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Toronto designer is making party-ready streetwear out of vintage Raptors gear

By Julia Mastroianni

Toronto-based fashion designer Channa Francis isn’t making your typical Raptors swag. Exuding effortless ‘cool’ with thick-framed, yellow-tinted aviator shades, a red cropped windbreaker and chunky gold hoops, she spoke to us about the latest collection for her streetwear brand, Channa Karasi. Francis started upcycling vintage Raptors jerseys back in 2019 after she was commissioned to … Continued