Author: luciocraigie

 It was one year ago when Nathan DiPietro officially launched his custom leather belt business: I WANT A BELT. His business now celebrates its one-year anniversary, and Nathan is confident that the DiPietro legacy has many more years ahead. Like many American stories, his business is rooted in a heritage that spans nearly a century. His great-grandfather, Anthony DiPietro, immigrated to the US from Italy in the early 1900s. Later, both Anthony and his son, Jim, would each work in the leather and shoe repair trade. Nathan’s grandfather (Jim, aka “Papa”) operated his own shop for over 50 years in ... Read more