Telfar Partners with Supima®

Telfar is an American designer selling and marketing internationally. His celebrated versatile style is the new American punk—gloriously futuristic, grunge, chic. Far ahead of his time, his designs combine versatility, comfort and fit; they ooze with innate fluidity. There is absolutely no one like him.

For Spring-Summer 2011, TELFAR has partnered with Supima®, America’s leading non-profit in luxury cotton, to create a line inspired by the khaki pant, uniforms, and sport.
Supima® is a not-for-profit American organization that works both domestically and internationally.

The Supima® trademark is used to promote textile and apparel products made of 100% American Pima cotton. This premium cotton is renowned for its remarkable drape, superior softness, and natural shine.

Supima® cotton consists of fibers that are more refined than other cottons and have a longer staple length. These fibers are used to spin finer count yarns, which can be knit or woven into softer and more luxurious fabrics. Fashion Art Gallery and TELFAR are proud to announce that Supima® is the Charitable Sponsor for SS2011 TELFAR collection.

TELFAR’s curve-hugging American grunge collections are both comfortable and inspiring. His work has been featured in Time Out, Vogue Homme International, Flaunt, NY Times, Paper, Anthem, Luvre, Gen Art, Metro Pop and countless other publication.

Innovative and modern, complex yet understandable, his garments are always statement pieces. In winter, you can zip your way out of a one piece into two—TELFAR is a leader in urban, elegant-grunge, casual-chic. No different, his highly anticipated Spring-Summer 2011 collection is expected to introduce a new vision in men’s uniform and sportswear.

Expect to be impressed, as he is sure to deliver--an ensemble of multi-layered, urban, khaki-grunge wonders. TELFAR’s past partnerships have included: Fila, Dr. Martens and Converse.

Telfar’s 2010 spring/summer collection is now available at Temporary Showroom.



Text Courtesy of Temporary Showroom, Copyright Telfar.
Photos 2010 autumn/winter collection Courtesy of Temporary Showroom, Copyright Telfar.

Telfar—Liberian Simplexity

I know. Everyone says it. I am a culture vulture at heart. I love ethno-fashion, and here is a label that really awakened the culture vulture within me. The following is a press release:

Telfar Clemens was born in 1985 to Native Liberian parents in Queens New York. Telfar Clemens at the age of five lived in Liberia with his mother and four siblings. After years of peace, a Civil War forced Telfar’s family to relocate to America and create a permanent residency in the United States.

In 2002, Telfar began to pursue modeling and by 2003 was already in the early stages of creating his own collection. By deconstructing and reconstructing vintage clothing, Telfar began selling his own designs in New York City’s hip Lower East Side and Soho boutiques.

Designing “Simplex”, simple yet complex, clothes for the urban species became Telfar’s inspiration and, in 2004, he launched his own fashion labe, appropriately entitled Telfar. Now a sought-after model and one of the faces of menswear label Cloak, Telfar began working at the menswear house where he had the opportunity to learn more about fashion design and the industry.

TELFAR.s collection, now in its 9th season, includes unisex designs based on the principles of comfortable sportswear and simplexity and has received press in Time Out, Vogue Homme International, Flaunt, NY Times, Paper, Anthem, Lurve, Soma, Gen Art, Metro Pop, and the list goes on.

In 2008, Telfar Clemens decided to create a diffusion line of his critically acclaimed TELFAR Label, which he named UN.DER T. UN.DER T is an Easy-to-Wear combination of his most successful designs from seasons past—all designed in their signature TELFAR “Simplex” style.

UN.DER T’s second season, known as UN.DER T 2010, features 15 limited addition pieces created by using the classic TELFAR-inspired designs which are constructed using American Apparel Basic Tee-Shirts. Each garment is composed of 100% Organic Cotton and comes in four original American Apparel colors which include: White, Neutral, Violet and Pomegranate.

Telfar Clemens’ two labels, TELFAR and UN.DER T, have a large fan base which extends from consumers, buyers, media, and top fashion press. He has been sponsored by many companies that include American Apparel Inc, Doc Marten, Fila, Jana Water and Converse.

Telfar’s 2010 spring/summer collection is now available at Temporary Showroom.



Text Courtesy of Temporary Showroom, Copyright Telfar.
Photos 2010 spring/summer collection Courtesy of Temporary Showroom, Copyright Telfar.