Classic Leather Belt

The belt is textured which was not visible on the web images. Also the belt looks like it was rolled or folded inappropriately and therefore has creases. Returning.

Not what I was expecting as the leather had a weird texture. It looked like beef jerky texture, and it was very distressed finish. Will return it. Also I compared another Madewell belt I own in the same size and this was about a half inch smaller.

I love Madewell belts, They are a good quality leather, and fit well. They are a typical thick, full grain leather belt, that holds up under multiple wearings. This belt is no exception to that. I normally wear them with jeans, or dress pants. They last me several years. This year I wanted to update to a darker brown and add a burgundy belt and a black belt with a gold buckle. Normally the quality is unquestionable, but I had 2 issues with this cherrywood belt: 1) It was textured in some places on the front of the belt, but smooth leather mostly throughout. Not attractive and not Madewell's usual quality. 2) The cherrywood color - I expected a burgundy due to the online picture, but it was more brown than burgundy. The buckle is a shiny brass as shown. I recently ordered 2 other Madewell belts which are perfectly fine in leather/color. I will return this one, and create a replacement order. Hopefully the new belt resolves the 2 issues.