Telfar Clemens' Swimwear-Inspired Collection

TELFAR CLEMENS’ Spring/Summer 2014 collection “MAINSTREAM:FLUID” builds on his brand’s history of probing the seemingly contrasting notions of high concept and accessibility by unifying them in complex, always surprising ways. Where the New York designer’s past seasons have seen deconstructionist approaches to sportswear, the Spring/Summer 2014 collection works for the first time through a swimwear lens. A collaboration with SHANZHAI BIENNIAL, the meta-brand brainchild of artists Babak Radboy and CYRIL DUVAL, SS14 plays between simple shapes and unusual cuts to create binary-bending androgynous silhouettes. Presenting men’s ballet flats, halter tops, and mesh cover-ups through a unabashedly topical QVC aesthetic, the collection lands neither wholly on the side of concept or commodity, but in their interaction, becomes entirely normalized.

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MESH SWIVEL TUNIC in green and WEL SPLIT SHORTS in khaki, paired with a Patrik Ervell shirt (available in stores)
 
Swivel Tunic in white

Mesh Swivel Tunic in green

Mesh Short-Sleeve Dress Shirt in white

Mesh Simplex T-Shirt in black

Hooded Halter in black

Get the Look #10 T-Shirt in white

Get the Look #9 T-Shirt in white

Get the Look #8 T-Shirt in white

Double Shorts in black