Mens Leather Wallets
Eight wallets, all made from full-grain kangaroo leather, all stitched by hand.
They’re named after Sydney suburbs — Annandale, Barangaroo, Bondi, Killara, Redfern, Turrella, Woronora — because that’s where they’re made and those are the places I know.
The differences that matter when you’re choosing: how many cards you carry, and whether you want it in a front or back pocket. The slim and skinny wallets sit flat in a front pocket and hold four to six cards comfortably. The bifolds and trifolds take more and fold to the shape you’d expect.
Every one is saddle-stitched with two needles and one thread, every stitch locked. A machine lockstitch unravels from a single broken stitch; a saddle stitch doesn’t. The edges are sanded, slicked and sealed with beeswax by hand — the slowest part of the job, and the first thing that gives a cheap wallet away.
Choose your leather and thread colours when you order, and add personalisation if you want it.
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Redfern Kangaroo Leather Trifold Wallet
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Woronora Kangaroo Leather Minimalist Wallet
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Annandale Kangaroo Leather Slim Wallet
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Kangaroo Leather Bifold Wallet
A$130.00 Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page -
Killara Kangaroo Leather Bifold Wallet
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Bondi Kangaroo Leather Skinny Wallet
A$50.00 Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page -
Barangaroo Kangaroo Leather Vertical Bifold Wallet
A$110.00 Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page -
Turrella Kangaroo Leather Bifold Wallet
A$115.00 Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
Two styles, eight wallets
Everything here is full-grain kangaroo, hand cut and saddle stitched in Sydney. The choice is really between two shapes, and it comes down to how much you carry and which pocket you carry it in.
| Minimalist | Traditional | |
|---|---|---|
| Wallets | Bondi, Annandale, Woronora, Barangaroo | Killara, Turrella, Redfern, Kangaroo Leather Bifold |
| Cards | 6 to 12 | 7 to 12 |
| Cash | Folded once | Full-length note section |
| Front | Front or back | |
| Shape | Flat sleeve or vertical bifold | Bifold or trifold |
If you want the least possible in your front pocket, start with the minimalist wallets. If you want a full-length note section and the familiar fold, start with the traditional ones.
Why kangaroo rather than cowhide
It is the strongest leather for its weight you can buy, and that is a structural fact rather than a sales line — it is why the material turns up in motorcycle leathers and football boots.
The fibre runs more uniformly than cattle hide, and there is far less of the weak, loose material that sits beneath the surface of a cow skin. So kangaroo does not need splitting down to become workable, and it keeps its full grain — the dense outer surface where the strength is.
The practical result: a kangaroo wallet holding the same cards as a cowhide one sits noticeably flatter. It wears in rather than wearing out.
All of it is vegetable tanned, with tree bark tannins rather than chromium salts. That is slower and dearer, and it is why the leather darkens and develops a patina over years instead of simply scuffing.
How they're made
Cut by hand, panel by panel, working around the natural marks in the hide.
Saddle stitched — two needles, one thread, every stitch locked. Slower than a machine by a long way, and the reason is that a machine lockstitch unravels from one broken stitch while a saddle stitch does not. If a stitch fails, the rest hold.
Edges burnished and beeswaxed by hand until they are smooth and closed. It is the slowest part of the job and the first thing that gives a cheap wallet away.
Choosing colours
Fourteen kangaroo leather colours and twelve thread colours, chosen at the point of ordering. Nothing is made in advance, so the combination is yours rather than whatever was in stock.
Most pieces can be personalised with initials, stamped into the leather. Characters go on exactly as typed.
Made in Rockdale, Sydney
One person, one bench. The wallets are named after Sydney suburbs because that is where they are made — Annandale, Barangaroo, Bondi, Killara, Redfern, Turrella, Woronora.
Allow one to two weeks to make, then the post. Standard postage within Australia is free and tracked.
Common questions
Which wallet holds the most?
The Killara — nine pockets, up to twelve cards, and an 88 mm cash section that takes euro notes as well as Australian, US and Canadian.
Which is the thinnest?
The Bondi, made from three thin pieces with a single card slot.
Do they fit euro notes?
The Killara and the Redfern do. The Turrella and the Kangaroo Leather Bifold have a 73 mm cash pocket, which suits Australian, US and Canadian notes but not larger euro denominations. There is a fuller explanation on the traditional wallets page.
How long will one last?
Years, and that is the intention. If a seam fails, it gets repaired — see Returns & Refunds. If something fails long after any guarantee period, email anyway; it was made here, so it can be repaired here.