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Telfar Is Cozying Up to UGG With a New Collaboration
When one door closes, another door opens. So too, do the seasons; as summer began, we were lamenting the cancellation of Gap’s canceled collaboration with designer-of-the-moment Telfar Clemens, a 2020 Glow Up 50 honoree and creator of a logo bag so synonymous with the street-style set that it’s been nicknamed the “Bushwick Birkin.” On Monday,…
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Black Designers Matter: Christopher John Rogers, Telfar Clemens and Kerby Jean-Raymond Win 2020 CFDA Fashion Awards
This season’s trending colors? Red, black and green—or, at least they are this New York Fashion Week, which kicked off on Sunday with Pose star Indya Moore making their runway debut as the opener for Jason Wu’s presentation (h/t Harper’s Bazaar)—followed by Harlem’s Fashion Row’s 13th annual gala and runway presentation, both of which were…
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Yeezy's Collaboration With Gap Grabbed Headlines—but Its Other Black Designer Collab Has Sadly Been Shelved
When Kanye West’s clandestine 10-year deal with Gap for an ongoing Yeezy collaboration (which was reportedly years in the making) was announced last week, it seemed like a match made in overpriced basics heaven. The fact that Nigerian-British female designer Mowalola Ogunlesi is onboard as design director of the upcoming Yeezy Gap line (due out…
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Runway to Revolution: Telfar Global Teams Up with Black Lives Matter
As the fashion world recovers from the biannual marathon that is New York Fashion Week (and moves on to London Fashion Week), we’re finally able to pause and reflect on the many hits, misses and coming trends we’ll see in stores come fall. But designer Telfar Clemons sent a more enduring statement down his runway…
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Black Magic: Fenty Beauty, Black Panther and More Are Shortlisted for Beazley Designs of the Year
Call it a win-win: As Rihanna staged the successful debut of her Savage x Fenty Fall-Winter ‘18 collection at New York Fashion Week on Wednesday, her even more successful Fenty Beauty line was being honored with a 2018 Beazley Designs of the Year nomination from the Design Museum in London, England. Now in its eleventh…
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West Side Story: Telfar Global Puts a Nostalgic Spin on Streetwear for Spring-Summer '19
Queens, NY-based designer Telfar Clemens staged an all-black preview of his Spring-Summer 2019 collection, titled “Not for You, for Everyone,” in London this August, but still managed to make it stateside to present his latest collection during New York Fashion Week. His SS19 NYFW presentation took place in a vacant lot adjacent to BLADE Lounge…
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BNYFW: Telfar Global’s Showroom Experiment Starts Today!
Telfar Global rocked New York’s runway last week, and starting today, the collection is on view at New York City’s Century 21 department store near the World Trade Center and available to order. If you can’t make it to the store, you can check out the collection here, post what you like to Instagram and…
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BNYFW: Telfar Takes Black Rock to the Runway
Telfar Global rocked New York Fashion Week on Friday night. Studding the stage with Telfar’s “framily” of musical youths were Dev Hynes tapping the keys; Ian Isiah, aka “Big Shugga,” up front; and Kelela, Oyinda, 070 Shake and Kelsey Lu belting out tunes, along with a surprise appearance by Telfar himself on the mic, crooning…