il micio

il micio Boho Belt - Black Vachetta

$288.00

The Boho Belt is one of il micio's most popular items. It is created by interlocking individual pieces of leather to make a chain, which makes for a unique, casual aesthetic. It's also finished using vintage french buckles from the 1930s. The chain-like construction allows for a significant amount of stretch, which allows you the security of a tightly cinched belt and the comfort and fluidity of a more loosely buckled one.

This version is made with a traditional tuscan vachetta leather, which is a full grain vegetable-tanned cowhide that will age beautifully.

25mm width.

Designed by il micio Hidetaka Fukaya in Firenze.

Made in Italy.

Sizing:

S - 80-84cm
M - 85-94cm
L - 95-104cm
XL - 105-114cm
XXL - 115-119cm

I am a 34 waist and I can use a L or XL. If you are in between sizes, I recommend sizing up for vachetta and down for the more elastic bull leather version.

About the Brand

il micio

Hidetaka Fukaya, a lover of cats and admirer of their free spirit created his brand il micio (Italian for kitten) in 1999 in Florence. He initially trained in shoemaking under a master in Nagoya before a short stint as a fashion designer. Unable to get shoemaking off of his mind (something I can relate to), he moved to Siena to work as a shoemaker's apprentice. When he launched il micio in 1999, he was the first prominent Japanese bespoke shoemaker in living memory to set up shop overseas.

Being the creative that he is, he has more recently designed a range of products for sale in partner stores, much of which is made in his workshop in Florence.

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