First look: Telfar's debut sportswear collection
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First look: Telfar’s debut sportswear collection
Liberian-American designer Telfar designed these garments for the Liberian Olympic Team. Now you can wear them to the gym.
Telfar Clemens, the Liberian-American designer, is known for his radical inclusivity, encapsulated by his slogan, “It’s not for you. It’s for everyone.”
Sponsoring the uniforms for an Olympic team is no small feat since it includes creating garments for the five track-and-field athletes as well as support staff, and also paying for travel and food. As an independent fashion designer, Clemens says this was his biggest outside investment his company has made. But this project gave him the opportunity to begin designing activewear. He brings his unique aesthetic sensibilities to the 14 styles that are now available to the public.
[Photo: Telfar]These pieces were engineered for sports—with compression, sweat-wicking materials. But the brand makes it clear they’re designed for both “athletes and aesthetes,” and will look good outside the gym as well. The world of fashionable, high-performance activewear has been evolving, thanks to recent projects like Nike’s Serena Williams Design Crew and Lululemon’s high-fashion Lab collection. But Clemens pushes the industry a step further with these sleek, androgynous pieces that you could wear to a party.Recommend
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