Telfar Clemens news and archive

Telfar collaborates with Melissa on a summer capsule collection

New York-based accessories brand Telfar, founded by designer Telfar Clemens, has unveiled a new collaboration with Brazilian footwear brand Melissa. The collaboration brings together both brands' aesthetics into a ‘Telly Jelly’ capsule collection, a summer offering of transparent shoppers and sandals. The capsule showcases a fully transparent...

Fashion

Telfar announces last Bag Security Program

American accessories brand Telfar is planning its fifth and final Bag Security Program drop this month, along with its fastest delivery from previous sales. Telfar launched its unlimited pre-order programme for its iconic Shopping Bag in 2020, making its customers its only investors and allowing the Black-owned brand to thrive as an independent...

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Moose Knuckles unveils collaboration with Telfar

Canadian luxury outerwear brand Moose Knuckles has unveiled a collaboration with New York-based designer Telfar Clemens and his eponymous label, Telfar featuring apparel, outerwear and bags. The 17-piece Moose Knuckles x Telfar capsule collection is designed to “keep you moving in warmth and style,” and is a continuation of Telfar’s revival of...

Culture

Telfar launches a TV channel at NYFW

Black-owned, genderless fashion brand Telfar launched a TV channel and a new duffle bag during New York Fashion Week. Telfar, founded by Telfar Clemens, held a press conference in lieu of a traditional catwalk this season, to launch two TV channels, Telfar.TV, a 24hr live-linear broadcast and FTV, a channel initiated by and in partnership with...

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Telfar bag named best Fashion Design of 2020

Black-owned fashion brand Telfar has won Fashion Design of 2020 by the Design Museum for its vegan leather gender-neutral Telfar shopping bag which became a hot commodity last year. The Telfar Shopping Bag, dubbed “The Bushwick Birkin”, first dropped in 2014, and has been coined by many as one the accessory of the decade. The simple, boxy...

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Pitti Uomo 97: Telfar brings brilliant baroque style to Florence

Florence - Unisex brand Telfar, the special project at this season’s Pitti Uomo trade fair, showed off its latest looks on Thursday evening, bringing its concepts of fluid and ‘simplex’ (simple + complex) fashion to the Palazzo Corsini in Florence, Italy. For his AW20 collection, the New York-born designer combined baroque ornament and...