The smallest thing we make that still does the whole job. Cards in the front, cash under a leather-covered magnetic clip on the back. Nothing else.

• Leather-covered magnetic clip — strong enough for a folded stack, and no bare metal against your leg
• Card slots on the face, plus a slip pocket behind
• Front-pocket sized

If you have been meaning to stop carrying a brick, start here.

Sourced by hand from the tanneries and workshops we have bought from since 1991 — Italy, India, Turkey, Mexico and beyond. Sold at our counter in Wellington, and now here.

New leather is firm. This wallet will feel tight for the first week or two — the fold is stiff and the card slots grip. That is what 100% cowhide does before it has been carried. It loosens with use and takes the shape of how you carry it. A wallet that arrives soft was never going to last.