One of the obvious challenges with being a "virtual" store is that there are certain products that just don't have the same impact online as they do in "real life". A picture's worth a thousand words, but a thousand words may not do justice to the texture of a tie, the hand of a sweater, or, in this case, the topography of a belt.

Starting today, I hope to occasionally highlight products that blow people away in the store but just don't translate as easily online for whatever reason. For example, this Ike Behar shirt rarely sold online, but was one of the most frequently purchased shirts out of our old showroom. The photo just doesn't do justice to the complexity and texture of the shirt (I realize that makes it sound like a wine, but it really is both complex and textured).

And so it goes with Trafalgar's Dylan Australian Saltwater Hornback Crocodile Belt. Crocodile and alligator belts are nothing new, but every belt I've ever been seen has been flat. This belt is cut from the center of the spine of a single crocodile which means that there can be up to 3/8" of spine protruding from the rest of the belt. It is a belt that begs to be noticed.

How cool is the belt in real life? One funny stoy (or at least, I think it's funny): a well-dressed customer was looking at Martin Dingman's Lachlan Belt, which happens to be one of their best-selling belts. When he saw the $135 price tag, he made a comment to the effect that he would never spend that kind of money on a casual belt. He then came across the Australian Saltwater Hornback Crocodile Belt and immediately fell in love with it, and bought it for $545. It's just that stunning in real life.