Italian Leather blog

One of the relatively new fads in the fashion world, is having your accessories look as if they’ve been used for a while. There are several ways to achieve this. One of them,is simply purchasing products that have been manufactured to look like that. This style is mostly used for jeans, but has recently come to be used for lots of other items including leather wallets.

The distressed look for leather wallets means that it looks as if the wallet has been in use for a long time and has undergone many trials and bears the marks of having been abused. While this sort of look is perfectly fine for apparel like jackets and jeans, it fails miserably when it’s applied to leather wallets for reasons that are explained below. If you’re thinking of buying a leather wallet with a distressed look, drop the idea now.

Features of the distressed look in leather wallets

Wallets that have the distressed look are recognizable by several features including frayed edges, and small scraps of leather peeling off the sides. In addition, they will be discolored and will have a rough feel to them. The scale of these aberrations depends on the magnitude of the “Distressed look”.

But perhaps the most obvious feature of these types of products, is the “bumped” and “warped” contours that accompany them. Imagine soaking your hand in water for a long time – then translate the final look onto leather. You’ll get a general idea of what a warped leather wallet looks like.

Distressed Look leather wallet – impressions

Leather wallets that have a distressed look convey an extremely poor impression to the onlooker. Unlike regular leather apparel that looks “cool”, a normal, properly maintained leather wallet doesn’t have to look shabby. This is because a caring owner will ensure that the wallet retains it’s shape and look. After all, a wallet is something that you keep your money in. What does a shabby wallet say about the way you handle your money?

In addition, a distressed leather wallet simply doesn’t go well in all situations, especially those that require formal wear. You will be conveying a very bad image to a prospective employer.