The monogram belt has had a fall from grace of late, too often found upon the waistbands of the men of Essex or that person who chats you up if you’ve inadvertently stayed in a central London bar too late on a Friday night. But it’s time to forget these connotations – thanks to Alessandro Michele’s double-G monogram belt, part of his debut collection for Gucci, we have been dutifully reminded such items can actually be the pinnacle of intellectualism and class. The comeback also rather handily coincides with the trend for tucking in clothing (a la your school uniform), meaning that your belt buckle will no longer be concealed under swathes of cloth, but instead on constant display. So what better choice to make this coming season but to purchase those double-Gs that you have so long desired – after all, your belt will no longer have anywhere to hide. But with one like this, why ever would you want to?
