DUN Fold Wallet Review

Revisiting the DUN Fold 7 Years Later

This review is actually an improved and updated review written in 2026. I first bought the dun fold wallet sometime in 2017 and have been using it off and on for nearly a decade at this point. With the experience I’ve had since then, and being able to much better gauge the craftsmanship and dubrality of the wallet, this review, and accompanying video should provide a comprehensive overview of the dun fold, its advantages, disadvantages and what I think of it a decade later. 

Design and Functionality: Minimalism meets Trifold

The DUN Fold takes a highly innovative design, one I have not personally come across in any other wallet. It follows a tri-fold style, designed in three distinct sections. The two inner sections each have individual card slots that can store up to two cards each, for a total of four.

On the outside of the wallet there is also a single card slot that can accommodate a further two cards, bringing the maximum capacity to six. This is on the lower end for a wallet, but considering the DUN Fold’s compact size, it is intentional by design and something to keep in mind depending on how many cards you carry.

The card slots themselves are excellent. The low capacity actually works in the wallet’s favour, making access quick and easy. Cards can be taken out and put back in without any fuss, and the leather sits at a nice middle ground in terms of tightness: cards will not easily fall out, but they are not a struggle to return either. Over time, leather card slots can stretch and lose their grip. In my experience with this wallet, that has not been the case. Nearly a decade on, it holds cards just as well as the day I unboxed it.

Now onto cash storage. The middle section of the DUN Fold features what the brand calls their signature cash strap: a horizontal band of leather that bills slide underneath, allowing them to lie completely flat across the full width of the wallet. It functions in a similar way to the cash slot on a traditional bifold, but the execution is cleaner. Bills of all currencies fit, access is possible from either side, and the wallet holds up to eight bills comfortably.

What makes the cash strap stand out is not the concept itself, which is straightforward enough, but how well it works in practice. Opening the wallet from either side gives you simultaneous access to both your cards and your cash in a single motion. There is no unfolding, no separate compartment to navigate, no digging around. You open it, everything is right there, and the bills pull out cleanly. For a trifold wallet, which can often feel fiddly to use, that level of access is genuinely impressive.

It is the kind of feature that sounds unremarkable until you use it, at which point it becomes difficult to go back to anything else. I have used a lot of trifolds over the years and none of them handle cash storage as intuitively as this. Watch our video review as it can be difficult to put just how intituive this is in words it far better than words can, but the short version is this: the cash strap is the reason to buy the DUN Fold.

The one downside of the cash strap is fairly niche, but worth flagging for a specific group of people. I am from the United Kingdom, one of a small number of countries, including Australia and New Zealand, that use polymer banknotes. These notes are made from a smooth, slightly slippery material that does not provide much friction between itself and leather.

Because of this, notes stored in the cash strap do not always sit comfortably or securely. They can shift around and move out of place. It is not a serious issue and they will not fall out, but it is worth mentioning. It is more of a mild annoyance than a fault of the wallet itself, particularly given that when I first used the DUN Fold the UK had not yet adopted polymer notes.

Finally, the DUN Fold comes with RFID protection as standard, courtesy of its German-made RFID blocking foil. For those unfamiliar, RFID protection is marketed as a defence against card skimming, a form of theft where a contactless device is used to activate your cards remotely and steal payment data without your knowledge. I have written about this before and my view has not changed: the RFID threat is largely a marketing myth, and the data supports that.

According to CSO Online (a cybersecurity publication), there has not been a single confirmed case of contactless card skimming ever reported in the United States. Given that contactless payments have been widespread for well over a decade with no documented instances of this crime, I would not lose any sleep over choosing a wallet without this feature.

Quality and Durability: The Calf Leather difference

The quality of the DUN Fold is not something that can be understated. The wallet is handmade in Europe from top-grain calf leather, which, until the DUN Fold, was not a material I had much personal experience with. The most immediately noticeable thing is just how thin it is. When I first started using the wallet I was genuinely concerned it would get beaten up and degrade quickly because of that thinness. But this is all by design. The choice of calf leather was no coincidence.

Calf leather has some unique properties that make it particularly well suited to a wallet of this size. The main one is durability, which is surprisingly high given how thin the material is. This comes down to calf leather’s high fibre density, which makes it just as strong as leather two or even three times its thickness.

Having used this wallet on and off for nearly a decade, it is safe to say I have put it through its paces. The images throughout this article speak for themselves. It is still in remarkable condition for its age. There are signs of wear and tear, which is entirely normal, but the leather itself has shown no signs of cracking, tearing, or breaking down in any meaningful way.

The one downside of calf leather is that it does not develop a true leather patina in the way that many other full-grain leathers do. Rather than ageing gracefully, it tends to take on more of a worn, beaten look over time. Whether you find that appealing or not is a matter of personal taste. But the wallet is still functional and still holding up after all these years of use, and for that I cannot fault it. If you want to see me giving the DUN Fold some much-needed TLC, you can check out the restoration video here.

Piggybacking on the leather quality, it is worth briefly touching on the wallet’s overall craftsmanship. As mentioned, all DUN Fold wallets are handmade, which speaks to the brand’s commitment to quality and consistency. The construction, from its clean lines to its stitching, is in remarkable condition given the wallet’s age. In my video review of the DUN Fold I include some close-up shots that show just how well it has held up over a decade of use. With all of that considered, and with the long-term evidence to back it up, the DUN Fold really is a wallet that could last a lifetime with the right care.

Final Verdict: Is the DUN Fold Wallet Worth it?

Having owned the DUN Fold for nearly ten years, this is a wallet I can say with confidence has stood the test of time. As shown in the video and photos in this review, it has survived regular daily use with minimal wear and no meaningful damage to its overall structure or integrity. It still looks sharp, and with a little TLC applied to the leather, it could comfortably last another decade.

Functionally, the layout remains one of the most intuitive I have used in any wallet. Everything is easily accessible, and it is still one of my personal favourites to carry day to day.

At $70.00, the DUN Fold is not cheap. But in my view it earns that price. Whether it is the ingenious cash strap design, the premium calf leather, or the durability that has proven itself over years of real-world use, this wallet delivers on every front and does not feel overpriced for what it offers. For more information on the DUN Fold Wallet and the full DUN range, visit the official website using the link below. If you like the dun fold wallet why not check out our review of the original DUN Wallet as well.