Faded black companion wallet

A black wallet with two zipped sections

Shut, it stays understated: a matte black with a fine, even grain, lifted here and there by lighter patches where the colour has been washed back. The tab comes over from the back and closes onto a press stud at the front, which keeps the whole thing flat. If you want to see how it compares on size, the wider wallet selection is worth a look first.

Two zips, two pulls

Along the top, two zipped sections run the full length of the wallet, side by side rather than one tucked inside the other. Each has its own silver-toned metal pull, and one of them is stamped with an M and a small star. Nothing snags when you close it.

Card slots and a printed lining

Open it out and the wallet unfolds in panels. Two columns of card slots face each other, with flat pockets behind them. The panels are backed with a lining printed with fans in grey and white, dotted with ochre, and that is the only pattern anywhere on it: once the tab is shut, nobody else sees it.

Where it actually fits

At just 19x12 cm it lies flat in an inside jacket pocket and slips into the gusset of a handbag without a fight. Two separate zips also make it easy to keep what you reach for daily apart from what you almost never take out. For the coin purses, card holders and pouches that go with it, the neighbouring shelf is the place to look.

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