Certain decisions say a lot about a person: The people they spend their time with, the car they drive, the suburb they live in, the way they vote, treat hospo staff and drink their coffee.
The wallet you carry your credit and loyalty cards might not spring to mind as one of these personality indicators, but as AOC once said, the decisions we make each day about clothing, beauty and self-expression “are some of the most substantive decisions that we make and we make them every morning”. Even the proclamation that you've given no consideration at all to the make or model of your money holder speaks volumes.
Sleek and chic, a rugged anti-fashion statement or something that balances function and fashion – below, what your wallet says about you, through the eyes of someone whose job it is to make value judgements about people's purchases...
Bifold
• You own more than three Uniqlo button down shirts and are contemplating uniform dressing
• You think vinyl just sounds better
• You used to carry a velcro wallet, but had to let it go once you entered into a relationship / started earning more than $100,000
• Your Uber rating is under 4.4 for no good reason
Zip around
• You’re into monogramming
• You went to a single sex school
• You collect Airpoints
• You’re not anti new-housing, you just worry that density and increased development might threaten the heritage value of your suburb
• You meal prep
Velcro
• You’ve had this wallet since high school (I hope)
• Your thrifty nature is inadvertently environmental
• You use your flatmates’ shower products
• You’re actually quite talented at tie-dyeing
• You’re getting into bouldering.
• You’ve got “this weird thing where condoms just feel weird”
Card holder
• You consider yourself a minimalist even though you lug a full to bursting tote bag of stuff around with you everyday
• You had a big Xiaolongbao phase
• You still talk about seeing Childish Gambino at Pharos Festival in the Hunuas
• Your partner is jealous of the attention and dedication you show to your indoor plants
Coin pouch
• You actually only carry one card, you use Apple Pay and this instead carries your lip balms and mini claw clips
• You think you’d be a good content creator
• You own or covet a dupe of the Ettore Sottsass wavy pink-neon-lighted Ultrafragola mirror
No wallet
• You are a paranoid tech bro
• Having said that, you consider yourself an early adopter and rushed to secure your username on Threads
• You wear your trousers so tight your risk cutting off circulation
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SHOP MORE WALLETS:
Yu Mei leather wallet, $365
Saben leather travel wallet, $229
Saben mini leather wallet, $179
Gucci wallet, $1050
Rayon Vert wallet, $100, from Good as Gold
Moana Road faux leather wallet, $38, from Iko Iko
Billabong velcro wallet, $35, from North Beach
