This leather belt is brown on one side and black on the other.  To have a brown belt, put it on brown side out and buckle it up.  For a black belt, put the black side out and buckle it up.  Most reversible belts have silly and unreliable twisting, rotating, or snapping mechanisms, but on this belt, the heavy duty buckle just flips over and buckles normally.  The edges are stitched as well, for durability and a dressier look.

The only problem we have had with this belt is when missionaries cinch up their pants too tight; this causes the belt to wear out.  Wear your belt comfortably and you'll be fine. 

A note about belt size: for some reason, belt makers size their belts smaller than an equal dress pant size, so make sure to order a belt one size larger than your dress pant size.  For example, if you wear a 34 dress pant, order a size 36 belt.