{"id":15077,"date":"2019-12-13T18:06:31","date_gmt":"2019-12-13T23:06:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/textiles.ncsu.edu\/news\/?p=15077"},"modified":"2023-09-05T09:19:32","modified_gmt":"2023-09-05T13:19:32","slug":"gold-medal-design","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/textiles.ncsu.edu\/news\/2019\/12\/gold-medal-design\/","title":{"rendered":"Gold Medal Design"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n
By Cameron Walker<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Photo by Jessi Banks<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhy fit in when you were born to stand out?\u201d asked Dr. Seuss. One of soon-to-be alumna Anna Henry\u2019s favorite quotes, it forms the backbone of her design philosophy. Her attractive and functional designs help the wearer do what they do best: shine. She debuted her latest collection, SO Leisure, at the Wilson College of Textiles<\/a> Threads<\/a> Senior Collection Fashion Show this December; the co-ed athleisure collection was made for and modeled by the athletes of Special Olympics North Carolina<\/a> (SONC).<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe initial inspiration for my collection came from traveling with my family to cheer on my brother Bryan and Team USA in the Special Olympics World Games 2019<\/a> in Abu Dhabi,\u201d said Henry. \u201cBryan was selected to compete for his favorite sport \u2014 swimming \u2014 in the National Games in the summer of 2018 in Seattle, Washington. The country finally got to see Bryan\u2019s natural talent, and since he won multiple gold medals in his events, he qualified for the World Games that following year, which happened to align with my spring break, so I just had to go.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Her brother Bryan started swimming in middle school. Now 26, he swam his way to two gold medals and one silver at this year\u2019s World Games in March.<\/p>\n\n\n\n