About Leather Wallets

Wallets have emerged from humble functional origins to become stylish accessories of opulent indulgences. We cover the new breed of wallets here in a short essay of product reviews and historic anecdotes.

Since the 80’s a few brand names have perpetuated new creative directions for men’s leather accessories, elevating quality standards and increasing choice and availability. Setting new benchmarks of competition has led to the emergence of bold new styles for men, giving us new ways to express taste and character.

Designers like, Simon Carter, Maxwell Scott and Veritas have brought wallets out of the dark and into the light.

Vivid colours embossed on their covers and linings with depictions of comic cartoon strips started appearing in the 80’s to challenge the position of more popular accessories like silk ties and cufflinks, but also give more opportunity to compliment.

Men’s wallets have recently been elevated to “fashion accessory” status, originally created to perform a specific function, to carry paper money; we’ve just given it a much needed face lift.

Maxwell Scott wallets and bags are constructed using vegetable tanned Italian leather with robust 100% cotton linings; they will endure the rigours of everyday use, while maintaining stylish appearances. Their range of card holders, men’s credit card wallets and coin wallets will make ideal gifts. Each wallet is cut stitched and trimmed by master Italian craftsmen who are well versed in all aspects of skilful leather work. Experience the functional comfort of fine Napa leather wallets.

Simon Carter came up with a real winner, the Jeans wallet, made from ultra fine, calf hide, slim and thin, with just enough compartments for cards and cash. It slips nicely into the back pocket of even the tightest jeans with ease and it feels so good in the hand.

SageBrown is a luxurious brand of beautiful leather accessories for ladies and gentlemen. Handmade from the finest leather and materials, SageBrown has become an established brand of elegant, sophisticated and classic designs, synonymous with quality.

With an infinite choice of colours and textures, select from a vast range of beautifully designed briefcases, portfolios, wallets, purses, bags, small leather goods and accessories, luxuriously lined in suede.

Their own unique collection, under the Veritas brand name is a prestigious range of high quality cufflinks and leather accessories, all beautifully presented in the purple and sky blue box. Veritas also produces bespoke and own label designs for a wide variety of clients. They take original ideas, and through design and prototype stages turn your brief into a unique finished product, exclusively your own, right down to the bespoke packaging in your own corporate colours.

It could be as simple as cufflinks which reflect your corporate motif or as complex as a complete collection of leather accessories based on an original theme and colour palette.

Patrick Cox wallets are simply an invitation to handle luxury leather everlasting, just a touch each time will satisfy your senses, a good enough excuse to drawing it for any occasion, not to attract comment, just for the sheer pleasure it brings to touch. You can traipse up and down the high street and surf the net but you will be hard pressed to find anything that compares admirably. Patrick Cox shoes have always taken centre stage, now his wallets come out of the dark, against an autumn landscape.

The wallet emerged almost immediately after the introduction of paper currency to the West in the 1600s. (The first paper currency was introduced in the New World by the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1690.) Prior to the introduction of paper currency, purses (resembling simple drawstring leather pouches) were used for storing coins. Early wallets were made primarily of cow or horse leather and included a small pouch for printed calling cards.

No matter how functional they’ll never achieve the same status as the more decorative men’s fashion accessories, like silk ties, lapel badges and the everlasting silver cufflink.

The modern bi-fold wallet with multiple "card slots" achieved its uniform standard size in the early 1950s with the introduction of the first credit cards in 1951. Wallet design remained mostly unchanged throughout most of the late 20th century, while today wallet design has exploded into myriad shapes, designs, and colours from dozens of designers.