Ask a tannery for green vegetable tanned leather and most will offer you one shade, if any. We have four. Green is the colour people associate with us, and it is the one we keep coming back to, because it does something brown and black cannot: it makes a plain wallet look chosen.
This guide covers every green piece we make, from the €25 keychain to the two-tone Billfold, what each shade looks like in daylight, how it ages, and which one to pick.
Every green piece in one place
Twenty-four pieces across six models. All of them are cut from the same Italian vegetable tanned leather, and all of them are made by hand in Portugal.
Card Sleeve, Clorofilla€55 
Card Sleeve, Jungle Green€55 
Card Sleeve, Khaki€55 
Cardholder, Blue / Khaki€75 
Cardholder, Clorofilla€75 
Cardholder, Clorofilla / Lime€75 
Cardholder, Khaki€75 
Slim Wallet, Clorofilla€110 
Slim Wallet, Jungle Green€110 
Slim Wallet, Khaki€110 
Slim Wallet, Clorofilla / Lime€125 
Slim Wallet, Pink / Safari€125 
Zip Wallet, Clorofilla€110 
Zip Wallet, Jungle Green€110 
Zip Wallet, Khaki€110 
Zip Wallet, Pink / Safari€125 
Billfold Wallet, Green / Cognac€140 
Billfold Wallet, Jungle Green / Natural€140 
Billfold Wallet, Khaki / Natural€140 
Keychain, Clorofilla€25 
Keychain, Green€25 
Keychain, Jungle Green€25 
Keychain, Khaki€25 
MacBook Sleeve, Khaki / Mustard€175
Clorofilla
Our signature. Clorofilla is a bright yellow-green, the colour of a new leaf against the light, and it is almost impossible to find in vegetable tanned leather because most tanneries cannot get it this clean. It is available on the Card Sleeve, Cardholder, Slim Wallet, Zip Wallet and Keychain, and paired with lime on a two-tone Cardholder and Slim Wallet. If you want the green that people ask about, this is it.
Jungle green
The deep one. Jungle green is a dark forest green with a little blue in it, closer to a waxed jacket than to a lawn. It is the easiest green to wear every day, because from a distance it reads almost as a neutral and only shows its colour up close. You will find it on the Card Sleeve, Slim Wallet, Zip Wallet and Keychain, and as the outside of our Jungle Green and Natural Billfold.
Khaki
Khaki sits on the line between green and brown: olive in the shade, warmer in the sun. It is the green for people who wear a lot of brown, navy and denim, because it goes with all three. The Cardholder, Slim Wallet, Zip Wallet, Card Sleeve and Keychain all come in khaki, and it appears in three two-tone pieces: the Blue and Khaki Cardholder, the Khaki and Natural Billfold and the Khaki and Mustard MacBook Sleeve.
Green, lime and safari
Three more shades appear in smaller doses. A true green on the Keychain and on the outside of the Green and Cognac Billfold. Lime, lighter and sharper than clorofilla, as the second colour on the clorofilla two-tones. And safari, a soft sage, paired with pink on the Slim Wallet and Zip Wallet, which is one of the combinations we are proudest of.
How the leather ages
Green vegetable tanned leather darkens the way all our leather does, but it does it well. Clorofilla loses a little of its brightness in the first months and settles into a warmer, more olive tone, with a soft sheen where your thumb lands. Jungle green and khaki deepen and go glossier. None of them fade, and none of them peel: the colour is in the hide, not on top of it.
Every piece is cut from Italian vegetable tanned leather from the Tempesti tannery in Tuscany, then stitched and finished by hand in a single atelier near Braga, in the north of Portugal. The edges are painted by hand, the logo is stamped in gold, and every wallet arrives in a presentation box. We design everything in Brussels.
Which green to choose
If you wear a lot of black. Clorofilla. It is the one green that looks deliberate against black, and it is the piece people notice when you pay.
If you wear navy, denim and brown. Khaki, or jungle green. Both behave like a neutral with a secret.
If it is a gift. The Card Sleeve in clorofilla at €55 is the safest bold gift we make: small, useful, and a colour almost nobody already owns. For something more traditional, the Jungle Green and Natural Billfold is the one to wrap.
If you want a set. A keychain in the same green as your wallet is €25, and the two together look like a decision.
See every piece in green leather goods, or browse the full small leather goods range.
Frequently asked questions
What is clorofilla leather?
Clorofilla is the name we give to our bright yellow-green vegetable tanned leather. It is tanned with plant extracts at the Tempesti tannery in Tuscany and dyed through the hide, so the colour does not sit on the surface. It is available on the Card Sleeve, Cardholder, Slim Wallet, Zip Wallet and Keychain.
Does green leather fade?
Vegetable tanned leather does not fade so much as settle. Clorofilla goes slightly warmer and more olive in the first few months, and jungle green and khaki deepen and take on a sheen. The colour is in the hide, so it does not peel or wear off at the edges.
Which is the darkest green you make?
Jungle green, a deep forest green with a hint of blue. It is available on the Card Sleeve, Slim Wallet, Zip Wallet and Keychain, and on the outside of the Jungle Green and Natural Billfold.
Is khaki green or brown?
Both, depending on the light. Our khaki is an olive tone that reads green indoors and warmer, closer to brown, in sunlight. It goes with navy, denim and brown, which is why it is one of our most popular colours.
How much do green leather wallets cost?
From €25 for a keychain and €55 for the Card Sleeve, to €75 for the Cardholder, €110 for the Slim Wallet and Zip Wallet (€125 in two-tone) and €140 for the Billfold. The MacBook Sleeve is €175. All are made in Portugal from Italian vegetable tanned leather.
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