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Allison Holker Honors Her "Superman" Stephen 'tWitch' Boss
Stephen "tWitch" Boss' bequest continues to inspire.
One period aft his death, Gap and Brooklyn Circus founder Ouigi Theodore announced they were honoring Stephen's memory with a peculiar capsule collection. The limited-edition collaboration, which debuts Jan. 31, features the late Ellen DeGeneres Show DJ wearing several pieces from the line. Before his passing, helium was a halfway portion of the run owed to his idiosyncratic relationship with Ouigi, according to a property release.
Additionally, Stephen's wife of 9 years Allison Holker not lone shared her support for the covering enactment but she opened up astir the affectional interaction it had connected some of them earlier his passing.
"When Stephen and I archetypal saw his images from the campaign, it brought tears to our eyes," she said successful a statement. "He was truthful moved by however they captured his existent essence, and helium was excited for the satellite to spot them."
Allison added, "We wage tribute to Stephen's beingness by sharing these images successful homage to the joyousness and airy helium brought to everyone astir him."
courtesy of Gap
One run photograph showcases Stephen in the mediate of a creation move and striking a airs successful a varsity overgarment with the twelvemonth 1968 emblazoned connected the close side. He paired the look with rolled-up pants, achromatic loafers and a Gap logo tote bag.
Other pieces successful the postulation include the brand's classical logo hoodies, hoops shorts, sweatpants and more. Select styles volition besides beryllium disposable for kids, including minis of the logo hoodie, sweatpants, tees, among different items.
Gap is also paying tribute to the late So You Think You Can Dance star by supporting The 998—the nationalist termination prevention hotline—and donating to the Vibrant Emotional Health, which provides escaped counseling to radical successful situation oregon affectional distress 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Stephen, 40, died by suicide on Dec. 13, with Allison confirming the heartbreaking quality the pursuing day.
"It is with the heaviest of hearts that I person to stock my hubby Stephen has near us," she said successful a connection to E! News Dec. 14. "Stephen lit up each country helium stepped into. He valued family, friends and assemblage supra each other and starring with emotion and airy was everything to him. He was the backbone of our family, the champion hubby and father, and an inspiration to his fans."
She continued, "To accidental he left a legacy would beryllium an understatement, and his affirmative interaction volition proceed to beryllium felt. I americium definite determination won't beryllium a time that goes by that we won't grant his memory."
Allison—who shared Zaia, 3, Maddox, 6, and Holker's daughter Weslie, 14, from a erstwhile relationship, with the precocious Stephen—concluded her connection with a poignant ending.
"Stephen, we emotion you, we miss you," she added, "and I volition ever prevention the past creation for you."
If you oregon idiosyncratic you cognize needs help, telephone 988 to scope the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. You tin besides telephone the network, antecedently known arsenic the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, astatine 800-273-8255, substance HOME to 741741 oregon sojourn SpeakingOfSuicide.com/resources for further resources.
