Belts Buckles: Western, Custom, Cowboy, Silver, Batman, Superman Belt Buckles

Like so many fashion trends, belt buckles found their origin in necessity. Belt buckles date back to the 1600s when sailors used fabric and string to hold their belts together. However, if they happened to get wet, which they frequently did, their mechanisms for holding clothes up failed. The introduction of metal belt buckles proved to be much more efficient.
Since their introduction, belt buckles have made big transition from clothing necessity to popular fashion statement. Perhaps the most popular fashion genre that adorns itself with belt buckles is western fashions. Belt buckles have made a great impact on those dressing for rodeos, ranching and wrangling. Like cowboy boots and cowboy hats, western style belt buckles are a necessity in country western fashion.
Sheplers is a 61-year-old retailer of western fashions including boots, hats, shirts, jeans and a wide variety of belt buckles. Belt buckles from Sheplers range in price from about $15 to over $100. Price of belt buckles depends on what they are made of and how they are adorned. Belt buckles that include any sort of precious stone are typically more expensive. For example the landing eagle turquoise belt buckle from Sheplers costs $120. Unlike other simpler belt buckles, this one is custom crafted with a hand-stamped, etched border. Other belt buckles from Sheplers cost much less but still offer a unique fashion statement. The popular Jack Daniels stamped belt buckles are simple yet decorative and are affordable at $19.99.
Western fashion is not the only clothing genre that has adopted belt buckles as one of their primary accessories. Punk/rock, urban and hip-hop trends now also include belt buckles. 2BHipBuckles is the largest retailer of belt buckles and includes products for men and women. 2BHipBuckles offers any belt buckle imaginable, including 36 variations of belt buckles with a skull on them. 2BHipBuckles divides its belt buckles into several categories including big belt buckles, art gallery, sports team, an monogram belt buckles.  Their wide variety of fashion belt buckles cater to nearly every genres of fashion and are not very costly.
Perhaps the most trendy belt buckle design out there is the Superman belt buckle. 80'stees.com offers a myriad of 80s trends on t-shirts and accessories. Their Chrome Superman belt buckle costs just $24. Superman shield belt buckles from 80stees.com are three inches wide and weigh about three ounces. They are the perfect fashion accessories for the Superman obsessed and are not gender specific.
If it was not for necessity we would probably still be walking around in boring burlap sacks. Luckily, over the years, people have come to realize that certain articles of clothing and accessories make living and dressing so much easier. Furthermore, they have discovered essential clothing items, such as belt buckles, need not be boring. The world of fashion has quickly claimed belt buckles as yet another outlet for artistic fashion statements.


Sources:
Belt Buckles. 2BHipBuckles.com. 2006. 2BHipBuckles. 16 July 2007. http://www.2bhipbuckles.com/category/100_buckles/< br />"Belt Buckle History." 2BHipBuckles.com. 2006. 2BHipBuckles. 16 July 2007. http://www.2bhipbuckles.com/c=HYm2kjrAgYzbx1l6GO5E 4e3By/category/historyofbeltbuckles/
Belt Buckles for Men. Sheplers.com. 1998-2007. Sheplers, Inc. 16 July 2007. http://www.sheplers.com/cat.cfm?TID=023673&Sta rt=13&page=category&VendorID=0
Chrome Superman Belt Buckle. 80stees.com. 2007. 80stees.com. 16 July 2007. http://www.80stees.com/products/Superman-Chrome-Be ltbuckle.asp.