What's the Best Men's Wallet? (Billfold & Money Clip Guide)

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Everything you need to know about men's wallets and help you pick the ones that are worth the investment: https://gentl.mn/mens-wallet-guide1 #menswallet #billfold #notsponsored SHOP THE VIDEO → Men's Leather Wallet in Black and Red Boxcalf: https://gentl.mn/black-red-wallet → Business Card Case in Brown Leather & Blue Lining: https://gentl.mn/brown-blue-card-case → Men's Leather Wallet in Burgundy & Turquoise Deerskin: https://gentl.mn/burgundy-turquoise-wallet1 → Shadow Stripe Socks Burgundy & Light Gray: https://gentl.mn/striped-socks-burgundy-gray GUIDES YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS → Louis Vuitton - Is It Worth It?: https://gentl.mn/is-it-worth-it-lv → Vegan Leather Guide: https://gentl.mn/vegan-leather1 → Business Card Case Definitive Guide: https://gentl.mn/guide-business-card-case → Don't Dress Like A Tourist!: https://gentl.mn/tourist-look → Chromed Tanned vs. Vegetable Tanned Leather: https://gentl.mn/chrome-veg-tanned → Cutting Apart A $285 Wallet: https://gentl.mn/cutting-apart-inside-wallet2 VIDEO CREDITS → Scriptwriter: EB Daniels → Camera & Editing: Chris Dummer → Visual Supervisor: Preston Schlueter → NBC & Columbia Pictures Television Want to see more videos? Subscribe to our channel! → https://gentl.mn/youtube Become a part of the Gentleman's Gazette community - support us on Patreon! https://gentl.mn/patron ________________________________________________________________________ Gentleman's Gazette https://gentl.mn/gg-website-home1 https://gentl.mn/gg-fb-shop1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gentlemansgazette FREE Ebook: https://gentl.mn/what-gentleman-are-you 00:00 Best Men's Wallet Introduction As card and digital purchases have become more commonplace. Some argue the utility of a quality wallet is decreasing but a wallet is essential for organizing your cards, string spare cash, temporary storage of ephemera. In addition to practical applications, wallets are an extension of your overall look and help express your personality. 01:27 History of the Wallet Origins of the word wallet are relatively obscure. For most of its history, wallet referred generally to any leather case. Indicates wallets could look more like a knapsack than a modern wallet. For most of human history, currency, primarily in the form of coins, was transported in pouches, chests, on strings, or even in people's mouths, according to some passages in Aristophanes. It wasn’t until the introduction of paper currency in the late 17th century that wallets began to be exclusively associated with carrying money. 06:03 Wallet Types - a. Coat Wallet Because there are so many wallet types and your choice is dictated by functionality, comfort, and appearance, let’s examine wallet types according to these criteria: even though digital wallets and electronic payments abound these days 07:23 b. Minimalist Wallet/Cardholder 08:47 c. Billfold Wallet 09:30 d. Case/Pouch Wallet 11:04 e. Specialty and Travel Wallets 11:34 Wallet Materials - a. Rigid Materials Wallets may have begun as leather pouches but now they’re available in a plethora of materials: 12:25 b. Plastic 12:30 c. Leather 14:29 Leather Quality Check for aniline-dyed, not pigment coated. Aniline dying can only be done on superlative quality leather because it doesn’t hide anything from you. Characteristic leather pores should be visible. 16:23 Wallet Features & Construction Details Some manufacturers will use leather on the exterior but opt for cheaper materials for the interior, like the divider or slots. We use full leather dividers for our Fort Belvedere Wallets. 17:46 Wallet Colors Classic colors like brown & black have been popular for decades and complement any outfit but can be a little pedestrian. And while you could get a wallet in any color in the rainbow, that could be distracting. Pairing interesting color combinations give wallets unique visual interest and personality without being distracting. Also, consider Contrast stitching. Another Classic subtle detailing choice Monogramming. We recommend blind-embossing by focusing on timeless and versatile detailing. 18:26 What Wallet is Best? There are so many in the market and we've tried quite a few for this video and the previous times but there's a lot of change going on in the marketplace. Rather than giving you specific recommendations, we urge you to learn the quality of leather and when you can identify that, you can find a wallet that will work for you. 19:13 How Much to Spend on a Wallet? As you’ve seen in our Is It Worth It? series, leather is one material where you really get what you pay for. For wallets, the cost is often dictated by how much leather was used to make them. 20:35 Outfit Rundown