Leather patchwork wallet with red finishes

What fits inside this patchwork wallet

The right-hand panel stacks six card slots one above the other, so a travel card and a bank card sit a thumb apart. Facing them, a clear window lets you show a card without pulling it out, and a flat pocket runs underneath for receipts or a stamp book. A central press-stud tab keeps everything shut once the wallet is folded. Inside, the brown and black panels are edged in bright red, which makes the slots easy to find in poor light.

Front and back do not match, on purpose

Nothing on the back repeats the front. The flap side runs through fuchsia patent, tan leopard, crackled cream, burgundy, black and a red-and-white floral print. Turn it over and the palette changes completely: forest green, textured lime, teal, orange, camel, marled grey and brown. One wallet, two moods, which is why it works just as well against a dark coat as it does with something brighter.

Red zigzag stitching holds it together

Every square is sewn on with the same heavy red zigzag, and a red trim runs right round the edge. Up close you can tell the finishes apart: glossy croc effect, coarse grain, a crackled surface, animal and floral prints. At arm's length it reads as one graphic grid rather than a jumble.

Pair it with a plain bag

Something this busy is easier to carry than it looks, as long as the rest stays quiet. Against a plain black or camel bag it supplies all the colour you need. If you want to weigh up shapes before deciding, the rest of the wallet range and its prints lays the options side by side.

On days when you leave the house with a card and a key, the coin purses cover the same ground in a smaller shape.