AQUILA’s green statement!

Aquila Fashions is on a quest to leave less rubbish behind us and we would like to invite you to join us too!

So, things to take note:

1. Whenever possible, we will post using only paper boxes without the use of plastic wraps! Less plastic = less non-biodegradable rubbish.

2. It would be great if you could bring your own shopping bag to our factory! We won’t need to use yet another plastic bag! (Every one less plastic used counts!)

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SGD$5.00 discount off AQUILA® eco-friendly belts

AQUILA® is concerned about the sustainability of our products and hence are happy to announce a permanent discount promotion off all our eco-friendly belts. In short, no amount of alternative green materials come close to reducing waste, than to actually not use any raw materials at certain stages of production. AQUILA’s green statement.

The following photos share how AQUILA omits the use of edge dye, and in the process pass the savings on to customers in the form of a SGD$5.00 discount.

10% discount off AQUILA® belts!

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Instructions for replacing old belt straps are inside the following page:

https://aquilafashions.wordpress.com/2014/09/12/leather-belt-straps-no-buckle-bespoke-shoes-singapore-ferragamo-buckle-140912/

AQUILA’s(®) exciting range of full leather colours!

Black leather belts smooth to lightly grained (r) pebbled (r) saffiano faux croc faux ostrich woven Brown leather belts smooth to lightly grained (r) pebbled (r) saffiano faux croc faux ostrich faux snake woven Tan leather belts smooth to lightly grained faux croc woven

Other colours Blue (r) Green Grey Mustard (r) Oak Olive Orange (r) Pink Purple Red (r) Turquoise (r) Veg tan White (r) Yellow

Portfolio of replacement AQUILA® belts for branded buckles

By brands Armani Exchange Bally Braun Buffel Burberry Calvin Klein Dunhill Ferragamo Giorgio Armani Gucci Harley Davidson Hermes Hugo Boss J. Lindeberg Loewe Louis Vuitton Michael Kors Mont Blanc Pierre Cardin Scotty Cameron S.T. Dupont Tommy Hilfiger Versace Yves Saint Laurent

Un-branded custom buckles (By Côtoie Designs) ladies’ belt buckles 18K, 20K solid gold buckles sterling silver buckles novelty buckles western buckles other buckles View in Pinterest the Hermes buckle all other buckles

The following are some examples of

full leather belts our customers

Mix&Matched for themselves. Feel free

to build your own belt here.

Ostrich pattern full leather belt

Full grain leather reversible replacement belts

Basic reversible belt with natural grain.

Smooth reversible belt. Black side made of black calf leather.

Popular black replacement belts

The following are the most popular replacement AQUILA belts:

• saffiano leather belt
• Italian leather belt
• basic leather belt with light natural grains
• calf leather belt

All stated AQUILA belts are made of full grain leather. No PU, no PVC, no alternative, no mix.

Saffiano

SGD 80.00

Italian

SGD 80.00

Basic with natural grains

SGD 50.00

Calf

SGD 95.00

Prices stated assumes regular length and widths between 25mm and 35mm.

*please disregard buckles in photos.

10% discount off AQUILA belts w purchase of any AQUILA non-belt items

This promotion can be used with the following category of belts:

• Full leather belt complete with regular buckle
• Replacement belt strap for your own branded buckle

To order

There are no hard and fast rules for placing orders. We will guide you along. Please feel free to order with us at:

• keching@aquilafashions.com.sg
• Whatsapp +65 96637673

Aquila vintage briefcase Singapore

Looking for where to buy vintage suitcase or vintage briefcase in Singapore? Look no further! Here at Aquila, not only do you get to buy one, but you get a high degree of customization as well. The following are lovely examples of our hand made suitcases and briefcases!

Black vintage suitcase with flower print fabric

To get it out of the way, yes, our Aquila logo stud comes by default but we won’t insist if our customers wish to have a plain surface.

Default build:

• black
• 16 inch width
• plain cream fabric
• no external secure straps
• no shoulder sling

Customizations available:

• feel free to request colours
• width customizable in even number sizes eg 16″, 18″, 20″ etc
• feel free to request fabric type and we will try our best to source
• option of external secure straps
• option of shoulder sling

Build of the above vintage briefcase:

• black
• 16 inch width
• fabric with flower prints for an European feel
• external secure straps
• shoulder sling

See below for some customization ideas:

35mm saffiano leather belt for a Ferragamo buckle

It seems like the obvious choice to replace the old Ferragamo belt. We placed a few leather belts in front of our customer and he decided on this pronto. Saffiano leather belts are a timeless classic that conceals scratches easily (they aren’t exactly scratch-proof) and that adds a subtle touch of class.

To replace your Ferragamo belt, please:

• go to Categories at the top or side of this page
• click on “Replace leather belt”

25mm saffiano leather belt for a Ferragamo buckle

There wasn’t much thinking required. Our customer came in knowing what he needed, on his wife’s instructions, as they have already browsed our site at home. A 25mm saffiano leather replacement belt for this lovely Ferragamo buckle!

To replace your Ferragamo belt, please:

• go to Categories at the top or side of this page
• click on “Replace leather belt”

Work in progress: Hermes replacement leather belt with initials

The replacement belt strap for the Hermes buckle has been combined. On it are the JT initials of our customer’s embossed in monogram motif.

Jade set in hand made solid brass belt buckle

 

 

The kind of buckle that gets us salivating. Apart from the jade set in the buckle, the solid brass hand made buckle and its finishing is, for a lack of expression, ooolaalaA.

Mens maroon leather belt

30mm maroon leather belt.

35mm black saffiano leather belt, SGD 80.00

Customer ordered this plus size saffiano leather belt for his father who has difficulties getting not only plus size belts, but plus size belts that are made of full-grain leather. This belt is a gift to his father for his birthday. Aquila Fashions is glad to be able to help, and to assure our customer both the length and the quality.

A very recognizable branded belt: Braun Buffel

 

Pretty obvious what brand this belt belongs to. You can tell even from afar! 

If your Braun Buffel belt has worn out, or rather outright peeled rather than wear out as full leather should, fret not! Aquila Fashions has an entire range of leather belts, of different textures and colours, which are made of full-grain leather ONLY, no PU, no PVC, no leather alternative, for you to choose from.

Customers need not bring their Braun Buffel buckles over to us at our factory. For instructions on replacing your old leather belt with a brand new one online, please follow these steps:

1. go to aquilafashions.com
2. under category “Replacement straps”, click on sub-category “For clip buckles & bare buckles
3. browse and click on the desired colour and design. (The belts featured in this post are the Black Stitchless Italian and Black Stitchless Regular) 
4. Follow the instructions for length, width etc.

We ship internationally.

This Braun Buffel buckle again!

 

Here we gooo-O-O! A Braun Buffel buckle retrofitted with a brand new leather belt blank. Let us take a look at the original belt:

The original belt was a PU/leather alternative one, and that is why you see all that peeling. Our customer left our factory happy with a brand new full-grain Italian leather belt blank, re-emphasize: made of leather imported directly from Italy.

Earlier on we had the same buckle come in and our customer chose a black saffiano leather belt instead of an original look-alike. Here it is:

Moo moo grazing on a saffiano plain.

Feel free to explore ideas with us when choosing a replacement leather belt for your Braun Buffel buckle!

Customers need not bring their Braun Buffel buckles over to us at our factory. For instructions on replacing your old leather belt with a brand new one online, please follow these steps:

1. go to aquilafashions.com
2. under category “Replacement straps”, click on sub-category “For clip buckles & bare buckles
3. browse and click on the desired colour and design. (The belts featured in this post are the Black Stitchless Italian, Black Stitchless Regular and Black saffiano) 
4. Follow the instructions for length, width etc. 
5. Note: the default tail end of our belts is pointy (third photo in this post). For duck tongue tail ends (first photo at the top), please inquire with keching@aquilafashions.com.sg

in the menu at the top or at the side of this page.

Braun Buffel brown saffiano leather belt blank

One of the rare times when a Braun Buffel customer chose a colour other than black. Even then, this is a formal dark brown saffiano leather belt blank that this customer chose.

Customers need not bring their Braun Buffel buckles over to us at our factory. For instructions on replacing your old leather belt with a brand new one online, please follow these steps:

1. go to aquilafashions.com
2. under category “Replacement straps”, click on sub-category “For clip buckles & bare buckles
3. browse and click on the desired colour and design. (The belt featured in this post is the Dark Brown Saffiano.) 
4. Follow the instructions for length, width etc.

We ship internationally. 

Online replacement for branded belt Braun Buffel

We love the rustic/antique nickel look of this Braun Buffel buckle. For one, it is a buckle on which scratches just blend beautifully in. You won’t even notice major injuries as you would think that it is part of the buckle.

Back to the service provided, the old worn out PU/leather alternative belt was replaced with a brand new full grain leather belt blank at Aquila Fashions.

For instructions on replacing your old leather belt with a brand new one online without having to look us up, please click on:

• Replacement belt strap

in the menu at the top or at the side of this page.

Replacement leather belt blank for Braun Buffel buckle

One of the more elaborately designed Braun Buffel buckles that found us through the internet seeking a replacement leather belt blank. Unclip, remove old, insert new, clip and taa daaaaa!

Customers need not bring their Braun Buffel buckles over to us at our factory. For instructions on replacing your old leather belt with a brand new one online, please follow these steps:

1. go to aquilafashions.com
2. under category “Replacement straps”, click on sub-category “For clip buckles & bare buckles
3. browse and click on the desired colour and design. (The belt featured in this post is the Black Basic full leather belt.) 
4. Follow the instructions for length, width etc.

We ship internationally. 

Black leather belt straps for Braun Buffel buckle

 

The little bull right at the tip of the buckle pin is most telling that this is a Braun Buffel branded belt buckle. Okay, no, the words engraved on the metal loop can’t be any more obvious hehe. Our customer found us online and came to us wearing this belt looking for a replacement belt strap. It was tattered and torn despite having only been bought barely a year ago.

This leather belt that we sold our customer looks literally the same as the original one that has cracked and is peeling away, but ours is made of full grain leather, no less. No PU, no PVC, no alternatives.

Customers need not bring their Braun Buffel buckles over to us at our factory. For instructions on replacing your old leather belt with a brand new one online, please follow these steps:

1. go to aquilafashions.com
2. under category “Replacement straps”, click on sub-category “For clip buckles & bare buckles
3. browse and click on the desired colour and design. (The belt featured in this post is the Black Calf leather belt.) 
4. Follow the instructions for length, width etc.

We ship internationally. 

Popular Aquila macbook case Singapore

Looking for a stylish and timeless laptop case for your Macbook? Look no further! Featured below are all our hand cut, hand dyed, and hand stitched full grain leather laptop cases popular with our customers both in Singapore and overseas!

Model II collection

Model V

We’ve got model I, model III and model IV as well but we’ve decided to feature our latest model V in this post! All of our full grain leather macbook cases come in 2D versions, ie completely flat, or come in 3D versions, ie with thickness that allows our macbook owners to put everything ranging from their laptops, tabs and notes in!

Work in progress

Here are some work in progress for your viewing pleasure!

Braun Buffel business leather belt blanks

This is the single Braun Buffel buckle model that comes through our doors most frequently. We also frequently mail belts out solely for this buckle model to our customers without seeing the customer nor the buckle. This time round we’ve the opportunity to take a photo of this buckle with a saffiano leather belt blank. 

Beyond the worn out belt with the top layer peeling away, the original belt is one that is semi casual, without stitches along the edge. Our customer decided that she wanted her boyfriend to wear a more formal business looking belt, therefore she decided on the black saffiano belt.

Customers need not bring their Braun Buffel buckles over to us at our factory. For instructions on replacing your old leather belt with a brand new one online, please follow these steps:

1. go to aquilafashions.com
2. under category “Replacement straps”, click on sub-category “For clip buckles & bare buckles
3. browse and click on the desired colour and design. (The belt featured in this post is the Black Saffiano.) 
4. Follow the instructions for length, width etc.

We ship internationally.

Braun Buffel black leather belt blanks

We know what that belt is once we see the bull. Yeps it’s a Braun Buffel that came in through the doors today looking for a black full grain leather belt blank. It is a pretty straight forward operation and all we had to do is to open the clip on the BB buckle, remove the worn out cracked and peeling PU belt, and finally insert the brand new full grain leather, yeps full grain leather, business belt.

For instructions on replacing your old leather belt with a brand new one, please click on:

• 4. Replacement belt strap

in the menu at the top or at the side of this page.

30mm with edge stitching, SGD 50.00, plus size belts Singapore

This leather belt model sports a unique angular belt buckle which we really love alot, simply because it has a unique shape. It will go well with other belt colours.

Details

• Tan colour full grain mens leather belts
• Has stitching along the edges
• Belt and buckle width: 30mm
• Plus size belts for this model available
• Made in Singapore by Singaporeans

Price list

Prices stated are valid for seven days from date of post.

Length\model Code	Premium regular PR-30314-TA	Premium Italian IP-30314-TA
up to 40″	SGD 50.00	SGD80.00
41″ – 48″	SGD 65.00	please inquire for availability
49″ – 54″	SGD 80.00	length unavailable
55″ – 65″	SGD 95.00	length unavailable

 

Other customizations

Customers are free to choose any buckle from our buckle catalogue under “Build your own belt” at the top or side of this page and we will customize accordingly. The following is an example of a different buckle with the same belt.

 

 

 

30mm with edge stitching, SGD 50.00, plus size belts Singapore

Details

• Tan colour full grain mens leather belts
• Has stitching along the edges
• Belt and buckle width: 30mm
• Plus size belts for this model available
• Made in Singapore by Singaporeans

Price list

Prices stated are valid for seven days from date of post.

Length\model Code	Premium regular PR-30309-TA	Premium Italian IP-30309-TA
up to 40″	SGD 50.00	SGD80.00
41″ – 48″	SGD 65.00	please inquire for availability
49″ – 54″	SGD 80.00	length unavailable
55″ – 65″	SGD 95.00	length unavailable

 

 

 

30mm with edge stitching, SGD 50.00, belt for big men

Details

• Black colour
• Made of full-grain leather only. No PVC, no PU, no leather alternatives.
• Has stitching along the edges
• Belt and buckle width: 30mm
• This model has lengths that are suitable for belt for big guys
• Made in Singapore by Singaporeans

30mm black saffiano leather belt, SGD 80.00

This saffiano leather belt was built by our customer (please see “Build your own belt” at the top or at the side of this page), and it certainly raised our eyebrows. We have an entire catalogue of regular nickel/silver colour buckles to choose from but our customer actually chose a brass colour buckle to go with his saffiano belt instead. It’s a pity we never met him because this order was done completely via direct messaging, otherwise it would be great to meet him and find out his dress style.

We are glad that our saffiano leather collection is available in plus size.

30mm NO edge stitching, SGD 40.00, red Italian leather belts

This red leather belt sports a slightly more elaborate gold buckle. The buckle looks different with movement, from different angles, due to the layering on the relatively broad buckle, different from the “slim and simple” buckles generally preferred these days. Another fine detail we love about the buckle is the area on the inside where it comes in contact with the leather belt once fastened. The corners of the square are slightly rounded which complements the round external perimeter of the buckle.

30mm with edge stitching, SGD 50.00, large belts for men

This leather belt sports a plague buckle which has a chunk of the inside removed. The result is a slimline plague buckle that reduces the amount of metal surface and not compromise its function as a “pop in” buckle type.

30mm with edge stitching, SGD 50.00, leather belts for big guys

This leather belt model brings back the good ole times, sporting buckles that are really the few remaining treasures from the past that one of our buckle suppliers still kept. The stripes and circles cut into the solid brass plate on this vintage buckle “moves” when light reflected off the surface shifts when viewed from different angles.

30mm vegetable tanned leather belt, SGD 65.00, Singapore

This leather belt is the product of a boring day. Having fixed a few “normal” buckles for a few “normal” black belts to fulfill orders, we thought we’ll try something new to keep the brain alive. The vegetable tanned leather belt in full business belt style complete with stitches is fitted with a (literally) vintage buckle for an alternative look. The stripes and circles cut into the solid brass plate on this vintage buckle “moves” when light reflected off the surface shifts when viewed from different angles.

Details

• Black colour full grain men’s leather belt (definition of full-grain leather can be found at the side or top of this page)
• Has stitching along the edges
• Belt and buckle width: 30mm
• Belts for big men is unavailable for this model
• Made in Singapore by Singaporeans

Price list

Prices stated are valid for seven days from date of post.

Length\model Code	Vegetable tanned leather belt PR-30299-NT
up to 40″	SGD 65.00
41″ – 48″	please inquire for availability
49″ – 54″	length unavailable
55″ – 65″	length unavailable

Other ideas for your belt

See this buckle 30299 with a black full grain leather belt.

30mm with edge stitching, SGD 50.00, full leather belts for guys

Formal leather belts are absolutely important for any business executive. However, some customers of ours like an alternative twist to their business belts. Instead of the “plain and simple” nickel/silver colour buckles, and also instead of flashy gold buckles, an antique gold/antique brass buckle is the preferred choice. A hint of difference without the overtness.

30mm NO edge stitching, SGD 30.00, Italian mens leather belts

The buckle on this leather lacks angles, and this detail makes it very popular with gentlemen with bellies, as well as gentlemen who require extra long belts. This particular leather belt model, made of saddle hide does not come in plus size. However do fret not. We have plenty of black leather belts made of full-grain leather (no PVC, no PU, no leather alternatives) for plus size gentlemen. Please click on “plus size belts” at the side or the top of this page.