I'm not usually someone to get fussy over details, but my black "dressy" kilt belt has a chromed buckle. It's REALLY shiny. Like...really, really shiny.

I think they look great on pipe bands, but I just hate the thing on myself. ON MYSELF. This is my personal preference and if you happen to just absolutely love your shiny chromed belt buckle, then dude...wear it and smile.

One of these days when I have spare $$ I'm going to get a nicely finished pewter buckle that has a more "antique" look to it, and that will be my "pretty dressy" buckle, that goes up to but no including "black tie"..

BTW, anybody that announces in this thread that chromed belt buckles are evil, all the time, on anybody, attempting to sound the ultimate voice of authority will get fed to Monkey@Arms in small pieces.

However, I STILL don't like them.