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What Are the Warning Signs That Your Wallet is Nearing Its End?

Here at Allett, it’s not an exaggeration to say that we handcraft our wallets with premier, long lasting materials. Our leather wallets are genuine Napa leather, our nylon wallets are made with a type of premium nylon known as “ripstop,”...

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Best Wallets and Wallet Sizes for Bikes

Bikes are one of the best forms of exercise we have. Bikes are an alternative to cars that allow us to speed to a destination with significantly less pressure on our muscles and joints, allowing us to experience a more...

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How Many Wallets Should You Own, Realistically?

Wallets are, in many ways, our most functional accessory, even more so than belts. We not only carry it on us every day, but we also use it AND we consider it a part of our outfit, making our choice...

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Is There Such a Thing as a Back Pocket Wallet?

There was a time, not too long ago, where wallets were associated with being in the back pocket. Carrying your wallet in your front pocket was considered a fashion taboo. So wallets were carried in the back pocket or suit...

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Do I Still Need a Wallet if I Use Apple Pay?

Apple Pay – and similar apps, like Apple Wallet – make it possible to save a considerable amount of time when making a purchase. If you’re in a rush, you do not need to fumble around in a wallet for...

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Does Size Matter for Wallets in Purses?

Allett Wallets makes wallets for both men and women. *All* of our wallets are designed to be ultra slim. For men, the benefits of this are more obvious. A slim wallet in the pocket looks more attractive and offers more...

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Will a Leather Wallet Get Ruined if it Gets Wet or Washed?

At Allett, we create the slimmest leather wallets available today – so slim, in fact, that these walls can safely be carried in your front pocket without the discomfort or odd looking bulge that people find undesirable. Owning an ultra-thin...

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Are Nylon Wallets Professional?

At Allett Wallets, we create wallets using either one of two materials: either Napa Leather, which is a high end ultra thin leather used to create luxury bags and accessories, or what’s known as “ripstop nylon,” which is one of...

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What is a Vegan Wallet and Why Should I Want One?

Wallets are often more than just wallets. Wallets are a part of our identity. Most of us keep our wallets longer than we keep our pants, our shirts, our purses, our hairstyles – even our underwear. When we get a...

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Pickpocket Theft Abroad: How Common is it and How Can You Be Careful

It’s important to be alert and stay safe no matter where you are. But it is especially important when traveling abroad. Should something happen to you or the items you brought with you, dealing with those issues can be difficult...

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How Will the Patina Change My Leather Wallet's Color?

Allett’s leather wallets are unique. These are the highest quality leather – known as “top grade leather” or “Nappa Leather” in the accessory world. We use only this fine leather to make our wallets, in order to create the designer...

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What Makes a Sport Wallet a Sport Wallet?

Sometimes, to the outside world, an accessory is just an accessory. A belt is just a belt. A hat is just a hat. A bracelet is just a bracelet. But if you actually explore these items in a different way,...

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Types of Wallets for College Students

We touched on this recently in the last blog post, when we discussed the best luxury wallets for college students. We encourage you to read through that post if you’d like to learn a bit more about what makes a...

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What Luxury Wallet is Best for College Kids?

When we think of luxury brands, we do not typically think of college students. We associate college students with ramen, sleeping in a room with 3 other people, thrift stores, and other budget decision making. We associate luxury brands with...

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Types of Jobs that Benefit From a High Capacity Wallet

At Allett Wallets, we’re passionate about minimalism. We make ultra-slim wallets that are designed specifically to hold everything you should carry with you, yet do so without any extra frills that go unused or end up holding trash. Our slim...

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How Important is RFID Technology in Wallets Anymore?

In the not-so-distant past, in order to pay for something with a credit card, you had to swipe your card down a machine that would read the strip on the card. It wasn’t a particularly difficult process, but it was...

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What Makes a Nylon Wallet Luxury?

Many of us enjoy a bit of luxury now and again, especially with our fashion. We may own brand name jackets, or we own expensive designer purses, or we may by hats from well known luxury brands. No matter our...

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Why Should You Bring 2 Wallets on an International Vacation?

That means that the best thing you can do – and something that makes traveling much easier – is to take two wallets with you on your vacation. Your travel wallet is meant to be used for the journey. It holds your passport, emergency cards and anything else that you need for the entire journey. A minimalist wallet is for the destination. 
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Pros and Cons of Wearing a Minimalist Wallet

Minimalist, as a style, is not for everyone. Not everyone likes minimalist décor. Not everyone likes minimalist technology. Not everyone likes a minimalist way of living. The same cannot necessarily be said about minimalist wallets, however. Most people appreciate minimalist...

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What Do People Carry in a Large Wallet?

At Allett Wallets, we are firm believers in ultra slim wallets that can fit comfortably in your front pocket. We have wallets of many different sizes, but it is our slim wallets that attract the most interest, because they are...

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How a Nice Wallet is Becoming “Affordable Luxury”

In some ways, luxury items are as popular as ever. Luxury brands like Chanel have been in such high demand that they’ve been able to increase their prices almost every year, becoming more and more expensive as people continue to...

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Places to Look if You Have Lost Your Wallet

Losing anything you need can be stressful. Losing your wallet is often even more so. Wallets contain so many important items that losing them – even in your own house – can feel immediately stressful.  Luckily, it’s likely you will...

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The Perfect Fit - Best Wallet Features for Slings/Smalls and Small Bags

If you’ve followed Allett’s blog for a while – and let’s face it, who hasn’t? – then you know by now that not all wallets are the same. Some wallets are big and bulky. Others are small and slim. Some...

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How to Clean a Fabric Wallet

At Allett, we made our vegan nylon wallets to move. This premium ripstop leather fabric is specifically designed to be taken with you as you hike, bike, camp, and travel the world. It is breathable and paper thin, despite being...

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What to Carry in Your Travel Wallet

Traveling is one of the most enriching experiences a person can do in their life. It introduces you to new cultures, new cuisines, new sights, sounds, smells, and so much more. But any time you’re in an unfamiliar place –...

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Lost and Found: Heartwarming Stories of Wallets Reunited With Their Owners

Wallets are a unique accessory. We do not typically think about how important they are or how much we depend on them. But the moment we lose that wallet, we feel almost helpless – not only because all of our...

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How To Gift The Right Wallet For Your Loved One

It’s the holiday season, and you’re being tasked with finding a gift for a loved one that they are going to love and appreciate. Every year you’re faced with this task, and after a while it can be really challenging...

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Why is it Important To Support Local and Small Businesses?

You’re going to hear a lot of small businesses talk about how important it is to support small businesses. We’re one of them. You’ll see signs and bumper stickers and all sorts of advertisement telling you to support small businesses...

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How to Make Your Wallet Gift More Personal

Wallets make amazing gifts. This is not a controversial statement, or one coming from our bias as a luxury wallet maker. When you think about what makes a great gift, you want it to be something that: Has genuine use,...

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Where is Napa Leather Used?

Allett makes wallets out of a material known as “Napa Leather.” Sometimes spelled “Nappa Leather,” the term itself refers to a tanning process that makes the leather both soft and breathable. It is neither rough, nor rigid, and typically free...

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