Nomad Expands Its Horween Leather Wallet Range With the Olde Dublin Collection
The California brand brings its distinctive Olde Dublin leather treatment to its full traditional wallet lineup, including two new wallets.
It has been a while since I last tested a wallet from Nomad. The brand has been a consistent presence in the leather accessories space for years, but the last time I sat down with one of their products was nearly seven years ago, when I reviewed their now-discontinued Passport Wallet. Since then the brand has evolved considerably, and the release of the Olde Dublin leather across the full traditional wallet lineup feels like a good reason to pay attention again.
A Word on Horween Leather: The most famed Tannery
Nomad’s wallet range is built around Horween leather, and if you follow quality leather goods at all, Horween needs very little introduction. The tannery has been operating out of Chicago since 1905 and is one of only a handful of tanneries in the United States that still processes hides from their raw state all the way through to finished leather using traditional methods. They use natural oils, waxes, and vegetable tannins rather than synthetic shortcuts, and the process takes months rather than the hours required by most industrial tanneries.
What makes Horween unusual in the leather world is that the tannery itself is better known than the majority of the brands that use its leather. Most consumers have no idea who tanned the hide their wallet is made from. With Horween, it is often the other way around: buyers actively seek out products specifically because they carry the Horween name, regardless of which brand assembled the finished piece. That says a great deal about the consistency and reputation of what comes out of that Chicago facility. The NFL has used Horween leather for its official game footballs for decades, which is as good a quality endorsement as any.
What Is the Olde Dublin Leather?
Olde Dublin is not a new colorway in the strictest sense. Nomad originally introduced it on their Leather Mag Wallet earlier in 2026, and the response was strong enough that they have now expanded it across the rest of the lineup. It is produced using Horween’s century-old Cordovan vegetable tanning process with a higher concentration of oils and waxes than their standard leathers, which gives it a richer initial character and means it begins developing a patina almost immediately out of the box.
The color sits somewhere between Nomad’s English Tan and Rustic Brown, a warm caramel tone with natural tonal variation throughout. Nomad are candid about what this leather is and what it is not: it is minimally treated with natural oils and waxes, which means it will scuff and mark in the early months of use. Those marks are not defects. They buff out into the patina over time. If you want a wallet that looks perfect indefinitely, this is not the one. If you want a wallet that looks increasingly good the longer you carry it, this is exactly the one.
What Thermoforming Actually Means
Both the Bifold Wallet and the Card Wallet Plus use what Nomad describe as a thermoformed construction, and it is worth explaining what that actually involves because it is not a term you see often in the wallet space.
Thermoforming is a process where the leather is bonded to a thin reinforcing internal layer and then shaped using heat and pressure. The result is a wallet that holds a precise, structured form rather than flopping or stretching over time. The leather remains supple and develops naturally on the surface, but the underlying structure stays consistent regardless of how many cards are inside or how long you carry it. It prevents the splaying and deformation that affects a lot of leather wallets after extended use.
It is a relatively uncommon approach at this end of the market. The only other wallet I have come across that uses a similar construction is from Discommon, whose highly obscure 3.0 wallet I covered previously on this site. Seeing Nomad apply the same technique to a more accessible and widely available product is interesting, and it should address one of the most common complaints about leather wallets in this category.
The Nomad Wallet Collection
The Olde Dublin collection now spans three traditional wallet formats alongside the previously released Mag Wallet.
The Bifold Wallet is the fullest-featured of the range, with capacity for 15 cards, a full-length bill slot, and one external quick-access card slot. Bills up to 70mm tall fit unfolded. It is priced at $159 in Horween leather, or $119 in the more affordable Camino leather if the Olde Dublin colorway is not a priority.
The Card Wallet Plus sits in the middle of the range and is probably the more interesting option for most buyers. It holds up to 16 cards at maximum capacity, with 12 recommended alongside folded bills for comfortable daily carry. Five card slots plus one external quick-access slot give it a practical layout for most carry needs. It is priced at $109 in Horween leather, or $89 in Camino leather.
Both are thermoformed, both use the same Olde Dublin Horween leather, and both carry Nomad’s standard care recommendation of Ashland Leather conditioner for ongoing maintenance, which given that Ashland was founded by former Horween employees is about as appropriate a pairing as you could ask for.
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