I hate iPhone condoms. That clear case won't save your iPhone from a suicide dive (which mine has attempted multiple times, naked, with only a nick to show). That rubber grip and invisi-peel screen won't help retain your iPhone's value (your beautifully thin brick'll always fetch around $200, cash, on Craigslist). But beyond that? Paul Frank-stamped or not, that plastic armor just isn't sexy -- all the iPhone's hot is in the elegance of the economy of its design.

And then I saw Lapàporter iPhone sleeves, which I'm wanting, using, and hating.


Lapàporter iPhone sleeves mirror the sex appeal of the iPhone, in their sophisticated simplicity: each sleeve is simply a slivered rectangle, a simple design which highlights the quality skin that slides over your iPhone. These sleeves are choice, especially since carrying a bag is my last resort -- I'd rather slip a credit card and license in a little Lapàporter, when I've got a quickie. Errand.

Kristopher Dukes is the blogger and cultural storyteller behind KristopherDukes.com, a selection of art, style, and culture that inspires her to discover the sensuality in products and the physical expression of intelligence.