The Bengals defense held a players-only meeting after allowing 500 yards of offense to the Jets this past weekend, with Demetrius Knight expressing confidence in turning things around.While the play on the field hasn’t been the best, the clothing off it has. On the field, the NFL is pretty strict with how its players look, but off of it, there’s a growing trend for wives and girlfriends. The gridiron is becoming a runway for custom gameday fits. “It’s so fun and I feel like everybody has a different spin off to it,” Whitney Risner, Dalton Risner’s wife, said. She is among the WAGs who have gone viral for their unique clothing.But fits like these aren’t bought in stores; you have to call people like Kayla Ropos. “I just found that making something from scratch was what I loved to do,” Ropos said. Just a year ago, the Cincinnati native was laid off from her job. Searching for what was next, Ropos, who had no prior fashion experience, decided to start Refine Customs. “I just feel like I have an eye for creating,” she said.That eye led her to make custom clothing out of anything—towels, jerseys, jeans—you name it, and Kayla uses it. With the help of social media, her one-of-a-kind pieces have gone viral. “Just gotten so many requests after that. Once I shared that they were like oh my gosh can you make this and that and this,” Ropos said.Among the customers are NFL wives and girlfriends from all over the country, including Whitney Risner. “Her work is so good. I will bring her a project and she’s never done it before and she’s like yep let’s do it. I come in and it’s so perfect,” Risner said.Kayla spends upwards of 13 hours on individual pieces, but it’s all worth it when she sees her creations on an NFL sideline. “This was like a dream of mine when I started getting into making NFL gameday wear,” Ropos said.A dream came true only one year in for Ropos’ Refine Customs. “I’ve always been someone who loves to be different and so I thought this was really great to get into because it’s one of a kind,” she said.

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The Bengals defense held a players-only meeting after allowing 500 yards of offense to the Jets this past weekend, with Demetrius Knight expressing confidence in turning things around.

While the play on the field hasn’t been the best, the clothing off it has.

On the field, the NFL is pretty strict with how its players look, but off of it, there’s a growing trend for wives and girlfriends. The gridiron is becoming a runway for custom gameday fits.

“It’s so fun and I feel like everybody has a different spin off to it,” Whitney Risner, Dalton Risner’s wife, said. She is among the WAGs who have gone viral for their unique clothing.

But fits like these aren’t bought in stores; you have to call people like Kayla Ropos.

“I just found that making something from scratch was what I loved to do,” Ropos said.

Just a year ago, the Cincinnati native was laid off from her job. Searching for what was next, Ropos, who had no prior fashion experience, decided to start Refine Customs.

“I just feel like I have an eye for creating,” she said.

That eye led her to make custom clothing out of anything—towels, jerseys, jeans—you name it, and Kayla uses it. With the help of social media, her one-of-a-kind pieces have gone viral.

“Just gotten so many requests after that. Once I shared that they were like oh my gosh can you make this and that and this,” Ropos said.

Among the customers are NFL wives and girlfriends from all over the country, including Whitney Risner.

“Her work is so good. I will bring her a project and she’s never done it before and she’s like yep let’s do it. I come in and it’s so perfect,” Risner said.

Kayla spends upwards of 13 hours on individual pieces, but it’s all worth it when she sees her creations on an NFL sideline.

“This was like a dream of mine when I started getting into making NFL gameday wear,” Ropos said.

A dream came true only one year in for Ropos’ Refine Customs.

“I’ve always been someone who loves to be different and so I thought this was really great to get into because it’s one of a kind,” she said.