Leather and leather-look
Leather is chosen for its feel and its look: warm, soft and smart, at home in a meeting or a jacket pocket. This page gathers everything in the shop whose own name or description says leather, which takes in both real leather and leather-look materials. The description says which. "Genuine leather" is real, while "PU leather", "faux leather" and "leather-effect" mean a leather-look coating.
What is here today
- Wallet and flip cases for iPhone and Galaxy S phones, with card slots and a cover that folds back into a stand, some of them MagSafe-compatible. See wallet and flip cases.
- Leather and leather-effect cases in lichee, crocodile and plain finishes, and a full-wrap faux leather skin for the back of the phone. See leather cases.
- Magnetic card holders that click onto a MagSafe-compatible iPhone or a magnetic case, one with RFID blocking. See magnetic phone wallets.
- Straps: watch straps compatible with Apple Watch and Fitbit, and leather wrist straps and lanyards for the phone, some with pearl charms. See leather watch straps.
- To carry and wear: a small PU leather crossbody bag, and leather motorcycle gloves with touchscreen fingertips.
Real leather or leather-look
Real leather darkens, softens and picks up the marks of your hands, and many people like that: a well-used leather case can look better than a new one. It is sensitive to water, oil, make-up and dye from denim, and Apple notes that cleaning a leather case, or using leather cleaners and conditioners, may change its colour. On a phone with magnets, a magnetic charger or accessory can leave a faint ring pressed into the leather over time.
Leather-look materials are a plastic coating on a fabric backing. They do not darken or soften, they shrug off water better and they wipe clean more easily, but over years the surface can crack or peel at the edges. On a wallet case, the fold of the cover is where either kind wears first. The guide to phone case materials goes into both.
Questions people ask about leather accessories
Can I charge wirelessly with cards in a wallet case?
Take the cards out of the way first. Apple says never to put credit cards, security badges, passports or key fobs between an iPhone and a MagSafe charger, because they can be damaged.
Will a leather strap fit my watch?
Each strap lists the case sizes it fits, and the size is engraved on the back of the watch. The guide to watch straps explains which sizes share a strap.
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