Our Insider Wallet built from world famous Horween Shell Cordovan. A costly and twice-dense and twice-durable horse leather, popular with craftsmen building the best dress shoes.

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Slim profile wallet packs a lot and they work great as a front pocket and back pocket wallet. 

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Horween Shell Cordovan

The rare and highly coveted Horween Shell Cordovan horse leather is hand tanned from the unique part of a horse rump.  We make these available every few weeks as we are restocked with Shell from the Horween Tannery in Chicago.  Keep an eye on our Instagram, or website to catch when we restock in small quantities. 

We generally only build our wallets with a reversed Shell, but if you're interested in a proper side-out wallet, please contact us with the request and we will build yours to order. 

About Shell Cordovan

Rare, twice as durable and dense, and the top of the line in tanned leather.

Care Tips: The glossy finished surface withstands much of the elements and abuse. Use Saphir Cordovan Cream (Amazon Link) on the surface for restoration and beauty, but be sure to match the color of the cream to the color of the item. Otherwise, use any quality leather conditioner to add protection and restore moisture to dry leather. For reverse Shell Cordovan items, treat the leather as you would Natural Veg Tan. It will be readily absorbent to liquid and markings which makes it excellent for patina hunters, but requires an occasional conditioning every few months for protection against moisture/dust/etc.

The shell refers to the round section of a horse rump that this unique leather is derived from. The biggest a single shell can get is typically around 2.5 square feet. The hyper density of the leather has to do with a membrane in that part of the horse. It takes months to create this amazing leather and it is not cheap.

"A product made of shell cordovan will last multiple lifetimes. The best part of using shell cordovan in a wallet or watch strap is the natural rubbing a wear placed on the shell which starts developing an amazing patina that develops with each use. It is similar to having a fine wine that you can drink every day and keeps getting better. - Nick Horween, All About Shell Cordovan"

What is Reversed Shell Cordovan?

Since Shell is so dense, it can be used reversed for a couple of reasons.

• Color: For the unique splatter dye look of where the tanners let the dye casually fly.
• Stamp: Sometimes you're lucky to receive a bit of the Horween ink stamp that will show off the world famous leather being used. Be aware that the ink stamp will fade and wear off with time and use.
• Patina: The patina developed by the reversed Shell Cordovan is some of the best around.