Ask HN: Laptop case that is robust but not fugly?

Hi all. Help me with a unicorn hunt: a crush-resistant laptop case that's not fugly! A Peli [0] is certainly robust but it's hardly a beauty, although it's cuter than some of the alternatives [1].

Requirements other than head-turn appeal would include a svelte profile that any 1990s runway model would envy, so it can nestle neatly in a backpack. As for other aesthetic considerations, I'm not fussed about the latest colourways, as long as it doesn't look like it should contain nuclear waste I'll give it a whirl.

Vital statistics: 14-15" x 0.8". Temperament: notebook that is creaking at the seams and needs a little TLC if it is to see out the year.

Is it a lost cause? Am I destined to embarrass the airbook-toting hipsters at my local cafe with my industrial luggage? Or are some of you travellers from laptop Nirvana?

What are you packing?

[0] https://peliproducts.co.uk/products/1085-14-laptop-case-with-foam-set

[1] https://casematix.com/products/casematix-hard-waterproof-laptop-carry-case-for-15-6-inch-and-17-3-inch-asus-rog-republic-of-gamers-gaming-laptops-zephyrus-15-and-1-strix-17-keyboards-mice-power-adapter-chargers