Looped In

The Belts That Tie Everything Together

You know that moment when you suddenly notice how one small detail can completely change the rhythm of an outfit?

That’s been me recently, zooming in on waistlines. Maybe it started with Jonathan Anderson’s new Dior belt — that classy buckle with the Dior logo designed to be at the centre of your figure. Or maybe it’s

Leandra Medine Cohen

, who has an uncanny talent for making a pair of jeans and a belt look like an entire personality. Either way, I’ve found myself digging through my closet, revisiting the belts I’ve collected over the years, and building my outfits around them, as I often do whenever there’s a specific accessory I am desperate to wear. They allow me to wear my boyfriend’s baggy trousers, or they bring some shiny accents to my monochrome looks, disrupting the boringness of it and at times stealing the whole show.

Jonathan Anderson's Dior Belts

But before showing you the round-up of my most desirable belts, I thought a small ode to the belt itself could’ve been interesting: to shine some light on one of the most taken-for…