Confused by the iPhone Pocket? That’s by design.
The pouches have some people excited, and some baffled.
From The Times
November 25, 2025

In a buzzed-about collaboration, Apple and Issey Miyake, the Japanese designer, released the iPhone Pocket. The collection of phone pouches has left some people baffled.

A series of colorful fabric pouches, one of which has an iPhone peaking out of the center of it.

Apple

That’s by design. →

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