Telfar Blends Theater and Fashion in 'Country' FW19 Collection

Telfar Clemens transformed Irving Plaza for NYFW and brought together elements of fashion, music, art and theater to present his Fall/Winter 2019 collection. In collaboration with playwright Jeremy O Harris, the performance-cum-fashion-show brought out a four-part monologue by Harris, choreographed dance routine by Xavier Cha and sets by rock band Ho99o9, blues artist Robert Randolph, musician/actor Na-Kel, vocalist Oyinda and rapper Butch Dawson. Exploring the etymology of the word "country" wi...