I needed to protect my Blackberry Curve after having dropped it AGAIN and this time out at the barn where one of the horses missed stepping on it by a whisker. A Percheron hoof would be the death knell for this pretty and functional, but let's face it, delicate phone. So.... the Otterbox is not so pretty. I had to give up the lovely red sleek Blackberry style for what is essentially a black rubber encased box. But... it actually doesn't look that bad and it still slips right in my pants pocket wtihout a huge unsightly bulge.