Brand: Prada Type: Zip-Around Wallet Material: Saffiano Leather Exterior Colour: Grey/Taupe Hardware: Gold-tone metal Dimensions: 8" W x 4.5" H x 1" D (approx.) Interior: Multiple card slots, slip pockets, zippered coin compartment, fabric lining Closure: Zip-around Markings: PRADA MILANO logo with coat-of-arms on exterior; stamped interior Prada's saffiano leather, introduced to the house's collections in 1913, remains one of the most recognizable textures in luxury accessories. This zip-around wallet is executed in the signature cross-hatched calfskin in a refined grey-taupe tone, finished with gold-tone hardware and the enameled metal logo. The continental silhouette opens to reveal an organized interior of card slots, slip pockets, and a zippered coin compartment, marrying the Italian house's commitment to craftsmanship with functional design. The saffiano treatment lends the leather inherent structure and resilience, a hallmark of Prada's enduring approach to materials. Notes from the Curator Mario Prada patented the saffiano finish in 1913, a year in which his fledgling Milanese leather-goods shop was still finding its voice among the aristocratic clients of the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II. The process involved heat-pressing a cross-hatch pattern onto calf leather and sealing it with wax, a technique developed to make luxury luggage more durable for elite, traveling clientele. This grey-taupe zip-around wallet represents the maison's enduring commitment to the finish; the heated cross-hatch impression and wax coating create a rigid, structured leather that is highly scratch-resistant and water-resistant, qualities that remain as valuable in small leather goods as they were in the trunks for which saffiano was originally conceived. By 1919, the popularity of the saffiano style had made Prada the official supplier to the Italian Royal Family, and the diagonal texture became so synonymous with the house that Prada holds the trademark on the name itself, though the original patent has long since expired.