Broke.
For the archives. Most makers of things won't show you things that broke, but I will and this one did. The strap goes way back, one of the first I ever made circa 2010, and was subsequently used/loved/terrorized by Lee Ranaldo. The front end tab break was recent.
For the record, HOLMES guarantees against this sort of (unlikely) failure. Repair or replacement as needed. 
Ranaldo soundcheck
Lee Ranaldo soundchecking a skinny strap with Sonic Youth in Montevideo, Uruguay.
Lee Ranaldo / Glacial Trio
Short clip of Lee Ranaldo (Sonic Youth) giving a HOLMES strap a workout during a Glacial Trio performance. The fun begins just before the minute mark. Taken from The Knitting Factory / Brooklyn Livestream channel—-full show is archived at: http://livestre.am/13nJf.
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