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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Jess Cartner-Morley

Buckle up! The return of grown-up trousers means belts are back

Two models wear belted outfits

There is a white-hot, brand new must-have accessory in fashion. Long, snakey object that goes around your waist, sometimes holds your trousers up. It’s called a belt. Perhaps you’ve heard of it?

Sometimes shifts in style are so simple that you don’t notice them. The return of the belt is like that. Everyone owns a belt and knows what it is. A belt isn’t eyecatching, which means that when someone walks past you in the street wearing a belt, your eye doesn’t necessarily even register it in the way you would clock, say, a cowboy hat, or a corsage. But the belt is big fashion news this season. It is a style hack that can give your favourite coat an instant makeover; unlock a new silhouette when teamed with a pair of trousers; and turn basics into an outfit.

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