Bellroy Travel & Elements Collection

 Elements Sleeve

We’ve featured Bellroy on Buckets & Spades before. They’re an Australian brand who’ve tackled the problem of unsightly bulging wallets extremely well, producing a range of slim wallets, designed to hold a number of cards and currency from every country.

For their latest range, Bellroy have moved from fashion to function - although keeping their style, of course. Their Travel and Elements range are designed to be hardwearing and able to protect your possessions from (you guessed it) the elements; be that while cycling, traveling or at a waterpark.

Elements Travel Wallet

We managed to get our hands on three of the collection. The first, and possibly my favourite, is the Elements sleeve. It’s tiny! Only slightly wider and longer than a credit card, yet it can hold an untold number of cards (I have three in there) and some cash. The small tab-pulled drawstring helps you get the cards out and a slot on the front is perfect for a Oyster card or any other card that you need to remove frequently. My only concern is that I might lose it one day. It’s that small!

We also have the Hide & Seek and the Passport Sleeve. With room for about a million cards and secret foldaway pockets that allow cash, coins, and cards to be hidden from view, the former is probably more function over style. I don’t think I’ll ever enough cash to warrant such a large wallet. Still, good to know I can hide some away if I do!

Passport Sleeve

The Passport Sleeve is far more stylish. Sleek and thin, the tan version looks great with the orange and white stitching. Again, the guys at Bellroy have thought things through. Not only does it hold a passport (obviously), but it has space for cash, cards, and a very clever boarding pass holder. Oh, and did I mention a tiny Bellroy that slots in the top?
 

 Elements Pocket Wallet

Bellroy do keep coming up with great ideas, developing subtle innovations that add to a wallets function, while reducing its bulk and offering something stylish. The kind you like to leave lying around on tables to show off. For more information on the Travel & Elements Collection click here. - Nik

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Bellroy Wallets | Helping You Travel Light

I once read that men shouldn’t actually use the pockets of their trousers, jeans, or jackets, instead they should carry their belongings in a trendy man bag (*Edit by Mat - like all my bags Nik?). Possibly an advertorial for a bag manufacturer trying to tap a new market rather than a genuine comment on style, I think most people would disagree - if this were the case, what would pockets be for?

That said, a wallet stuffed with receipts, store cards, and loyalty stamps from twelve different coffee shops, along with an old Nokia 6310, creates the sort of unsightly bulge that would concern even Larry David. Not to mention the damage it’ll do to the stitching of your expensive suit.

Bellroy - a relatively new brand from Australia - produce wallets that are designed to be neat and slim without forcing you to leave all of your credit cards at home, although you’ll still need to ditch the receipts. I had one for Christmas - their Note Sleeve. The smallest of their wallets that doesn’t require you to fold your cash, it holds five cards, some coins, and fits currency of all sizes. No more £20 note edges sticking out over the top. It’s a really nice wallet and pretty robust. I recently filled it with endless amounts of Namibian Rand (a UK value of around £100) and it still did the job of staying slim.

Now Bellroy have brought out an even slimmer wallet by cutting down the material used to make their Slim Sleeve. Their new Nude Approach is demo-ed in this cool animation, which shows just how little material it actually uses it.

I think the Bellroy Note Sleeve is possibly only the fourth wallet I’ve ever owned, so am by no means an expert on what’s available on the market. I’d be interested to hear what others have found out there? - You can Tweet me @nikspeller.

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