RubiesRubie's Costume Men's Roman Apron and Belt Accessory

Very pleased - great value costume for the price. Obviously not the highest quality material, but it held up very well during an active evening, and the costume got great reviews from others. Will probably use it again for my next Roman costume party!

This apron/belt is a costume item, and with the understanding it's meant for that use, it is excellent. At the price they charged, beyond excellent. Aside from the lacing, it looks like it cost many times more. However, it is definitely a costume item, leather-look over foam, though the brass rivets are quite solid and heavy, with deep decorations of lion faces, and it looks really good, even pretty authentic from a modest distance. I don't expect it to have a long life though as of yet, over riveted aluminum chainmail, it hasn't actually showed any wear. The only reason it's not getting a full 5 stars is the lacing it attaches with. On each end are four grommets and it ties with basically a long shoelace that zigzags between them. It's not as easy to get on or get size-adjusted as a normal belt, especially since the lacing goes in the back (I had to put it on backwards very loose, raise it up, carefully tighten the laces, then suck in to give it a little extra space and carefully rotate it around the right way) but once it was on it stayed put and really completed the centurion look. It's a minor quibble for an occasional-use costume item, I'd rate them 4.5 if I could do half stars.

good value

Pretty much what I expected a $15 costume belt would be like. The backing is foam and it's not stitched down so the foam comes off after wearing it for a little bit. Also, one of the gold grommets was missing when received. Unfortunately I couldn't return it and get a new one because I needed the belt for a costume look and couldn't wait for another to be shipped. If you're not doing much and just need it for the look then it's a good option for the price. If you want something more durable and better quality, I would invest more money into a different option.

This unsumble was great for the Easter costumes. Serves it purpose!

Horrid, even at this price- no matter what it is. Two of the "metal" buttons were off in the package and additional "metal" pieces came off the first time we tried it on. The "leather" (obviously not really) strips are poorly cut, and worse, won't lie flat no matter what... I tried gluing strips of wood to the back and the crease they'd developed from the packaging and shipping STILL would not come out. Worst quality; wouldn't use for a kindergarten play. (Also, you'd need to be a GIANT kindergartner to fit this... my models were all over 6' and these looked like they were made for their older brothers...)

It’s not very expensive and therefore is perfectly priced. The piece is not high quality really, but can help you pull off a larger costume idea. It fits very well (and can be adjusted to most waist sizes). My biggest gripe is that the gold buttons are basically stuck on with glue and they pop off pretty easily. You won’t even notice, you’ll just look down and realize you’ve lost another one. Piece, overall, works fine for one costume event but don’t expect it last until next Halloween.

its functional and fits the use for display that I need