt Buckles, Pick of the Week, Special Buckles | 1 Comment

WWII buckle In honor of Memorial Day, this week’s Pick of the Week is a WWII vet belt buckle. Solid pewter with incredible 3D detailing, the buckle depicts the raising of the flag at Iwo Jima and the three facets of our military–air, land, sea.
If you’re lucky enough to be relaxing at the beach or throwing some steaks on the grill today, say a prayer for our troops and thank a vet. War may be ugly but service is always honorable.

Pick of the Week: Plain = Polished

Posted on May 19, 2008 by admin Filed Under Collecting Belt Buckles, Pick of the Week, Special Buckles | Leave a Comment

sterling silver buckle Big, brazen belt buckles are fun but simplicity never goes out of style. The clean lines and classic shape of the belt buckle at left make it an ideal match for those occasions when understated elegance is in order; think weddings, interviews, client meetings, etc. It’s sterling silver, fits belts up to 1″, won’t tarnish and can be engraved (a great gift). Plain doesn’t have to be boring. In this case, plain is polished and put-together.

Battlefield Belt Buckles

Posted on May 14, 2008 by admin Filed Under Collecting Belt Buckles, History, History of the Western Belt Buckle, Special Buckles, Vintage Belt Buckles | 1 Comment

gott mit uns buckle

Anyone into vintage, military or just plain collecting belt buckles has gotta check out John Gawne’s incredible collection of 20th century military buckles. The author of Finding Your Father’s War has collected more than a dozen buckles from World Wars I & II and all are used or “have seen action”, as he puts it.

Gawne’s collection includes belt buckles recovered from battlefields as distant as Estonia and familiar as Pottsdam. The above buckle is a WWII German military buckle that features the notorious Gott Mit Uns (God With Us) signature logo. Gawne found it at Gorp en Roovert, a remote battlefield on the Dutch-Belgian Border.

These buckles aren’t made for wearin’. They’re made for admiring. And for reflecting.

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