Full grain leather belts

The following are some examples of full leather belts our customers mix & matched for themselves.

Please follow this link to build your own belt here.

35mm black saffiano w buckle 35012, SGD 80.00

30mm black saffiano with buckle 30015, SGD 80.00

Altered a Louis Vuitton LV belt from the tail end

Customers coming in with Louis Vuitton LV close end belts often think that shortening the belt from the buckle end is the correct way to shorten such belts.

However, that is the surest way to spoil the belt.

Black saffiano replacement belt strap for Loewe buckle

Properly taken photo of our customer’s black Loewe buckle fitted with a brand new AQUILA black saffiano leather belt strap.

Here’s a close up of this beauty:

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.

Shortened a Burberry belt for a customer

We had to cut open the stitches original stitches on the Burberry belt before we are able to cut it shorter. Next we punch out the opening for the buckle pin and finally stitch up the belt again.

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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

Ostrich pattern full leather belt

Full grain leather reversible replacement belts

Basic reversible belt with natural grain

SGD 75.00 (USD 55.00)

Smooth reversible calf belt

SGD 120.00 (USD 90.00)

Popular black replacement belts

The following are the most popular replacement AQUILA belts:

• saffiano leather belt
• Italian leather belt
• basic leather belt with 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 (USD 60.00)

Italian

SGD 80.00 (USD 60.00)

Basic with natural grains

SGD 60.00 (USD 45.00)

Calf

SGD 105.00 (USD 80.00)

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Reversible belts

• Please follow this link for reversible belts.

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

Please disregard buckles in photos.

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The step-by-step instructions

Copy and paste

We require the following details. For your convenience, copy and paste the following in your email or whatsapp:

• Step 1: structure of belt: open end/close end (delete accordingly)
• Step 2: width: indicate (round figure up to nearest millimetre)
• Step 3: colour and model: indicate
• Step 4: length: L = ? / L1 = ? / L2 = ? (fill in and/or delete accordingly)
• Step 5: other information: indicate

There are no hard and fast rules, so please do not worry about mistakes. We will clarify with you all details before confirmation of order via payment is made.

Step 1: belt structure

Is your leather belt strap open ended or close ended:

Open-end: One end of the belt plays no aesthetic function and can be shortened. Eg, most regular belts. Sometimes, they may be stitched directly onto the buckles because that end plays no (aesthetic) function except to hold the belt onto the buckle. It can still be unstitched and shortened and are considered open ended nevertheless.

Close-end: Both ends of the belt are sealed and play an aesthetic function. The length is precise. Shortening these belts require special attention, to reseal the cut end properly and to dye the exposed edges. Eg, Dunhill belts, Hermes belts, LV belts, Yves Saint Laurent belts etc.

Step 2: belt strap width

What is the width of your current leather belt strap? Please round up to the nearest millimetre (28mm, 30mm, 32mm, 35mm).

Step 3: model and texture

Please indicate which of the popular black models and textures right at the top of this page you prefer.

Step 4: length

The length to purchase is best based on the length of the belt you currently use. Please ensure that the old belt you are measuring is not one that you have not used in years and that may be too short for you now.

Open-end: Measure the length of your current leather belt strap from the end of belt (excluding the buckle) to the hole that you use most often, as shown in the diagrams. It does not matter if that hole is the hole in the center or not. The rationale is to measure the actual length that you wear.

Close-end: Measure the length L of your current leather belt from the pin to the most used hole. It does not matter if that hole is the hole in the center or not. If there are additional dimensions such as L1 and L2, please measure them as well.

Our waist size and pants size is not an accurate length because most people wear their belts close to the hips, rather than directly on the waist. The length physically measured using a measuring tape is called the True Wearable Length. Please indicate the length in inches.

Step 5: other information

Feel free to provide us more information if your belt does not fall within the “normal” belt structure range.

Step 6: Confirming your order

1. Send order or place inquiries by emailing keching at keching@aquilafashions.com.sg or whasapping +65 96637673.
2. Once all inquiries have been properly addressed and you are ready to confirm purchase, we will provide:
   • local bank account (transfer, paynow or paylah)
   • Paypal account (for international orders only)
3. Most products are made to order and will take up to two weeks to day of postage. For time sensitive orders, eg gifts for birthdays, etc please give us at least two week’s notice as we have to factor in the amount of time mailing takes.
4. For extremely urgent orders please make arrangements to collect your ready product directly at our factory.

Step 7: After sales support

If mail gets lost, AQUILA will send you another belt accordingly. Just inform us that that you have not received your order.

Length of belt too long: arrange an appointment with Keching to have it shortened at our factory.

Length of belt too short: we welcome a one for one exchange, provided it is in re-saleable condition, ie absolutely no marks or signs of the belt having been worn. Applies to international customers as well.

If belt is in pristine condition, arrange an appointment with Keching to have it exchanged at our factory. For international customers, please arrange to ship belt back to us via any service that provides a tracking number. We will ship the second belt out to you as soon as we receive the first belt. Further shipping costs apply.

On reasonable grounds, AQUILA reserves the rights to refuse any exchange/replacement etc.

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Copy and paste

In case customers missed the copy and paste form above, here it is again:

For your convenience, copy and paste the following in your email or whatsapp:

• Step 1: structure of belt: open end/close end (delete accordingly)
• Step 2: width: indicate (round figure up to nearest millimetre)
• Step 3: colour and model: indicate
• Step 4: length: L = ? / L1 = ? / L2 = ? (fill in and/or delete accordingly)
• Step 5: other information: indicate

There are no hard and fast rules, so please do not worry about mistakes. We will clarify with you all details before confirmation of order via payment is made.

Contact details

Please order or place inquiries with Keching via:

• keching@aquilafashions.com.sg
• whatsapp +65 96637673
• LineID kechingaling

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.

25mm saffiano leather belt for a Ferragamo buckle

Our customer was resolute and came in knowing exactly what he needed, on his wife’s instructions. This was because they had already browsed our site at home. A 25mm saffiano leather replacement belt for this lovely ladies’ Ferragamo buckle!

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!

This Braun Buffel belt with the silhouette bull buckle has had its peeling belt replaced by our Italian full grain leather belt.

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.

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.

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 AQUILA full grain leather belt blank.

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:

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.

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.

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.

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.