Bellroy Wallets | Helping You Travel Light

I once read that men shouldn’t actually use the pockets of their trousers, jeans, or jackets, instead they should carry their belongings in a trendy man bag (*Edit by Mat - like all my bags Nik?). Possibly an advertorial for a bag manufacturer trying to tap a new market rather than a genuine comment on style, I think most people would disagree - if this were the case, what would pockets be for?

That said, a wallet stuffed with receipts, store cards, and loyalty stamps from twelve different coffee shops, along with an old Nokia 6310, creates the sort of unsightly bulge that would concern even Larry David. Not to mention the damage it’ll do to the stitching of your expensive suit.

Bellroy - a relatively new brand from Australia - produce wallets that are designed to be neat and slim without forcing you to leave all of your credit cards at home, although you’ll still need to ditch the receipts. I had one for Christmas - their Note Sleeve. The smallest of their wallets that doesn’t require you to fold your cash, it holds five cards, some coins, and fits currency of all sizes. No more £20 note edges sticking out over the top. It’s a really nice wallet and pretty robust. I recently filled it with endless amounts of Namibian Rand (a UK value of around £100) and it still did the job of staying slim.

Now Bellroy have brought out an even slimmer wallet by cutting down the material used to make their Slim Sleeve. Their new Nude Approach is demo-ed in this cool animation, which shows just how little material it actually uses it.

I think the Bellroy Note Sleeve is possibly only the fourth wallet I’ve ever owned, so am by no means an expert on what’s available on the market. I’d be interested to hear what others have found out there? - You can Tweet me @nikspeller.

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