THEY SAY IT’S what’s inside that counts, but I’m a pretty firm believer that the outside should be pretty solid too. They also say that style is in the details, which I am undoubtedly on board with. The best way to show that you extend a strong sense of personal panache to all that you own? Add a touch of cool to everyday items with beautiful cases for accoutrements of all kinds, transforming the most mundane of practical accessories into the majestic. Friends and strangers alike will be awed that you took the time to go that extra mile.

Buying pretty cases also has an additional benefit, particularly for those of us who are a little charmingly unkempt: Even if your cracked iPhone is several generations old, your passport dog-chewed, and your reading glasses ancient, the world need not know. You can sheath even your most overused (if still so important) items in cases that add a sleek armor of style.