{"id":139344,"date":"2025-11-17T10:45:25","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T10:45:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/139344\/"},"modified":"2025-11-17T10:45:25","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T10:45:25","slug":"iphone-pocket-has-reddit-calling-it-a-sock-but-apple-says-its-fashion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/139344\/","title":{"rendered":"iPhone Pocket has Reddit calling it a sock \u2014 but Apple says it\u2019s fashion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>PETALING JAYA, Nov 13 \u2014 Apple\u2019s latest accessory, the iPhone Pocket, is turning heads online \u2014 and not all reactions are kind.<\/p>\n<p>Reddit users were quick to mock the US$229.95 (RM950) knitted pouch (long strap version), with most calling it \u201cbasically a sock\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Some, however, defended the design, pointing out that the collaboration with Japanese fashion house Issey Miyake targets style-conscious users rather than the average iPhone owner.<\/p>\n<p>Apple has described the iPhone Pocket as \u201ca beautiful way to wear and carry iPhone\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Its 3D-knitted construction is said to fit any iPhone and other pocketable items. Users can carry it handheld, tie it to a bag, or wear it on the body.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201csock\u201d \u2014 oh, we mean pocket \u2014 has drawn comparisons to other high-fashion statements, like Balenciaga\u2019s US$2,000 tote bag that closely resembled the humble Ikea blue bag.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s the kind of thing that makes you wonder how a simple pouch can cost so much. Or maybe that\u2019s just fashion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"PETALING JAYA, Nov 13 \u2014 Apple\u2019s latest accessory, the iPhone Pocket, is turning heads online \u2014 and not&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":139345,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[94825,94823,94827,93206,342,111,139,69,94826,94824,145],"class_list":{"0":"post-139344","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mobile","8":"tag-3d-knitted-iphone-accessory","9":"tag-apple-and-issey-miyake-collaboration","10":"tag-balenciaga-ikea-bag-comparison","11":"tag-iphone-pocket","12":"tag-mobile","13":"tag-new-zealand","14":"tag-newzealand","15":"tag-nz","16":"tag-petaling-jaya","17":"tag-reddit-reactions-to-iphone-pocket","18":"tag-technology"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/139344","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=139344"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/139344\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/139345"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=139344"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=139344"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=139344"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}