Telfar Clemens creates fashion “for everyone,” from the runway to the grill station

The CFDA/Vogue Fashion fund winner explains what’s behind his truly inclusive designs. Liberian-American designer Telfar Clemens’s approach to fashion is summarized in his current collection’s tagline: “Not for you—for everyone.” Inclusivity has been the organizing principle of his runway collections since he began in 2006, but the social and political landscape is helping make his defiance of gender, race, and class resonate widely. Last year, Clemens won the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund...