Men's Leather Wallets

Four shapes, four jobs

Billfolds. The traditional bifold. Bills on one side, card slots on the other, folds in half. This is what most men picture when they hear the word wallet. Ours run in tumbled Italian glove leather and American bison.

Cash covers. A front pocket wallet. Your bills fold once and sit under a leather cover, cards ride on the outside, and the whole thing is thin enough to live in a front pocket instead of a back one. If you've ever spent eight hours sitting on a billfold, this is the fix. Almost all of ours are embossed calfskin, and they're the single biggest group in this collection.

Card cases. For the man who carries three cards and a driver's license and nothing else. Some are gusseted, meaning the sides expand and hold more than they look like they should. Some have a window slot for your ID so you don't have to dig it out at a bar or a gate.

Money clips. Magnetic, with card pockets on the leather. Cash goes under the magnet, cards go in the pocket, and nothing folds twice. The lightest thing we sell and the easiest to hand somebody as a gift.

The leathers

Tumbled Italian glove leather is the softest of the group and the best value on this page. It's full grain, drum tumbled until it's supple, and it goes into the billfold, the gusseted card case, the ID case, and the money clip. If you want one wallet that just works, start here.

American bison has a big open pebble grain that hides scuffs instead of showing them. It's thicker than calf and it stays soft. Our bison billfolds are lined in calfskin.

American alligator is the top of the page. Real gator, calfskin lined, in the card case and the magnetic money clip. This is the one people notice when you set it on a bar.

Ostrich is the quill pattern, and it's one of the softest exotics there is. It shows up here in card cases and money clips.

Genuine lizard appears once, in a black magnetic money clip. Small, tight scale pattern, and there is exactly one.

Embossed calfskin is calfskin stamped with an alligator, crocodile, hornback, or lizard grain. It is calfskin, and we'll always say so. It runs about a third of the price of a real skin, it wears like calf, and it's why the cash covers come in combinations like navy and red or grey and tan that you would never find in a genuine hide.

What exactly is a cash cover?

It's a front pocket wallet, and the name confuses people who haven't held one. Your cash folds one time and tucks under a leather cover in the middle. Cards sit in slots on the outside. There's no second fold and no thick spine, so it lies flat against your leg instead of wedging into your back pocket.

The reason to care: a wallet you sit on all day takes the shape of the chair, and the fold is where it eventually gives out. Moving to the front pocket adds years to the wallet. It also means you stop doing the thing where you stand up in a restaurant and pat four pockets.

Care is not complicated

Take everything out once a year and look at it. Most wallets die from being overstuffed, not from age. A billfold built for eight cards and holding fourteen will split at the fold, and no amount of conditioner fixes a split.

Wipe dust off with a dry cloth. Condition smooth leather about twice a year, and use very little, because too much conditioner darkens leather permanently. Exotic skins want less product than calf, not more. If a wallet gets soaked, empty it and let it dry away from heat.

Bison and tumbled calf will scuff, and the scuffs are supposed to be there. That's the finish arriving.

Questions we get

What is a cash cover wallet?
A slim front pocket wallet. Bills fold once and sit under a leather cover in the center, cards go in outer slots. It carries flat instead of thick, which is why it works in a front pocket.

What's the difference between a billfold and a card case?
A billfold holds folded cash plus cards and is the traditional bifold shape. A card case holds cards and a license, and not much else. If you rarely carry cash, the card case is the smaller, better answer.

Is embossed calfskin real alligator?
No. Embossed calfskin is calf leather stamped with an exotic grain pattern, and we label it that way every time. Our genuine skins say alligator, ostrich, or lizard in the product name. Embossed styles run $115 to $117 and real skins run $130 to $297.

Which wallet is best for a front pocket?
A cash cover or a card case. Both are cut thin enough to sit flat. A billfold is built for a jacket or a back pocket.

What colors do you carry?
Black, brown, burgundy, cognac, grey, navy, and tan, though not every style comes in every color.

What do these cost?
The range is $47 to $297. Money clips start at $47, card cases at $72, cash covers at $117, and billfolds at $122. Shipping is free on orders over $100.

Do you have wallets under $100?
Several. Money clips and card cases both start well under that, and they're in Gifts Under $100 along with the rest.