Designer: Kara Whitten: Kailo Chic

Kara Whitten, the designer behind Kailo Chic, started out her career as a Chemical Engineer but quickly realized that she was far too creative for the engineering world.  In 2005 Kara created her first handbag. Combined with her passion for sewing (acquired during her high school theatre costume work) and her engineering background ,a new business was born; Kailo Chic. Kara strives to bring color and pattern to the forefront of women's fashion accessories. She continues to combine her natural creativity and engineering practicality to merge fashion and function in all her handbag and accessory designs. Today Kara is branching out into other areas of fashion and now offers a wide range of designer pieces including shirts, handbags, jewelry, belts and headbands.

Austin, Texas based Nuo Tech has partnered with boutique designer Kara Whitten to create the Kailo Chic Collection by Nuo.  The collection combines fashion and function with exceptional craftsmanship, quality and attention to detail resulting in accessories that can be used whether at work or play. With designs that are designed for women by women, and practical as well as pretty, the Kailo Chic Collection by Nuo helps customers add flair to their wardrobe.

Handbag and accessory company Kailo Chic has partnered with the mobile technology case company Nuo to design, develop and introduce fashion forward mobile tech cases to the public. The Kailo Chic by Nuo line will mix Kailo Chic designer Kara Whitten's colorful pattern design with contemporary product design to create cell phone cases, laptop totes and laptop sleeves that add fun color pops to your work and everyday mobile tech life. Kailo Chic by Nuo's collection of laptop bags adds a fashionable twist to your workday while maintaining all the functionality one needs in a work tote. Her colorful cell phone cases are a stylish alternative to the basic black cases most commonly found today. Keep your eye out for future Kailo Chic by Nuo products as they introduce new lines of business accessories and mobile tech cases.

"I am happy to partner with Nuo because my partnership will allow me to introduce my designs to a whole new market of people" – Kara Whitten