It wasn’t long before Orange Is The New Idiot T-Shirt . she realized that Plan C had been there all along: fashion. “I’ve always been a different type of athlete,” Charles-Collins says. She wore fishnet stockings when competing in her event at the Olympics, and always opted for cute dresses in lieu of athleisure when spending time in the Beijing Olympic village. “I didn’t just want to blend in with everybody else.” She had always dreamed of starting her own fashion line and finally decided to make her dreams a reality after being laid off during her mat leave in 2017. “I decided to start my own hustle, without knowing where it would take me or whether I would fail or succeed, I wanted to give myself an honest try and invest in my goals… I take that same discipline and ambition from my track and field career into my fashion.”

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Charles-Collins takes inspiration from her roots, the confident women around her, and ‘boujee’ high fashion pieces Orange Is The New Idiot T-Shirt . “My family is Caribbean, but of course our ancestors are African. There’s just so much beauty and richness in Africa and I wanted to bring that forth to everybody.” Charles-Collins’ goal is to make everyone feel confident in her pieces, no matter their background, and bring African prints into mainstream fashion in an authentic way. Charles-Collins designs for the rebellious woman who doesn’t follow the trends and is willing to step outside the box. “I want the women who wear these jackets to step into a room and feel as though all eyes are on her. My family is Caribbean, but of course our ancestors are African I want women to express their identity and make a statement anywhere and everywhere they go.” Charles-Collins is all about making a statement with her pieces, going against the grain, and not caring about what others think.