These Safeway belts by REVIT are sold in metric sizes. In order to tell you how these convert to English belt sizes, I had to learn about how belts are sized!
I’ve always been told to buy a belt that is one size larger than your jeans size and that has always worked pretty well for me. A belt is measured from the BASE of the prong (the point where the leather folds over the bar of the buckle) to the middle hole on the other end. So if you wear your belt in the center hole, it will be just slightly longer around than its size (due to the length of the prong). It makes sense that you’d need one size bigger belt than your jeans size since most jeans are “vanity” sized, meaning they measure out at about 2” larger than their “size”.
Anyway… Below is a chart that converts REVIT’s metric size to an equivalent US Size… the US size being the measurement from the base of the prong to the middle hole (from actual measurement). As it turns out, the English size is the same as if you mathematically converted from metric to English. I guess somebody at REVIT in Europe uses the same guidelines to size a belt!
My advice would be to measure a belt that fits you and pick a metric size that most closely compares. If you don’t want to measure, then pick a belt that one size bigger than your jeans size.
| Metric Belt Size |
US Belt Size |
|---|---|
| 85 | 33.5” |
| 95 | 37.25” |
| 110 | 43 |
FYI: Every size belt has seven holes spaced at 1” apart. That means you have 3” adjustability either larger or smaller from the middle hole. The length of the buckle adds about 1” to the belt size when you wear it.