I got a kick out of finding Nancy Hulan’s smart phone case, disguised as a girdle book. She says
Smartphones are handy to have, even at historical reenactment events. This luxurious leather case, bound as a medieval girdle book, protects and disguises your phone while adding to your persona’s overall look. Made with all the materials and techniques of fine bookbindings, including quarter-inch-thick wood boards, supple goatskin leather blind-tooled in a medieval design, hand-marbled paper, and metal corner bosses and latch, this case will make you the envy of all your friends.
The Turk’s Head knot, a key feature of girdle books, tucks under your belt to keep the case securely by your side. You don’t need to remove it from your belt to check your text messages or the time–just lift the case upward and open the covers. Quick, easy, and unobtrusive.
See all of Nancy’s work in her Etsy shop
Hey, thanks for the link. I was seeing “greenchairpress” as the referring page in my shop statistics, so I had to figure out what was going on!