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My leather wallet from mom, a lovely and valuable piece, got stolen in 2004. I then bought a red leather, lacquered—how else?!—item from Leonardo. You wouldn't think they're capable of style! Well, think again about my red patent shoes. When that cute wallet started to wear off, I got a practical pink corduroy one from Teranova, and a sweet non-practical one from a nameless shop—more expensive, even. The corduroy died a few months ago and the sweet one—turquoise leather with a lining of white polka dots on turquoise—isn't doing the job lately. Plus, it gets dirty within days and doesn't exactly thrive on my washing machine treatment.

I've looked everywhere: from specialized shops to airports, from Mango to in-flight magazines, from outrageously expensive shops to cheap subway station shops. I want a wallet with personality, preferably matching mine, a wallet that can shelter all I can think of and then some without being huge or ugly: banknotes, coins, cards, business cards, blogcards, silly cards, religious icons and other trivial pieces of paper that a woman treasures too much. The price isn't an issue. Does it have to be so hard?! Please help. Drop an idea, a link, anything! But don't, if you're thinking brands like Gucci and Burberry. That stuff is cheap (awful plastic many a time), overrated, everywhere. Unlike my former friends.

Update, March 15th 2007: For better ideas, take a look at my present wallet's photos.

Update, March 17th 2007: We have a winner! Checking the Dada [RO] restaurant (so-so, too expensive, form over substance, don't bother), I ended up mainly impressed with this wallet: perfect size, perfect compartments, great colour, great leather—very smooth, somewhat shiny. Almost RON 100 (EUR 29). I haven't been a customer of Dada before. Did you know that they opened shops in Tokyo, Amsterdam, and Athens?