Brand: Prada Type: Continental Zip-Around Wallet Material: Smooth Calfskin Leather Exterior Colour: Brown Hardware: Gold-Tone Metal Interior: Black Fabric Lining with Multiple Card Slots Closure: Zip-Around Dimensions: 7.5" W x 4" H x 1" D (approx.) Markings: PRADA / MILANO / DAL 1913 Logo Plate; MADE IN ITALY Interior Stamp Founded in Milan in 1913, Prada has remained synonymous with refined Italian craftsmanship and understated luxury. This continental wallet is executed in supple brown calfskin with the house's signature metal logo plaque and gold-tone hardware. The zip-around silhouette offers practical organisation—multiple card slots, bill compartments, and a secure closure—while the smooth leather exterior develops character with use. A versatile accessory for those who value both function and the heritage of Milanese design. Notes from the Curator Prada was founded in 1913 by Mario Prada in Milan and was named Official Supplier to the Italian Royal Household in 1919, the appointment memorialized in the rope border detail that frames the "PRADA MILANO DAL 1913" text on the house's iconic metal plaque. This continental zip-around wallet is executed in smooth calfskin—distinct from the heat-stamped, cross-hatched Saffiano finish that Mario Prada himself invented in 1913 and which became synonymous with the maison's leather goods. The choice of unstamped calfskin places this piece within Prada's quieter leather-working tradition, the sort of accessory that once filled the mahogany shelves of the original shop in the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II. Continental wallets have long been Prada's answer to organized travel; the Continental wallet silhouette, with its wraparound zipper securing a multi-compartment interior, reflects the house's century-old expertise in luggage and portable leather. Gold-tone hardware and black fabric lining anchor the piece in a functional elegance that has changed little since the atelier's earliest days.