And then It Only Takes One Wutt To Light Up A Football Field Jj Watt Shirt. there were the clothes. Suzanne Rogers, dubbed “the Fairy Godmother of Canadian Fashion” by designer Sid Neigum, was clad in a floor-length floral dress with am oversize candy pink bow, Cary Tauben dazzled in head-to-toe metallic and Montreal duo Fecal Matter wore their signature uncanny valley “skin-heel” platforms. Stylist Christian Dare made the boldest statement of the evening, wearing a clutch that bore the message. The label name ‘Anisah’ derives from Charles-Collins’s middle name, Hasina, which she says means “beautiful and talented” in Swahili, Egyptian, and Arabic – it’s a fitting reflection of Charles-Collins and her new collection.Though she’s every bit the stereotype of a delightfully eccentric designer, fashion wasn’t always Charles-Collins’s path. From 2007-2010, she was an Olympic track and field athlete who competed professionally for Team Canada and Nike. As a young child, Charles-Collins participated in almost every sport, from volleyball, basketball and soccer, to track and field. However, she excelled in track and field thanks to her speed. “Things then began to open up tremendously; I was internationally competing at a young age and, by the time I was in grade 10/11, schools started to talk to me about a scholarship. I was breaking records in Canada and so I thought, “oh, maybe I’m pretty good at this thing.”
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