With all this talk about belt tightening and penny pinching, you’d think we’d send you on some zany, cheaper-than-dirt bargain hunt.

We’ll get to that. For now, we recommend taking your bottom-of-the-barrel savings and blowing them all on a belt by Jasmin Shokrian. And before you berate us for highlighting such an unnecessary purchase, think about what it’ll mean for your waistline (belt tightening doesn’t get better than this).

Form: The high-waisted double-wrap belt screams Legolas (belts and leggings so worked on that elf). Function: It’s a cinch. Let the Kidney belt work on curve support.

And as for the death of your wardrobe allowance?

Consider this a parting gift.

Available at Louis Boston, 234 Berkeley Street, Back Bay (617-262-6100 or louisboston.com). To see styles, go to jasminshokrian.com.