A belt is a flexible band, typically made of leather or heavy cloth, and worn around the waist. Leather is a material created through the Tanning of hides and Skins of Animals primarily Cattlehide The Tanning process A textile is a flexible material comprised of a network of natural or artificial Fibres often referred to as thread or Yarn. The Waist is the part of the abdomen between the Rib cage and hips. A belt supports trousers or other articles of clothing, and it serves for style and decoration. Trousers are an item of Clothing worn on the lower part of the body from the waist to the ankles covering both legs separately (rather than with cloth stretching across Clothing (also called clothes, accoutrements, accouterments, or habiliments) protects the Human body from extreme Weather
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History
Belts have been documented both for male and female clothing since the Bronze Age. The term Bronze Age refers to a period in human cultural development when the most advanced Metalworking (at least in systematic and widespread use included techniques for Both sexes used them off and on, depending on the current fashion, but it was a rarity in female fashion with the exception of the early Middle Ages, late 17th century Mantua and skirt/blouse combinations between 1900 and 1910. As a means of recording the passage of Time, the 17th Century was that Century which lasted from 1601 - 1700 in the Gregorian calendar Art Nouveau belt buckles are nowadays collector's items. Art Nouveau ( nu vo anglicised /ˈɑːt nuːvəu/ ( French for 'new art' also known as Jugendstil ( German for 'youth style' is an international
In the military, belts have been worn for centuries; at times for utilitarian use, but in certain periods, particularly the latter half of the 19th century and up until the first World War, the belt was strictly a decorative part of the uniform, particularly among officers. In the armed forces of Prussia, Crimea, and other Eastern European nations, it was common for officers to wear extremely tight, wide belts around the waist, on the outside of the uniform. These tightly cinched belts served to draw in the waist and give the wearer a trim physique, emphasizing wide shoulders and a pouting chest. Often the belt served only to emphasize a waist made small by a corset worn under the uniform, a practice which was common especially during the Crimean Wars and was often noted by soldiers from the Western front. Political cartoonists of the day often portrayed the tight waist-cinching of soldiers to comedic effect, and some cartoons survive showing officers being corsetted by their inferiors, a practice which surely was uncomfortable but deemed to be necessary and imposing.
In modern times, men started wearing belts in the 1920s, as trouser waists fell to a lower, natural line. Before the 1920s, belts served mostly a decorative purpose, and were associated with the military. Today, most men wear a belt with their pants; women tend to wear them for more decorative functions.
Since the mid 1990s, the practice of sagging has been popular at times among young men and boys. This fashion trend consists of wearing the trousers very low on the hips, often exposing the underwear and buttocks of the wearer. This urban style, which has roots tracing to prison gangs[1]and the prohibition of belts in prison, due to their use as weapons and devices for suicide) has remained popular into the 21st century, particularly among pubescent boys. A belt may or may not be worn with this style - if a belt is used, it is cinched tightly at the mid-buttock region, with the effect that the trousers of the wearer are being held up by genitalia underneath. Many public schools now enforce belt-wearing, often only for the male population, and requiring the belts to be worn tightly at waist level with a tucked-in shirt.
Variants
- One specialized type of belt is the utility belt or Police duty belt, which includes pockets for carrying items that the wearer needs for prompt use and loops to hang larger items. A police duty belt (sometimes referred to as a gun belt) is a belt, typically constructed of Nylon or Leather designed for police Police officers, soldiers, and repair personnel are typical roles which use this kind of belt. A police officer (also known as a policeman or policewoman) is a warranted employee of a Police force. A soldier is a general English term that refers to a member of a land component of National Armed forces. A famous fictional example is Batman's utility belt. Batman 's utility belt is the most characteristic portion of Batman's costume, much like Wonder Woman 's Lasso of Truth, or Green
- The sash is another variant of the belt, generally decorative or even ceremonial. A sash (شاش shash) is a cloth belt used to hold a Robe together and is usually tied about the waist
- A cummerbund is a belt-like decorative garment worn about the waist. A cummerbund is a broad waist Sash, usually Pleated which is often worn with single-breasted dinner jackets ( AmE: Tuxedos '.
- A common sight in fantasy and roleplaying characters is the excessive use of belts in all different sizes on one's person. Fantasy is a Genre that uses magic and other Supernatural forms as a primary element of plot, theme, and/or setting In roleplaying, participants adopt and act out the Role of characters, or parts that may have personalities motivations and backgrounds different from Usually they are used either for securing clothing and armor, but others just have several belts around the arms, legs, neck, waist, hips, and across the chest for decoration. Sometimes they are used in place of eyepatches or to decorate weapons. An eyepatch is a small patch that is worn in front of one eye
- A Studded Belt is typically made of leather or similar materials, and is decorated with metal studs. Leather is a material created through the Tanning of hides and Skins of Animals primarily Cattlehide The Tanning process Studded Belts are often a part of punk, emo, skater and metal fashion.
Belts are also used to discipline unruly children, from behaving badly.
See also
- Batman's utility belt
- Balteus
- Belting (beating)
- Branie belt
- Championship belt
- Chastity belt
- Conveyor belt
- Explosive belt
- Money belt
- Seat belt
- Obi (sash)
- St. Tropez Belt
- Zone (vestment)
- Suspenders
References
Batman 's utility belt is the most characteristic portion of Batman's costume, much like Wonder Woman 's Lasso of Truth, or Green Belting is the use of belts made of strong materials (usually Leather) as a Whip -like instrument for Corporal punishment (see that article for Branie belts are unisex Belgian fashion belts made of waterproof DuPont materials that feature a ratcheting closure system instead of the traditional pin and hole configuration A championship belt is used primarily in combat sports such as Boxing, mixed Martial arts and Professional wrestling to signify the champions of the A chastity belt is a locking item of clothing designed to prevent Sexual intercourse and possibly Masturbation. A belt conveyor consists of two or more Pulleys with a continuous loop of material - the conveyor belt - that rotates about them An explosive belt (also called suicide belt, Bomberpilot Jacket, suicide vest or shaheed belt) is A money belt is a belt with a pouch attached to the front which is worn under a shirt to protect valuables from Thieves and/or Pickpockets Money belts are often worn A seat belt, sometimes called a safety belt, is a Safety harness designed to secure the occupant of a Vehicle against harmful movement that may result from Obi (帯 おび is a Japanese word referring to several different types of Sashes worn with Kimono and Keikogi by both men and women The St Tropez Belt is a belt made of curved flattened metal links popular in France as a Fashion accessory in the 1960s The Zone ( Greek: ζώνη zonē; Church Slavonic: Поясъ poyas - belt) is a liturgical belt worn as a Vestment Suspenders or Galluses, known as Braces in British English are fabric or leather straps worn over the shoulders to hold up Trousers.Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic