Issue date: 10/26/05 Section: features

Versus Magazine Online [Image based format]

If you're sick of oversized, boring wallets, Vanderbilt's very own Tim
Weiland has the solution. Inspired by the urban surroundings of Manhattan and Western Europe, Weiland has been designing and producing ultra thin and stylish wallets for two years. A fifth-year senior majoring in Economics, Spanish, and Human Organizational Development, Weiland started out with an interest in painting and photography. His exposure to fashion design through some artist friends influenced him, but Tim's initial motivation for designing a thin wallet came from his own personal need to rid himself of the common wallet bulge problem in his coat pocket. This blossomed into his company of timoWallets. Figuring that if he liked them, others would too, Tim began to create wallets out of colorful designs that slipped easily into sport coat and back pant pockets. Made of patterned paper, advertisement clippings, pictures in magazines and other visual art sources, Tim creates two and three-fold wallets, with just enough room to fit an ID, credit card, and a few bills. With some five hundred wallets already made, Weiland has begun to develop a style that is starting to take roots in the club life of some major metropolitan areas, thanks in part to his friends, support, and creative sales tactics. The wallets run anywhere from twenty to forty dollars and can be purchased directly through Tim or a Website that should be up and running this spring.

For purchasing information: Email timothy.r.weiland@vanderbilt.edu

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