Story Leather iPhone 5/5S Case

I've spent the last week thoroughly enjoying my new ipod case, a Story Leather iPhone case.  Can I just say that I absolutely LOVE it!  Story Leather generously gave me the Sky Blue Cross Pattern Apple iPhone 5/5s Book Style Premium Leather Case to review for all of you.  Story Leather makes numerous different custom leather items and they are all beautiful so I am so excited to get to try this one!

Oh, did anyone notice my change of words of ipod and iphone?  I originally had planned to give the case to a sister in exchange for helping me with the review.  However, I was very happily surprised to discover that my iPod Touch 5th Generation fits it, too!  It was like Christmas receiving this beautiful case and discovering it fits my Apple electronic.  Yay!  So much classier and sophisticated than my old zebra striped plastic case.

The first thing I noticed upon receiving the case was the detail that Story Leather puts into presentation and making you feel special.  Wow, I was impressed when I opened the shipping box to find a deep blue felt wrapping with a gold seal on it.  Adding to the fun and suspense was the fact that I didn't know which case I was getting or what color it was.

I pulled the sticker, slowly lifted the fabric (think kid at Christmas here) and found a gorgeous sky blue phone case.  Gee, how did Story Leather know my favorite color is blue?

The outside of the Story Leather case has a cross pattern on it and  beautiful embossing on the interior.  The Cross Pattern case also included a foam insert for extra protection in shipping.  Very nice!  There are also two pockets on the front flap, one is the full length of the cover and is accessed from the leather hinge area.  If you look closely at the pictures, too, you'll see that edges holding the iPhone in place curl over to provide a sturdy lip to keep the device from slipping.  This is a very snug fit and I had a little bit of a hard time getting the case on my iPod.  However, for me that is a good thing as I know it won't fall out. 

I am SO excited about how study and gorgeous this case is!  Story Leather has put a good amount of thought into design on this.  It's very light weight yet sturdy.  The bottom area is completely open leaving easy access to the headphone, charger and USB ports.  That is one thing that I find difficult on my two plastic cases.  Also, you'll notice there is a cutout for the iPhone speaker on the top cover.

The side flap has a magnet in it that helps keep the case closed.  At first I was worried about the book style but I have discovered I really like it.  I did loan the case to a friend for a bit who said that you can hear very well with the case fully closed and that she really enjoyed using it as well.  I was concerned at first that there is no screen protector but that is obviously the job of the cover.  The Story Leather book style cover does help keep it from getting dinged up in the purse or diaper bag.  Plus, it fits much easier in my pocket than a plastic case does.

As mentioned earlier, the Story Leather Book Style Premium Leather case also fits an iPod touch 5 as well.  The photos taken above are with the iPod touch.  The photo below is the one I took of my friend's iPhone in the case.  Since the iPod touch is thinner, there is just a very small amount of wiggle room from front to back but the wide and length of the device is the same.  I find the case holds it very well.

Overall, we both really liked the Story Leather iPhone 5/5s Book Style Case.  On a scale of 1 to 10, I'd definitely give it a 10!  Thanks Story Leather for making such a fabulous product for all of us!  If you are interested in any other Story Leather products, stop by the Story Leather website to find out more.