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We adore Project Runway and its inspiring winners, but occasionally we wonder: where are they now? What are all the winners of the show up to now that their debut collections in Bryant Park are mere memories?

One contestant who moved on to an exciting design project is Chloe Dao, winner of season 2 of the fashion reality show. Her latest endeavor is a collaboration with Nuo Tech, a company that makes durable carrying cases and accessories for laptops, cell phones, and other techy things (i-Pad 2, anyone?) The collab is a perfect marriage of form and function: as I found with my own awesome Nuo Tech laptop bag, the bright cheery colors and fun optic print don’t mean the bag skimps on durability. The laptop case is seriously hardcore with a hard shell and tons of pockets inside, perfect for toting all your campus gear and for keeping your computer super-safe.

But the best part about my Nuo laptop case? The size. At 15.6", the bag fits my laptop, folders, and even a book or two, plus pens, pencils and all the girly extras (a.k.a. lip gloss, gum, the works). These bags do some heavy lifting without actually looking heavy or tough at all. Form meets function— now that is winning.

— By Ellie Krupnick, Barnard College