HELD Gear

03/10/2026

Did you know that you can find specials on DePop? All of these items are currently listed there. It's a place for prototypes and experiments, upcycled branded buckles, and imperfect items. Most products on DePop are discounted from 15 to 60% off. Find the DePop shop in the bio via LinkTree, or just go there and search for Held Gear.

03/10/2026

The Tandem Cuff, a bracelet built for two. It's like a tandem bicycle, one person can drive it but it’s more fun with a partner. This 1 1/2 inch dual belt wristband can be put on like normal with one free hand, or you can share it with someone, but if you want to be bound in handcuffs, then you’ll need a partner you can trust. The bracelet just looks cool on one arm and most people aren’t hip to its utilitarian function, maybe just the one you’re looking for. **M

03/10/2026

Introducing The Sydney Choker: a loop and ring set, two 12MM and two 25mm spikes, all solid brass, set into a 5/8 inch wide black semi-gloss strap, latching together in the back with a gumetal black stud.

03/10/2026

Introducing the Mammoth Black. Actually, it's pretty much always been an option in the add-on sections, but now this readymade combination is for sale on the homepage and Etsy. Built with the grey polyester fleece strap, reinforced with black grommets, tied together with a black roller buckle and keeper ring.

03/09/2026

01/24/2026

This Sunday the 25th I'll be at Mr. Heads Gallery with for a clothing exchange and makers market. About to build a few new special cuffs and collars for it! But here is what I've got in stock right now. And of course all the belts will be on hand.

12/10/2025

A lifetime Held Vegan Belt is the gift that keeps on giving. Take your savings on your time, all the way into the new year.

09/04/2025

Portals are a new add-on with any belt order, they are nickel-plated brass grommets installed all the way down the strap. This feature offers style and utility, they are perfectly sized for carabiners.

Portals can also be installed to a belt you already own with mail-order service, or if you’re in Tucson, by dropping by the shop. DM to schedule.

Currently only available at the home shop. LinkTree in bio.

09/04/2025

Introducing Smilodon, named after the genus famous for the Saber Tooth Tiger. This belt features a fierce dual prong roller buckle with dual snaps. It’s made-to-order and customized by choice of strap, plus it is tailored to fit. Readymade belts come in even numbers (30, 32, etc.) but you can order this product to the nearest inch of your true waist size, for a perfect fit at the middle notches.

You can always order a custom, tailored product through email or DM, but this one is made precisely for you without having to do that.

Find it now at the home shop and Etsy via LinkTree.

09/03/2025

The Classic Held Vegan Belt has been slimmed down to one inch, then split into three. The collection is a waist, neck, and wrist belt, featuring the same roller buckle and ring set. Now available on the home store.

After experimenting and dropping the slim belt with different buckle and ring combos, even using rivets instead of snaps, I realized that it wasn’t even “the classic” anymore. I brought back the snaps and stuck with the design of our best-selling product. By doing that, the price came down.

The snap strap allows you to swap out the standard buckle for any one that fits, and now you can add on a 1-inch center bar buckle. I look forward to bringing more buckles to the store. Other customizations available include grommets and spikes.

The previously dropped design is now available for a good discount at DePop. That store is now focused on overstock, including prototypes, experiments, discontinued designs, and irregulars.

Link Tree in Bio.

08/30/2025

This post has been a long time coming. Most of this brand’s followers live in Philadelphia, so THANK YOU to everyone in Philly who supported Held Gear in any way. It was an amazing scene to jump into and it was a blast. So many cool, weird, talented people live in Philly.

Founded in 2008 by Micah Perry in Portland, relocated to Ajo, Arizona in 2015, then moved to Philly with me (Sean), and now with me back to Southern Arizona (Tucson), it’s truly held thru everything.

We now have the opportunity to work together, but so close yet so far, it’s a two hour drive, so it’s still basically remote. He did get a wholesale order with his sister’s shop in Maupin, Oregon, and that was awesome. And I have a plan now for future wholesale customers.

It was six months ago already that I moved into this small office building in the heart of Tucson, right between the business and arts districts. It has been a slow process, each task performed when the time was available, but a lot has come together. For starters, with an LLC and tax license, I can operate properly as a business. One immediate advantage is wholesale ordering. Now my orders are tax exempt, and I can buy directly from apparel brands. I already have tees ready to print from Royal Apparel, as a matter of fact.

Also, this location allows me to meet with customers directly. They can be measured for a belt and have it made on the spot. They can just save on shipping because they can pick up here. And I’ve been reaching out, trying to find my community here. It’s a smaller pond though.

Tucson necessarily slows down in the summer because it’s very hot and the population thins out. What I’ve learned is that in the fall, the vending season rebounds, the streets are crawling with tourists and new college students, local shops start picking up traffic, and so I'm not a moment too soon to pivot from all of this presentation and planning to straight up marketing.

See you in the streets, Tucson.

08/27/2025

Lot's of discounted products have been posted to DePop. This will be the ongoing destination for discounted irregulars, overstock, discontinued designs, experiments and prototypes. Go get a bargain today!

Original designs with upcycled materials, experiments right from the workbench, as well as imperfect and clearance products.