Post Seven: An Apple A Day

I'm not a huge Apple person; I use a Macbook Pro, but I'm a PC at heart.  In light of my personal OS preference, I do respect the company very much for both its devotion to design consistency and its revolutionary strides in product development.  The ever-evolving iPod line, the iPhone, and the iPad have engendered an entirely new market within the fashion world: accessories for these products range from the easily accessible mall kiosk covers to their higher-priced designer counterparts.  

A few days ago, my roommate showed me what looked like her watch; it turned out to be so much more!  I was floored!  I love that kind of innovation and function in design -- especially the wearable kind!  There was a time when I thought gadget accessories verged on tacky, but, after seeing this "watch" and coming across functional designer accessories, My mind was changed.  I think that's a wonderful avenue for a designer to explore -- accessories can help to define the aesthetic of a brand as well as keep it up-to-date with the latest habits of lifestyle.  Sidenote: I learned in my Accessory Industry class last week that the cell phone pocket found inside virtually all purses today is was initiated by the high-end market; they saw a need, so they made something to fill it -- with style.  

Here is what I first saw: an inconspicuous-enough watch.  I'm not one for that jelly-type stuff, but it's cute, what with its square face and bold color.  

My mind exploded when my roommate detached her iPod Nano from the wristband.  For the preceding few days, I had thought she was wearing a mildly edgy watch.  The Nano can be set to screensaver mode during which it displays a working clock face.  Ahhhhhhh!  

$79.95 -- I went on Apple.com to see what other accessories would affect me.  I came across this unexpectedly cute clutch wallet [from Michael Kors] made just for the iPhone 4.  I assume the 4S will fit.....

$129.95 -- Michael Kors also sells this matching iPad case.  I'm not as moved by this one though; it only has one function: iPad case.  

Here's a glove from Karl Lagerfeld's fall 2009 collection.  It's a glove.  It's a phone holder.  It's everything you could ever need.