Fashion designer Kristin Juszczyk, wife of San Francisco 49ers fullback Kyle Juszczyk, joined a growing crowd of admirers at a fashion event at Levi’s Stadium on Thursday with her unique NFL merchandise.
It was an evening full of glitz and glamor especially for female Niner fans. Hundreds of women gathered at Levi Stadium, many wearing their best Niners best.
“Definitely something that shines, I’ll match them in a minute,” said 49ers fan Yajaira Martinez.
“Definitely shoes. I always like a little heel,” said fan Alex Falcon. “I feel like it just brings it out, the woman in football.”
“I wear red and gold all the time, right down to the earrings,” said fan Cindy Diaz.
The event, called “Fit Check Night,” allowed fans to create custom 49ers Levi’s jackets and meet and showcase the Juszczyks.
“Just to see the women coming in the skirts that they made or the shirts that they made, I thought, wow, actually, even if it’s just a little difference, or if you give someone a hobby or someone something gives what makes him or her happy, it is worth it to me,” says Kristin Juszczyk.
Kristin made waves in the fashion world last season, bringing her designs to some of the biggest stars in the world, including Taylor Swift, and working with the NFL on a merchandise deal. She says all that success came at a time when she had almost given up on her design dreams.
It was actually this event from last year that kept her going.
“I met so many amazing women and hearing their stories about how I inspired them to maybe pick up a sewing machine or maybe create something new. That fire in me,” Juszczyk said.
Kristin hasn’t looked back since. She is now working on her own clothing line and still styles herself every game day.
She says she still gets a lot of inspiration from the Niners fan base and that they, even the youngest of them, seem to get just as much inspiration from her back.
“I wanted to wear this skirt because it’s really nice and beautiful, and I wanted to wear this because it’s cute,” said Claire Cortes, a young Niners fan.
