Herschel Supply Co. tablet sleeve keeps your iPad comfortable and casual

By Kelly Montgomery Published February 14, 2012

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We love Herschel for its classically-styled canvas backpacks, but the casual pack company is introducing something a little more modern with the new addition of a tablet case as well as a 13-inch laptop sleeve. The brand has taken the classic look of its backpacks, with a canvas structure, leather bottom, and leather tab, and applied it to a simple zip sleeve for the iPad ($35) or another similar-sized tablet and a sleeve for a 13-inch laptop ($40).

There isn’t a whole lot of tech that goes into these sleeves, but we’re a fan of the casual design that still has an element of maturity and polish. The sleeves are padded and lined with cozy fleece to keep your iPad or laptop safe and sound. Now we only wish that these sleeves would come in all the colors that the brand offers in its backpacks.

Kelly Montgomery

Former Digital Trends Contributor

Kelly Montgomery is a magazine journalism graduate from the University of Oregon's School of Journalism and Communications…

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