The Alarico
Spanish Full Grain Milled Leather. Cognac. 40mm.
Lifetime Warranty · Hand finished in Kanpur
We confirm your size, then dispatch within 48 hours. Complimentary shipping across India.
Every James Aston order is already made, and sent to you with complimentary shipping across India.
Dispatch and Delivery
Every article, save for a belt, leaves us within 48 hours. A belt we hold only long enough to be sure of your size, reaching you by message, email or telephone; hearing nothing, we trust the size you chose and it too travels within 48 hours.
From our hands it passes into the care of the courier. Most orders find their way to homes across India within a week; now and then the roads run slower, and for that we ask only your patience. We write to you the moment your piece begins its journey, with the means to follow it to your door.
Beyond India
For delivery beyond India, write to us at info@jamesaston.in and we will arrange it personally.
The Alarico is crafted from a single solid layer of Spanish Full Grain Vegetable Tanned Milled leather, drawn from the tanneries of Spain. One layer, no lining, no second material, the grain facing the world and the flesh side worn against the body, exactly as the leather left the hide. At 40mm, it is broad and grounded, a belt with real presence and the easy confidence of something that needs nothing added to it.
The buckle, in a dull nickel finish, is held by strong hand-sewn anchor points at each end, the only stitching the belt carries and the only stitching it needs. This is not a purchase. It is a decision made once, for a lifetime.
It begins in Spain, in a tradition of vegetable tanning that is among the oldest and most respected in Europe. The hides are tanned slowly with natural tannins rather than driven through quickly with chemicals, the patient method that gives the leather its strength, its depth and its capacity to age rather than simply wear. It is a leather made the way leather was made before the industry learned to hurry.
Every James Aston piece is covered by the James Aston Lifetime Warranty, unconditionally and without expiry, against any defect in material or craftsmanship.
Read the PromiseDo you carry the Alarico? We should be glad to know how it wears.
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- Leather
- Spanish Full Grain Vegetable Tanned Milled Leather, from Spain
- Construction
- Single Solid Layer. No Lining
- Buckle
- Imported Buckle. Dull Nickel Finish
- Fastening
- Hand-Sewn Buckle Points
- Width
- 40mm
- Warranty
- James Aston Lifetime Warranty
Service & Care
Complimentary shipping across India. Each piece is dispatched in James Aston packaging.
Should the size require adjustment, exchanges are accommodated within the stated period from delivery, with the belt unworn and in its original condition.
The James Aston Lifetime Warranty covers any defect in material or craftsmanship, unconditionally and without expiry. A belt made once, to be carried for a lifetime.
Keep your belt clean and well conditioned. Wipe it gently with a soft dry cloth to lift dust, and from time to time work in a little neutral leather conditioner to feed the leather and protect its surface. Keep it dry, store it with room to breathe, and away from prolonged damp and direct heat. Cared for in this way, the vegetable tanned leather deepens into a patina that becomes, over the years, unmistakably your own.
Cut from the Same Spanish Milled
These pieces are cut from the very same Spanish milled leather as this piece, and are made to be worn and aged as one, whatever the colour.
A GiftEvery piece arrives boxed in the House manner, ready to be given. A gift note can be enclosed on request.