Belts...

[Lady Neysa]

I've found several decent belts at goodwill.  One had a nice ring buckle, all I had to do was remove the tine and it was perfect for my daughter.  Another really great belt I have is my husband's old belt that is too worn for him to use anymore, but makes a great peasant belt for my son. It's nice and long on him  and the leather is wonderfully worn and old looking.

[jcbanner]

On the topic of belts, where did this myth come from about belts not having that metal tine to held it in place?  Its a complet fabrication. 

I've seen for myself belts and belt buckes that date anywhere from the early 3rd century, through the late 15th century, and they all have that metal tine.  The only historical buckels I've seen that DONT have it are those used in sinch straps for sadles, and for the most part, those still don't use that tine.

[I. Stewart]

I don't know.  That's one of those myths that really bother me.  I find it hard to take somebody seriously if they refuse to accept that reality.  Buckles are buckles, always have been.  I have tons of pictures of historical buckles, and I've never seen one with just a ring.  Seems silly to me.

[jcbanner]

If someone prefers the ring design, I'm fine with that, I have a few belts of my own that are ring belts, I also have a few that are buckes.  but it bugs me when I have to change a belt design for someone because someone else convinced them that a buckle won't be aproved by costuming guidelines

[Poldugarian Warrior]

I would think that either style would be acceptable, because. evryone needed some way to hold up their equipment (no pun intended, get yer mind out the gutter  . I think both are cool,. Rings for peasants and soldiers, and buckles for the higher classes. Seem to be the period acceptable order they're  going by. But, I think all classes wore all styles, it just depended on how elaborately decorated these rings and or buckles were.