What belt to wear with these trousers/this outfit?
Not sure what sort of belt goes well with these fatigue style trousers? I'm wearing a very plain and quite thick leather one here as it seemed to suit something rugged but can you get away with something more refined for a look like this? Like a thin er suede belt? Or should I go the other way and try a canvas belt or something ?
I don't know whether it's best to lean into the rugged/military heritage of this type of trousers or try and elevate it with slightly sharper accessories.
Other options I have to hand but don't quite seem to work include a braided belt and a western-buckle belt.
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Depends on your outfit. I don’t see why any of those belts wouldn’t work
Why do you feel like the other ones you tried don’t work?
I like braided leather belts when I’m trying to “refine” my fatigues. Suede or leather both look nice. Current fav is a really thin kangaroo one from some aussie brand because it doesn’t have the same chevron pattern the classic braided leather ones do.
Not sure, other than the results don't look that polished to me! Braided belts and fatigues, for example, seem to come from different styles of dressing so I'm not sure how well they go together. The poster below says he has made it work though so I guess it's possible!
i think fatigues are pretty close to jeans in terms of being able to dress up/down the spectrum
+ with different styles
like you could easily do a collared shirt up top, sport coat, then the braided belt
same combo, switch out the collared shirt for a denim western shirt, the belt for a western belt
i think the choice of shirt is going to play a role in how elevated the fatigues seem; i think there's a number of fits with an ocbd, fatigues and a braided belt floating around #waywt
i also think black accessories tend to convey a more "refined" fit vs browns. it might be worth switching out for a black belt and loafers to see how that feels