Most Popular Belt Buckles

With so many Belt Buckle designs to choose from, which ones are most popular?

This is a difficult question to answer accurately because there are so many belt buckles and so many different belt buckle styles and sizes. For example, here is a partial list of popular belt bucket categories: Band buckles, Booze (Beer and Liquor) buckles, Car buckles, Biker buckles, Flag and Patriotic buckles, College Buckles, Dog Buckles, Eagle Buckles, Farming and Tractor buckles, Country buckles, Harley Davidson buckles, John Deere buckles, Hesston (rodeo) buckles, Skull buckles, Star Buckles, and States buckles.

Belt Buckle Popularity Survey
People choose belt buckles to make a personal fashion statement. In the same way as people choose the magazines they read and the tee shirts they choose to wear, they also make personal choices when it comes to selecting a belt buckle.

WesternBeltBuckles.com specializes in belt buckles, belts and related merchandise. We are specialists in belt buckles and so we have a better idea than most about the kind of belt buckles that people are choosing. This is a totally unscientific survey but we have noticed some definite trends in the way that people choose their favorite belt buckles.

Patriotism is Number One Belt Buckle Choice
Since 9/11 there has been a tremendous interest in belt buckles with a patriotic theme. Number is the American Flag Belt Buckle. The American eagle is another buckle that is high on the popularity list. There is quite a bit of variation for American eagle belt buckles. Some depict the eagle in flight; others show the screaming eagle head. This theme is so powerful that we have even noticed the same customer purchasing belt buckles with different patriotic images.

With younger consumers, we notice the great popularity of belt buckles which have band branding. From U-2, to Korn, to the Eagles and the Grateful Dead, the band buckles are great favorites. Even older groups like the Rolling Stones, the Beatles remain extremely popular.

Another extremely popular belt buckle is the Harley Davidson brand. Biker imagery is very popular but there seems to be some special magic in the Harley Davidson brand which seems to be popular even with people who do not actually ride motorcycles. Owners of upscale automobiles such as Mercedes, BMW or Lexus also enjoy wearing their car’s logo on their belt buckle. Similar popularity is exhibited by rural customers who have made John Deere and Peterbilt a very popular choice of belt buckle.

Cool Belt Buckles never go out of style
Because so many people choose western belt buckles to make a statement, it is not surprising the novelty category remains so popular. For some reason, offbeat belt buckles such as pirates, skulls, frogs or scorpions or anything that has to do with drinking are perennial favorite buckles.

Some of the most popular belt buckle styles include the patriotic flag belt buckle; the American eagle is another common symbol on belt buckles and a very good seller for manufactures. The eagle design varies greatly, sometimes depicting the eagle in flight, or just the eagle’s head. Another popular design is the cowboy riding the bronco, and the Confederate Flag.

Smaller belt buckles of less than 3 ½” inches across are popular with women where men usually prefer belt buckles that are larger than 3 ½ inches across. These are typically what people think of when they hear “Cowboy Buckles”. Many of these are rodeo or stock show trophy buckles.
The motifs, designs, and patterns on the larger belt buckles considerably diverse. Some are simply for ornamentation, for example it may feature a pair of gold cowboy boots, a horseshoe design, a horse’s head, and the list goes on.

Smaller buckles often have more elaborate pictures to compliment their size. Horse cameos are predominantly popular, as are illustrations of the western lifestyle, such as a miniature cowboy on a bucking bronco.

The western belt buckle is both rustic and stylish and a good bet for any collector.