Serena Williams isn’t only the dynamite tennis star most of the world knows her as. She is also a fashion designer with not one, but now two fashion shows under her belt for her clothing line S by Serena.
She said it was important to her as the designer that people know where her ideas come from, because “ A lot of people don’t understand designers and what we think about,” according to Essence. Her second collection was inspired by trips she’s taken to Africa.
“I was thinking of some of my favorite places to travel, which ultimately when I thought about it, was Africa,” she said. “That’s where I got the giraffe print from.”
Giraffe themed prints are popular amongst Williams’s new line, which features sweaters, blazers, jumpsuits and elegant floor-length gowns.
She wanted her new collection to also offer eco-friendly patterns and includes pieces made with vegan leather.
“…I feel like a lot of things are being killed and we’re not saving the earth,” she said. “We can all just do one small thing and help out so that was also a lot of our inspiration.”
Eco-friendly and Africa-themed clothing weren’t the only updates Williams made to her new collection. As an outspoken activist for body positivity, she said part of her line is about ensuring diversity with the available sizes, “Good Morning America” reported.
In addition to giraffe-print, bright green is a popular color within Williams’s new collection.
“Green is the color of the season,” she said.
Williams’s career in fashion dates back to the early 2000s when she studied fashion design at the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale in Florida. She first launched her clothing line in May 2018.
SERENA WILLIAMS’ DAUGHTER OLYMPIA GIVES DAD A MANICURE AND PROVES SHE CAN COUNT AND WE CAN’T HANDLE THE CUTENESS!
The 2-year-old shows off her beauty skills in the cutest video we’ve seen so far. Just when we thought she couldn’t be more adorable!
Thank you, Alexis Ohanian, for making our days brighter! Serena Williams’ husband has shared a new dad-and-daughter video that is the most adorable thing we have seen so far, just when we thought it was literally impossible for the little girl to be any cuter!
In the new footage, we can see not only the artistic skills of the little one, but also that she’s a clever girl and she can count at least up to ten! In the hilarious video, we witness a bonding moment between Alexis and his daughter, both super focused on what appears to be an art session, but Olympia decides to turn the kitchen into a beauty parlor and gives her dad the most creative manicure.
“Olympia, you giving me nail polish???” he laughs while his daughter applies a “lovely” shade of purple, “what do you know about nail polish?” he adds completely bemused. If you want to see what the adorable toddler decides to do next, be advised there’s a surprise ending – you just have to press play!
