.TELFARGLOBAL looks to the renaissance for AW20 🍇 The American designer reinterpreted Florentine fashion history for his show in Pitti. See more images here:
In a city drenched in history and seemingly with more Renaissance paintings than people, it’s little wonder that Telfar Clemens became inspired by the Medieval beauty of Florence. The New York-based designer has been living here for four months, designing his AW20 collection and organising the show he staged last night as a guest designer at Pitti Uomo. He’s been looking at the way people dress here -- both on the street and in the paintings.
“I didn’t want to be that literal about it, so it was about using existing designs and developing new techniques to create volumes,” Telfar explained. It was about reconceptualising the proportions through the lens of his own denim, varsity velour tracksuits and yee-haw cowboy styling. Braided T-shirts were turned into corseted doublets. Chunky Italian cable knits were draped, and those puffers were spliced into coats and trousers.
There were those faux-leather shopping bags, too -- the ‘Bushwick Birkin’ as it has become known. Accessibly-priced, it’s an It Bag that’s also a symbol of inclusivity and community for a generation of queer people and people of colour -- as well as a vital part of Telfar’s burgeoning business.
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