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Kristin Juszczyk is making a name for herself as a designer to the stars—and now she's created Super Bowl puffer vests for singers Gwen Stefani and Kelly Clarkson.
Kristin Juszczyk, the wife of San Francisco 49ers fullback Kyle Juszczyk, was recently granted a licensing deal with the NFL, the league confirmed to Newsweek in an email in January. This allows her to use team logos in her designs.
Before the Super Bowl LVIII on Sunday, Clarkson and Stefani took to social media to share how impressed they were by the vest Kristin Juszczyk made them.
Newsweek contacted Clarkson and Stefani representatives via email and Kristin Juszczyk via her website for comment Sunday.
"the collab u have all been waiting for @kristinjuszczyk !!! thank u for my #superbowllviii vest 🥰 i absolutely LUV it :) i am so inspired by ur talent + creativity," Stefani posted on Instagram.
"Shout out to @kristinjuszczyk for this amazing vest! I've been wearing it all weekend while doing my shows in Vegas! It's so cozy and I'm loving all your designs you've been making ❤️ much love! Since my Cowboys didn't make it, let's go 49ers!" Clarkson wrote on the social media platform.
Kristin Juszczyk reshared Clarkson's post to her Instagram story and wrote: "Crying. Sobbing. Kelly you're a legend."
The vests were designed to commemorate the big game between the 49ers and the Chiefs in Las Vegas and feature the game's designated color palette. While slightly different from each other, both puffer vests include the number 58 on the front and back in block lettering with splashes of red and purple, marking the edition of this year's Super Bowl.
The puffer bears the Super Bowl LVIII badge on the left corner of the chest and has the two teams' names and the date of the game embroidered onto the bottom right corner. The back of the design also says the word "Super Bowl" in bright red block lettering with a purple trim.
This isn't the first time that Kristin Juszczyk has designed NFL merchandise for celebrities. Her designs went viral when Taylor Swift wore a jacket the designer had made to the Kansas City Chiefs' win over the Miami Dolphins on January 13.
The pop superstar arrived at the game in a puffer jacket made from one of Travis Kelce's old jerseys. Not only had Kristin Juszczyk designed the jacket for Swift, but she also designed one for Brittany Mahomes so she could support her husband, Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes. She called creating jackets for Swift and Brittany Mahomes an "honor of a lifetime."
She has also made pieces for sports stars and other celebrities, such as Olympian Simone Biles, actor Taylor Lautner and 49ers star Deebo Samuel.
On February 8, Kristin Juszczyk announced the launch of her first NFL-related item available to the public, a Super Bowl LVIII Puffer Vest. The clothing item was an officially licensed NFL Super Bowl puffer vest designed and hand-sewn by Kristin Juszczyk.
On February 11, she had a second puffer vest up for auction on her website. At the time of writing, it had received 9 bids, with a current top bid of $22,000. All proceeds will be donated to the National Breast Cancer Foundation, Inc.
For a long time, the fashion designer had been uploading photos and videos to social media about how she repurposes jerseys and regularly makes bespoke outfits for herself to wear to her husband's games.
Update, 02/011/2024 8:07 p.m. ET: This article was updated with additional information.
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