Don’t pretend you are beyond the change carrying stage if you aren’t. Pick one with a change pocket or you will find pennies dropping all the time and it’s not because you got the joke.

Your belt color should be coordinated with your footwear and suit - black with black, brown with brown.

It's also important that your belt buckle matches the other accessories in your ensemble, so wear a silver belt buckle with accessories in the same color "family," like platinum, stainless steel or white gold.

A wider belt should be worn with jeans, if you opt to wear a belt at all. The belt can either be leather (regular leather, suede, nubuck, or pebble grain -- all of which look great with denim, tweed and wool), or cotton (canvas included). And never wear a thin belt with your jeans - leave that to the ladies.

A thin belt looks great for a formal event or even when dressed up for a night out. Wear a thin belt with dress pants, and a thicker belt with flat-front pants, 5-pocket pants, jeans, and even with a suit.

Those old-school belt buckles are a thing of the past, but that doesn't mean that belt buckles are no longer cool. "Seat belt-style" belts have been around for a few years now, where the "buckle" is a seat belt buckle and the belt is basically a seat belt.

Now that you know some general rules concerning belts, here are some things to avoid at all costs:

- Wearing a belt that's too short for you. A belt that's slightly longer will make you look slimmer, as using the last hole on your belt will make your gut seem more apparent.