| As the UK continues to move out of recession, many | | | | combined well with modern-day designs and colours to |
| of us are still conscious about how much we can | | | | offer more choice for men. So what do these say |
| afford to spend and how much we should be saving - | | | | about their owners? Modern wallets come in a range |
| especially after such tumultuous economic times. | | | | of styles but one overarching trend among the designs |
| Unsurprisingly, much has been written recently about | | | | available today is the necessity to follow a retro style |
| what your wallet can say about you and your ability to | | | | or pattern, whether it's a simple bold colour, perhaps |
| plan financially. | | | | accentuated with stripes or trim, or the addition of a |
| However, for some it may not even be necessary to | | | | faded pop-culture image such as Ché |
| focus on the number of receipts and scraps of paper | | | | Guevara. New leather wallet owners are seemingly |
| clogging the thing to bulging-point - nor the impractical | | | | embracing the staying-power of traditions while |
| amount of 2p pieces clogging up the change | | | | shoving them into a new context - perhaps they are |
| compartment. So what does the style of one's wallet | | | | sensible with spending when it matters most, but are |
| say about its owner? | | | | more than happy to defy expectations when it comes |
| Nothing says sensible and serious more than a | | | | to the latest 'Big Thing'. |
| traditional brown or black leather wallet. Not only does | | | | The final style that I see very often is the novelty |
| leather bear certain connotations of quality - but a | | | | wallet. Often using cheaper materials and featuring |
| subtle bi-fold or tri-fold item for the neat storage of | | | | sometimes absurd (the local monkey sanctuary?) or |
| notes, some plastic and a minimal amount of change | | | | subverted designs or images (Burberry is a favourite |
| gives the impression of forward planning and care | | | | of mine) these statements of recklessness go against |
| when it comes to the practical details of the way an | | | | everything endorsed by the above styles. These are |
| individual spends and keeps his money. Of course, | | | | domains of ancient indecipherable receipts, |
| genuine leather is likely to prove the most aesthetically | | | | ex-directory phone numbers written on scraps of |
| pleasing - and will no doubt last longer too. But simplicity | | | | paper and drivers licenses that have been put through |
| is the key to true wallet longevity. | | | | the wash too many times. And somehow their owners |
| However, it must be acknowledged that the men's | | | | still manage find a fiver from somewhere deep in |
| wallet industry is a vibrant and forward-thinking place - | | | | there, I suppose you've just got to know where to look. |
| and subsequently, the durability of leather has been | | | | |