The leather buying guides
Choose leather goods with your eyes open
Know what you are choosing. See what makes it different.
A wallet can be beautifully photographed and still be wrong for your pocket. A bag can have an impressive name and still leave you wondering what it is made from. These guides begin with the useful details: material, construction, fit and the way a piece will be used.
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Find their kind of gift.
For the person who notices the leather, loves an unusual design, or reaches for the same useful thing every day. Handmade leather gifts from our family home shop in Bellevue, Washington.
For people who appreciate beautiful thingsRich color, visible leather grain, and shapes that deserve a second look.
Gifts for people who have everythingAn individual design, a familiar mountain, or artwork with a personal connection.
Beautiful gifts for everyday useWallets, journal covers and sleeves chosen for the way someone spends their day.
Gifts for people with their own styleBold rivets, sculpted pockets, mountain silhouettes, and leather with a point of view.
For their everyday carry
A family resemblance. A personality of their own.
A substantial Allfather. A stitched Ragnar. A Tyr for just the essentials. Troy’s Viking wallets share a love of bold leather and distinctive shapes, with a different way to carry in every design.
Explore the current editions below, or find your favorite across the Viking Line.
Explore current pieces
Allfather - Horween - Smoked Oak & Obsidian$310.00
Ragnar - Smoked Oak & Amber$160.00
Tyr - Fjord & Garnet - Viking Longship$105.00
From hide to finished piece
You can see where the character begins.
A panel of Horween leather beside finished pieces from our shop. The hide brings its own grain and color; we choose how to cut it, shape it, and make it part of something useful.
Explore our current Horween wallet editions, or meet the Chicago tannery behind the leather.
Explore current pieces
Ragnar - Horween - Ironwood$240.00
Allfather - Horween - Smoked Oak & Obsidian$310.00
Tyr - Horween - Ember & Obsidian$120.00
Start with the piece in your hand.
Look at how much it holds, the edges, the layers and the fastening. Ask what the leather is, not just whether the word leather appears on the tag. A logo, a store name or a high price can be part of the decision, but none of them answers every question about the product itself.
Look behind the design.
In our shop, we can point to the people making the pieces and the choices behind them. Troy’s Viking wallets use rivets or stitching as part of the design. The Mountain Line turns familiar landscapes into individual leather totes. The details have a reason to be there.
Choose what matters to you.
You may want the smallest possible wallet, a thick bifold with a lot of presence, or a bag with a design connected to a place you love. There is no single construction that suits every person. Our guides help you see the differences so your choice can be about the thing you will actually carry.
Choose for what they value.
Choose beauty through details you can inspect: leather grain, panel edges, pocket shapes and visible construction. Then check the measurements and capacity that determine whether the piece will suit everyday use.
The edit
A few places to start.
A few good questions.
Does a higher price always mean a better wallet?
No. Consider the actual material, construction, size and design, and decide which details matter to you. A higher-priced piece may offer something you value, but price by itself does not describe the wallet.
Where should I start?
Start with Leather & construction if the material terms are unfamiliar. Start with the wallet comparison if you are deciding between a handmade piece and something from a store.