Manly Taxco Silver Belt Buckles

Men and boys wearing sagging pants revealing dingy, grey and dirty underwear has got to be one the saddest “sign of the times” in the new millennium.  I figure that I could make a fortune selling Mexican Taxco silver belt buckles.

I just want to scream “Man-up, wear a belt” when I see these saggy guys strutting their fashion style on the street.

Mexican belt buckles have got to be just about the manliest mens jewelry there is.

Shopping For Taxco Belt Buckles

They’re widely sold on online and  at Mexican-American import stores.

Vintage Taxco sterling silver buckles start at about $75 and exceed $500 in some cases. 

Buckles signed by the silversmith can be extremely expensive but basic models sell for less than $50. Brass and alpaca belt buckles are even more inexpensive.

Representative Types Taxco Belt Buckle Styles

• Whimsical with animals like horses, eagles, steers and armadillos rendered in 3D
• Inlay turquoise, malachite, or onyx styles
• Scorpions preserved in resin
• Concho Southwestern or Navajo  jewelry styles
• Modernistic Art Deco styles that are reminiscent of car grills

Belt Buckle Fashion Statements

Most Mexican-style silver belt buckles are casual fashion looks. But they  serve the basic function of keeping boys and mens underwear undercover.

The “car grill” Taxco modernistic buckle styles would definitely be for the 'suit and tie' man who’s not into wearing jeans everyday.

LOOK AMAZING WEARING CONCHOS

You can look amazing and fabulous by wearing blue jeans with a Navajo silver Concho belt.

CONCHO JEWELRY STYLE

A link Concho belt can also look good as a necklace. I team one with oversized Mexican Taxco silver pendants that are too large for ordinary chains.  Long, dramatic statement necklaces are fashionable now.  So there’s no reason not to turn a link Concho belt into statement jewelry.



NAVAJO CONCHO BELT AND BUCKLE



SHOPPING FOR CONCHOS

Authentic silver and turquoise Navajo and other tribal Concho belts are now priced in the stratosphere, ranging from about $400 to over $2,000 for vintage ones. And, silver belts handcrafted and signed by Native American artists are even more expensive.

Some of the antique belts are so expensive that only luxury buyers can consider purchasing them. Other antique belts are cultural artifacts because of their tribal design elements or pictographs and should only be purchased by museum curators, in my opinion.

For the rest of us, it’s lucky that Native American silver crafters and inlay artists are still producing Concho belts. Designs are also available made with silver-tone base metals instead of silver.

You can also buy silver Conchos individually for a DIY Western belt.

CULTURAL LEGACY

Concho belts are perennial American fashion favorites and make a good fashion investment.

Native American jewelry arts will remain an enduring legacy of the success of 1^st Peoples’ cultures for many millennia.

 

Pat Thomas for Jewelrystash until next time…