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Charles Woodson's Fashion Show Dos & Don'ts and Super Bowl Memories

Charles Woodson's Fashion Show Dos & Don'ts and Super Bowl Memories

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YH us at the Suits and Sneakers party at Super Bowl 50 in San Francisco where retired NFL star Charles Woodson is following the dress code to the letter! He shows off his swanky kicks and sharp threads, plus he throws our camera his best Blue Steel, offers some fashion show dos and don'ts, and reminisces on his own Super Bowl experience!

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Young Hollywood

Hey, how are you?

Charles Woodson

I'm doing well.

Young Hollywood

You embraced the suit and sneakers, uh, phenomenon tonight. I got I got the memo. Can we you got the memo? Can we pan down to those sneaks? Now let me ask you, if you had to choose either suits or sneakers being like super casual dressed up, what would you prefer?

Charles Woodson

You know what? I love putting on a suit. You know what? But the the older I've gotten and the more wear and tear I put on my body, I actually wear sneakers with my suits all the time anyway.

Young Hollywood

Do you really? So you this is your event. You own this event.

Charles Woodson

Yes, I do. No, I own it, man. I I embrace it. I love with the wine. Exactly, exactly. So anytime you see me in a suit nowadays, I have on some sort of sneakers.

Young Hollywood

Got it. You talk about wear and tear on your body. It's it's like something like you're so young, but it's like something that, you know, you guys have to think about. I know exactly what you're talking about by the way, because I have to wear heels and dresses. I know I know you know exactly what I'm talking about.

Charles Woodson

Uh, but yeah, I played I played the game for a long time. And uh, you know, like I said, your your body, your feet, everything, it takes a beating. And so you try to be as comfortable as possible. So a suits and sneakers party. Suits and sneakers party. It's perfect for me.

Young Hollywood

Wait, do the girls get to wear the sneakers too? That's not fair.

Charles Woodson

Well, I've seen some girls earlier and I got on them about not having the sneakers on. Look, you got to you got to be a part of the program. Okay, well, it's not you got to have some sneakers.

Young Hollywood

On that note, because there's a fashion show here tonight. What do you think the biggest do, fashion do on a woman and the biggest don't?

Charles Woodson

Wow, the biggest don't, of course, is don't fall. Don't chug wine. Hey. Hey, don't get the party started. Yeah, so don't drink before you go out there. Don't stumble. Okay. Uh, the biggest do, I guess it's just to relax. You know. Be confident. Be happy. You gotta be confident. You gotta come out there. You gotta relax.

Young Hollywood

I like that. Because if you don't, then of course, bad things happen when you don't relax. Very bad things happen. In the game in the game of football, too. If you're not relaxed.

Charles Woodson

In life. In the game of life. You gotta relax.

Young Hollywood

I'm learning how to be a legend like yourself right now. I swear. Never never let them see you sweat.

Charles Woodson

Oh, then I'm in big trouble because I'm always sweating.

Young Hollywood

Uh-uh. Uh-uh. We'll work we'll work on it. Yeah, we'll work yeah, we'll work on it. You're my mentor.

Charles Woodson

I will. I'll help you I'll help you out.

Young Hollywood

I feel like I'm learning a lot here. Maybe it's 'cause I'm a little tipsy, but maybe not. So, so I have a couple other either or's for you. Are you ready?

Charles Woodson

I'm ready.

Young Hollywood

Sheriff and the Superman are facing off. Would you rather be a sheriff in life or Superman?

Charles Woodson

Oh man, Superman, no no question about it. You wanna have those superpowers. Come on man. Man of steel.

Young Hollywood

You're kind of a man of steel. Yeah, absolutely. So, you've heard of the blue steel, right? You know what a blue steel is?

Charles Woodson

Blue steel. Yes, I do know.

Young Hollywood

Would you give the camera your best blue steel? Hold on. Would you like me to hold the bottle or you wanna hold the bottle? Hold on. You hold the bottle. I'll hold the bottle. Oh my gosh. He's really doing it. He's really doing it. Wow. I'm actually shaking. You have such a glow. You have such a glow that now you said don't let them see us what and now I'm sweating. See there? I told you. You held the gaze. Worked it out. You should be cast in Zoolander 3. Please tell somebody about that.

Charles Woodson

Well, you heard you heard it here first. Zoolander 3.

Young Hollywood

Young Hollywooders, let's make this happen. Call me. Hey, what do you think the best Super Bowl in history was?

Charles Woodson

The one that I won. Super Bowl 45. Yeah. Packers against the Steelers.

Young Hollywood

Yeah. Break it down for me. Break it down break down those moments for me.

Charles Woodson

Okay. Well, you know what? It was uh it was a dark and stormy night. Yeah, exactly. It's a great moment cuz you get there and you're finally back in the Super Bowl 'cause I've been once before. But you know what's crazy is I ended up breaking my collarbone before halftime, which kind of broke my heart. So I had to watch the second half. I had to watch my team go out there, man and seal the deal. And you know what? All of those guys are like my close friends. And I watch all of those guys make plays. So I was really like, uh, you know, like a big brother, you know, watching my siblings go out there and handle business, man. So it was it was all good, man. We got the win. So I got to hold up the Lombardi Trophy. I got the ring. I was the champion. I'm a champion.

Young Hollywood

You got the ring. And this is Super Bowl 50. So we're I'm testing everybody's skills. Last but not least, how many things you can name, and you can go up to 50, that are great about coming out this week and having fun like the music, is it, and you as soon as you say, uh, I'm gonna stop you. Let's see how many you can do.

Charles Woodson

Music, friends, wine, suits, sneakers, fun, weather, California. Football, parties. Oh, I'm stuck.

Young Hollywood

That was like 15.

Charles Woodson

That was 15? That was hard. That was that was good. Was that good? I did my best.

Young Hollywood

So far you have the record. You know, you have the first person we have.

Charles Woodson

I guess I'm a winner. So far I'm a winner. I'm going to leave it at the chat.

Young Hollywood

Thank you so much for this chat. Thank you for the wine. Thanks for the laugh.

Charles Woodson

Absolutely.

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PEOPLE MENTIONED

  • Charles Woodson

    Retired NFL star and main interview subject

  • Superman

    Referenced as a character in an 'either/or' question

  • Zoolander

    Mentioned in reference to the 'Blue Steel' pose

  • Green Bay Packers

    Charles Woodson's team that won Super Bowl XLV

  • Pittsburgh Steelers

    Opponent of the Packers in Super Bowl XLV

FAQ

Why does Charles Woodson wear sneakers with suits?+
Charles Woodson states that as he's gotten older and put wear and tear on his body from playing football, he finds it more comfortable to wear sneakers with suits.
What is Charles Woodson's biggest fashion 'don't' for women on a runway?+
Charles Woodson advises women on a runway not to fall, stumble, or drink before going out.
What is Charles Woodson's biggest fashion 'do' for women on a runway?+
Charles Woodson suggests that the biggest fashion 'do' is to relax and be confident.
Which Super Bowl did Charles Woodson win?+
Charles Woodson won Super Bowl XLV, playing for the Green Bay Packers against the Pittsburgh Steelers.

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