Step into Maida’s Belts & Buckles and you step into an artisan’s studio where skilled craftsmen are busy making custom belts out of alligator and lizard, and customers from as far away as Australia, Uruguay and Japan are exploring a collection of vintage buckles for inspiration.

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Maida’s Belts & Buckles is filled with a captivating array of hand-made and hand-engraved buckles and buckle sets destined to please a variety of discriminating tastes. These heirloom-quality buckles are exclusively crafted for Maida’s by skilled artisans from across the United States and range from men’s and women’s classic to casual and everything in between. Maida’s Belts & Buckles can also custom-craft pieces with a ranch brand, initials, inscription, or business logo. Those seeking inspiration need look no further than Jason Maida’s personal vintage buckle collection featuring hundreds of pieces from silversmith families far and wide. Maida’s Belts & Buckles also offers a beautiful selection of jewelry, cuff links, knives, money clips, and rare American mined turquoise, designed by jewelers and silversmiths revered for their artistry.

Part Workshop

The rich aroma of quality leather infusing Maida’s Belts & Buckles is at once undeniable and alluring. Follow it and you’ll discover an in-house workshop where leather craftsmen are using specialized vintage tools to make fine alligator, lizard or shark belts with painstaking attention to detail and a hard-won mastery increasingly rare in the modern world. Available in a variety of shades, textures and styles, each belt is customized to fit its owner and features the Maida’s Belts & Buckles stamp signifying a century of leather craftsmanship.

Genuine as Hell

A visit to Maida’s Belts & Buckles is as unique and memorable as the belts and buckles themselves. Located at the southwest corner of Westheimer and Chimney Rock Road, the shop is located next door to the family’s fourth generation Houston Shoe Hospital. Once inside, customers are greeted with a warm welcome, a nod from Nelson the official African Parrot security guard, and an abundance of possibilities. From complimentary belt conditioning to hand-engraved inscriptions, Maida’s Belts & Buckles delivers personalized customer service. This combined with an array of exquisite creations is what draws customers from across the country and around the world, and why they return time and again.