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Pick of the Week: Wood Works on Belt Buckle

Posted on May 12, 2008 by admin Filed Under Collecting Belt Buckles, Pick of the Week, Special Buckles | Leave a Comment

This buckle is exceptional for what it’s not. Namely, it’s not all metal. The design on the Lions Gate buckle is carved into wood and brushed with silver and black paint, giving it the shaded effect of a tattoo. The frame is metal but it’s only a backdrop for the exquisite woodwork and detailed design of the buckle. Cool and collectible, the Lions Gate buckle has a shelf life longer than its blinged out counterparts.

Turquoise Belt Buckles Revisited

Posted on May 8, 2008 by admin Filed Under History, History of the Western Belt Buckle, Special Buckles | Leave a Comment

Last week I highlighted a gorgeous J.W. Cooper turquoise belt buckle. Today I’m posting a few interesting facts on turquoise and its historic roots as a gift given to represent adoration and love. Did you know that Napoleon presented Empress Marie Louise with a crown of diamonds and turquoise on their wedding day?
As for belt buckles, turquoise was worn by American Indians as a means of carrying and indicating ones wealth. The concho belt buckle they favored is still popular, worn low on the hips over pants and skirts for women or affixed to a well-made leather belt and worn with jeans for men.

Double Barrel Belt Buckle

Posted on May 7, 2008 by admin Filed Under Articles, Collecting Belt Buckles, Special Buckles | Leave a Comment

Behold the Mardaga belt buckle. Albert Mardaga, inventor and artist with 30 plus years in the gunsmithing biz, created a belt buckle with a clasp based on the break-action of a double barrel shotgun. What gun collectors find most interesting, he explains, is not the actual firing of the gun. Rather, it’s the “quality of the gunsmithing, which can be as fine as watch and other clock making skills”.
Hence the idea to create a belt buckle. Shotguns break at a hinge where they are loaded. Mardaga engineered and patented its design for use as a belt buckle. Belgian master engravers added the exquisite decoration.
Not surprisingly, the “Royal Armouries Museum” purchased the first Mardaga belt buckle on the market at Bonhams London.
For additional photos and information, click here.

Big Belt Buckles and Pink Polos on the Green

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

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.

Pick of the Week: True Western Belt Buckle

Posted on May 5, 2008 by admin Filed Under Collecting Belt Buckles, Pick of the Week, Special Buckles | Leave a Comment

I often focus on quirky or cool, high tech or overpriced belt buckles. Not so today. This week’s pick of the week is a true Western Belt Buckle. The Flying Eagle Buckle, pictured at left, features silver inlay, a hammered gold share and inscription-free banners above and below the eagle so you can personalize it with your own engraving. But be warned! It measures 4″x5″ and weighs more than a pound. Only true cowboys can pull this one off.

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