I don't feel the need to own a ton of belts. I just need a brown belt and a black belt. Both of those are Looper Leather kydex reinforced gun belts. I use them whether I'm carrying or not so no issues. It's a lot easier for a good gun belt to be used in place of a regular belt than the other way around. Plus, if I've got several hundred dollars of gun and holster hanging on my hip then what's $50 or so more for a good belt. Gun belt or not, I'm a fan of good workmanship and good looking leather. JC Penney doesn't cut it, but that's personal preference.
Oh I like Looper Belts too; I have two of them myself; 1 brown, 1 black. But when I am wearing a suit, or slacks and a sportcoat, the rough-looking Looper belts just don't cut it. With jeans or such, they are fine, but when dressed up, a more dressy belt is required, whether from Penny's or Abercrombie and *****.