Santa won't you please, give me what i really, really need...
The YSL Chyc iPad Case in black textured leather, in its original black and fire-engine red versions.
Measures at 10" x 8" x 1". Made in Italy. Retail $750.
3.1 Phillip Lim Lynus Fur iPad Case. Fur made in China. Available in black and royal blue.
Retail $710 at
Barneys New York and $750 at
Colette.fr (excluding VAT)
Bottega Veneta Stone Karung (snakeskin) iPad Case. Measures at 8.1" W x 10.6" H x 0.4" D.
Retail $760. Exclusive to
bottegaveneta.com Bottega Veneta Lambskin Nero iPad Case. Measures at 8.1" W x 10.6" H x 0.4" D.
Retail $1100. Exclusive to
bottegaveneta.com I don't really like this last one but I had to list it simply for the retail price. Yowza. If I were going to buy a Bottega Veneta case, I would choose one of the classic basketweave colors below.
Bottega Veneta Intrecciato Hi-Tec iPad case. Retail from $523-$630. Measures at 8.1" W x 10.6" H x 0.4" D. Made in Italy. Select colors available for $590 at
Barneys New York. Pink color available for $630 at
bottegaveneta.com. Black and mustard color available for $523 at
Matches.
For the pièce de la resistance...
Hermès iPad Case in calfskin. Made in France. Retail $1100.
Not available online in the US. Black Swift available at
australia.hermes.com Hermès iPad Docking Station in evergrain calfskin. Measures 10.2" x 8.5". Made in France.
Retail $1400. Signature orange color not available online. Black and brown available online at
usa.hermes.com Did you know Hermès makes guitar cases too? They do, if you ask nicely!
This beauty was designed exclusively for Eric Clapton, made of the finest crocodile leather (natch!), poplar wood from Nazareth, PA and lined with blue silk velvet. This is a one-of-a-kind item but if you happen to have a few dollars lying around, you can purchase your own case for a measly $100,000...ish...