You see, Chloé, being Chloé, makes beautiful, expensive belts. The kind that instantly elevates a pair of jeans from “meh” to “Oh, she’s got *style*.” Think buttery leather, delicate buckles, the whole nine yards. Now, “Overrun Stock” basically means they made a few (or a lot?) more than they needed for the season. Maybe they overestimated the demand for a belt with, like, a giant gold horseshoe (which, honestly, I’d rock). Maybe a dye lot was slightly off. Who knows? The point is, they exist. Somewhere.
And this is where it gets interesting. ‘Cause these overrun stock babies, they ain’t hanging out on the main Chloé website, ya know? We’re talking Nordstrom Rack vibes (though, even *that’s* a long shot). You’re probably thinking “NET-A-PORTER, Mytheresa, Nordstrom…they all sell Chloé belts!” True! They do! But are they selling the *overrun* kind? The kind that hasn’t been through a *very* curated marketing campaign and priced accordingly? Prolly not.
Instead, you’re gonna be scouring the internet, bouncing between websites that look like they haven’t been updated since 2005, desperately hoping you don’t accidentally buy a counterfeit. eBay is a contender, maybe. But you gotta be *smart*. Check the seller’s feedback. Zoom in on the pictures. Does that leather *really* look like Chloé quality? Or does it look like something you’d find at your local flea market (no offense to flea markets, I love a good rummage!).
And honestly? Sometimes, it’s not even worth the hassle. You might end up spending hours searching for this elusive “overrun” belt, only to find a slightly-less-expensive-but-still-kinda-pricey belt that’s basically the same thing as the one on Mytheresa. *Sigh.* Life, amirite?
