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Cell phones/mobiles. They are omnipresent. If you're lost, you can find maps. If you need help, you can instantly call for backup. How could we live without them?

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However, there are times when the old phone booth conjures a romantic appeal. A tower of sanctuary where the conversation remained private - a shroud of mystery surrounding each caller. In old films, you might see a few accessories that were carried by characters - but you will not see a cell phone, laptop or e-reader. Instead, you'd find an engraved cigarette lighter or a gold, flower-shaped compact.

Fashion designer, Tom Ford, once said "For me, fashion doesn't stop at clothes." So if we think about all the accessories we carry as an extension of our outfit and style - then should we consider items such as cell phone covers? 

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If Cary Grant did not have to dash to the phone booth but instead carried a mobile - you better believe he would consider every detail of the suit his phone wore. What do you use? Is it a naked gadget in your hands or do you have covers you alternate between, depending upon the setting and circumstance? Or are you practical, buying the most industrious ones?

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I enjoy this handsome leather one titled "Teatime in Lisbon" by CalypsoCase. Who could resist the name and color? Though instead of tea, I am immediately placed on the train or a wood-paneled lobby with nearby clinks of gin cocktails. 

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For a more whimsical and feminine touch, I adore the elegant Hampton Rose pattern of Cath Kidston's phone case. It would compliment any of her oilcloth purses, and if you had to check the time at high tea, it would fit the setting quite well.