Smythson's Slim Travel Wallet in Panama is the document case for travellers who have reduced their carry to the essentials. Cut from light steel calf leather with a smooth calf-leather lining and a gold-finish slide, it is listed on Smythson's site at $190.

The layout is deliberate: one card pocket, four document pockets, and a removable passport cover, in a 22.5 by 11.5 centimetre format that sits flat in a jacket or bag. Nothing rattles, nothing bulges.

An abstract Deco document case still life
Abstract Deco slim document case with card slots and a slide bar. Illustrative image. Not the property or person described. Illustration: Villa & Palace
An abstract Deco crossgrain leather texture
Abstract Deco crossgrain leather texture study. Illustrative image. Not the property or person described. Illustration: Villa & Palace
An abstract Deco gold slide motif
Abstract Deco gold slide bar through geometric rings. Illustrative image. Not the property or person described. Illustration: Villa & Palace

The Panama crossgrain is Smythson's signature leather, and the wallet is an exercise in the house style: restrained, precise, and finished to be seen only by its owner.