Chicago - August 04, 2009

Girls Will Be Boys

Nicholas K Handbags

In your sad little world, remembering to replace the toilet paper is progress.

So you rely on others’ accomplishments for a sense of fulfillment.

Like sibling design team Nicholas and Christopher Kunz, who just launched a bag collection to complement Nicholas K, their too-awesome-for-words clothing line.

The bags echo the label’s rough-and-tumble aesthetic: varied textures (canvas, sheep’s leather); an earthy, military-esque palette (charcoal, brick, black, fern); functional elements (cell holders, key rings, multiple compartments, removable straps).

Toss your Mac Air into a padded compartment in the Computer, a faded canvas-leather mix. Slouchy Moritz is a distressed suede and sheep’s leather combo with detachable straps and zippers galore. Load essentials into Falco’s savvy outer pockets.

Sure, you may be a mess.

But who says you have to look the part?

Available at Roslyn, 2035 North Damen Avenue, between Dickens and McClean Avenues (773-489-1311).