Leather Belts & Buckles · Old Town Scottsdale · Family Owned 25+ Years

Nine hides. A case of sterling.
One belt, cut to your waist.

Build Your Own Belt See the Nine Hides

For more than 25 years we have cut, fitted and finished belts in one room on East 1st Avenue. Pick the hide, pick the width, pick the buckle set — the belt is made to your measurement, here, in the store.

Straps from $179 Buckles $189 to $24,995

Open seven days — Mon–Sat 10:00 AM–6:00 PM, Sun 10:00 AM–5:30 PM. Find the shop. Call (480) 421-2166. 4.8 on Google · 55 reviews.

Three belts from the shop, a black alligator with a gold alligator ranger set, a red lizard, and a black alligator with an engraved silver set, beside a sterling silver and turquoise four-piece ranger set and a multi-stone inlay buckle from the case at American Leather in Old Town Scottsdale.
Three off the rack in Old Town — crocodile, alligator and lizard.

Why buy your leather belt here

  • 01 Cut and fitted in the store Your strap is cut to your waist and your width at the counter on East 1st Avenue, the way it has been done here for more than 25 years.
  • 02 The buckle comes off Every belt uses screw-type fasteners. One strap, a whole case of buckle sets — swapped in seconds, within a matching width.
  • 03 14-day online returns Belts cut to your size and buckles can go back or be exchanged within 14 days of delivery, and we pay the return shipping. Engraved or specially commissioned pieces are final sale.
  • 04 Open seven days Mon–Sat 10:00 AM–6:00 PM, Sun 10:00 AM–5:30 PM. Exchanges and resizing are offered — call (480) 421-2166.

The Material

Nine hides. This is what they actually look like.

Every card below is a photograph of the hide we cut from — the same grain, the same color, the same saddle stitching running down both edges of the strap.

Alligator $495 Glossy belly skin. Eight colors, including a two-tone. Shop Alligator Crocodile $495 Big squared scales. Ten colors. Shop Crocodile Ostrich $399 Quill-marked crown. Black, chocolate or cognac online; more in the shop. Shop Ostrich Stingray $399 Beaded and close to indestructible. Two colors. Shop Stingray Lizard $279 Fine banded rows, a lot of belt for the money. Three colors. Shop Lizard Python $279 Natural markings only — no two straps are the same. Shop Python American Bison $199 Heavy, soft, gets better with wear. Three colors. Shop Bison Bull Hide $189 The full-grain workhorse. Four colors. Shop Bull Hide Italian Calf $179 Smooth, dressy, the easiest one to start with. Five colors. Shop Italian Calf

Prices shown are for the strap. Belts are made to your waist and width; the buckle is chosen separately, and every belt listing says so.

All Belts

The Case

Eight buckles, cheapest first.

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A ranger set is four pieces.

  • The buckle: a sterling frame with gold scrollwork and ruby-set flowers. Buckle
  • The first keeper: a short engraved sterling loop that the strap passes through. Keeper
  • The second keeper, matching the first, engraved and set with rubies. Keeper
  • The tip: a pointed sterling cap with gold scrollwork that finishes the end of the strap. Tip

Buckle, two keepers and a tip — that is what “4pc.” means on a listing. Shown here: VOGT sterling silver and 14K gold with rubies, $5,495.

See Every Buckle

The shop is not only belts.

Same room, same cases — exotic-hide wallets, hand-tooled handbags, carved vests, fringed jackets and a drawer of inlaid knives.

Belts Buckles Wallets Handbags Leather Vests Jackets Knives All Departments Our Story

Word on the Street

What keeps folks coming back.

They come in for a belt. They come back for everything else.

4.8 on Google · 55 reviews
Rod (the owner) and Manal are both absolutely wonderful — kind, patient, knowledgeable, and genuinely invested in making sure customers leave happy. The level of customer service and craftsmanship here is unmatched.
David W. Google Review
I was amazed by the ability to customize a belt from the ground up. The options for both belts and buckles was awesome. Most of all was Linda! Such a special person to talk to and shop with.
Joe Google Review
I bought a custom alligator belt for my husband for his birthday and it was the perfect gift! … They have beautiful leathers and colors to choose from and their buckle/ jewelry selection is exquisite.
Heba Google Review
This is my 4th time I visit and buy leather belts, and the quality of each belt is astonishing. This time I got this unique alligator belt with sterling silver ranger buckle inlay and it is great!!!
Hany A. Google Review

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Visit Us

One room on East 1st Avenue.

A belt is a thing you handle. The grain, the weight of a sterling ranger set, the way a hide takes an edge — none of that photographs. Come in and we will measure you.

Where
7236 E 1st Ave
Scottsdale, AZ 85251
When
Monday to Saturday: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Sunday: 10:00 AM – 5:30 PM
Open seven days
Call
(480) 421-2166
Write
info@americanleatherusa.com
Get Directions Call the Shop
The shop front on East 1st Avenue: the carved American Leather Company sign under a shingled awning on timber posts. The back workshop: the old sewing machine, the press, and hides stacked against the bench. Belt blanks cut and squared on the steel bench, ready to be finished.
25+ Years · Old Town

The List

Take 10% off your first order.

Join the American Leather list and your first order is 10% off. After that you get first word on new buckle sets and one-of-a-kind pieces — most of what comes through here arrives once.

One code per customer, good on your first order.

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