Olivia Culpo is going to be playoff-ready thanks to her breakout designer pal, Kristin Juszczyk.
Taking to her Instagram Stories on Wednesday, Culpo teased a new look before Saturday’s divisional round playoff game featuring her fiancé, 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey, and the Packers.
“@kristinjuszczyk design loading…..,” the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit alum, 31, posted from the gym, adding, “She brought it in for me to try on. Anything to procrastinate actually working out.”
Juszczyk, the wife of 49ers fullback Kyle Juszczyk, later previewed the NFL style on her page, sharing a video of “McCaffrey” being stitched into fabric.
She is coming off a whirlwind week after Taylor Swift wore one of her designs, a custom Travis Kelce jacket, to support her Chiefs beau during Kansas City’s wild-card win over the Dolphins on Saturday.
“An honor of a lifetime!!!!! Thank you @taylorswift & @brittanylynne,” Juszczyk exclaimed on Instagram of Swift and Brittany Mahomes, who wore a similar style in honor of her husband, Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes.
In a recent interview with The Post, Juszczyk — who has been married to All-Pro fullback Kyle since 2019 — revealed she has a few ideas in mind for herself this postseason.
“It’s always hard because you want to save your best designs for the most important games, but you also can’t bank that you’re going to be in those important games,” she said.
“I don’t want to save those really good designs and then, God forbid, we’re not in those games, which I believe that we will be, I’m very confident in our team. But yes, I definitely have a lot of things in the works, I’m very excited about.”
Currently the top seed in the NFC, the 49ers reached the NFC Championship Game last year before losing to the Eagles.
Though there’s much excitement around the 49ers, who finished the regular season at 12-5, Juszczyk isn’t taking these “special” moments for granted.
“We know how special these seasons are when you can feel it. We also know how difficult it is to get to that championship game,” she said.
“When Kyle first signed out here, we had some seasons where the team struggled so we know how special it is to have those successful seasons, to be so fortunate even to make it to the NFC Championship, there are so many players that don’t even ever make it to that game.”
Originally drafted by the Ravens in 2013, Kyle spent the first four seasons of his career in Baltimore before signing a four-year, $21 million contract with the 49ers in 2017.
He reached the postseason for the first time with the 49ers during the 2019 season, when San Francisco fell to Kansas City in Super Bowl 2020.
Though the playoff chapter to this 49ers’ season is not yet written, the Juszczyks are grateful for the memories made that can fill the page.
“It’s so incredibly special, we realize how also incredibly fortunate we are to be able to live this life and we also realize how short-lived this life is for us, too. The NFL doesn’t last long for most people, so we’re just trying to make the most out of it,” said Juszczyk, who typically enjoys gameday with Culpo and Claire Kittle, the wife of 49ers tight end George Kittle.
“To be able to experience this life and then to also gain such close, lifelong friends, you just can’t beat it.”
The 49ers and Packers kick off from Santa Clara on Saturday at 8:15 p.m. ET.
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