Emily Nunez, pictured, and her sister Betsy have launched a wildly successful start-up, Sword & Plough, which upcycles military surplus items into luxury handbags and backpacks. Photo by Thomas S.

When Emily Nunez Cavness was in college seven years ago in Vermont, she and her sister, Betsy Nunez, launched a plan to start a business that turns excess military gear into handbags. Their company, ...

Two sisters have found a way to transform civilian-military perceptions into fashionable accessories. Emily Nunez Cavness, a former U.S. Army captain, and her sister Betsy Nunez created Sword & Plough ...

A good go bag is an essential tool in your productivity arsenal, but the good ones can cost a lot of money—and many of them sacrifice options for looks. When you want a bag you can count on and don't ...

Emily Nunez is an active-duty Army officer with a special project on the side: Sword & Plough, an award-winning business selling fashionable bags made from military surplus materials by veterans. This ...

Jan. 30—"I can't make it up there." In the world of fair chase, there's nothing worse than seeing game and not being able to pursue. Few things can doom a hunt more rapidly than an outright lack of ...

A student who has fulfilled her dream of a career in the Army officer has also set up a successful fashion company, designing accessories made from upcycled surplus military apparel. And Emily Núñez, ...

Two sisters have not only employed themselves, but also created jobs for other veterans, with an environmentally sustainable fashion bag company that also honors the military. NBC’s Janet Shamilan ...

Three years ago, 1st Lt. Emily Núñez Cavness was the lone ROTC cadet at Middlebury College, in Vermont, headed for a career in the military. “I would put my uniform on, and walk across campus, and ...