Uniform
Brand
Telfar
(founded 2005)
Designer
Telfar Clemens
(born 1985)
2021
Polyester
Museum purchase
Object number2021.45.1
Telfar Clemens happened to be traveling in Liberia, his birth nation, when Kouty Mawenh, Liberia’s Olympic attaché, contacted him about designing uniforms for the team’s participation in the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. Clemons’s fashionforward designs speak to his signature gender-fluid style, but also the connection felt between him and the team. The athletes invited him to march with them at the Games’ opening ceremony and noted the “psychological boost” the uniforms gave, making them feel supported and seen. As a Liberian American, Clemens stated, “It’s meaningful to me on a lot of levels.
DescriptionRed Team Liberia uniform jersey designed for the 2021 Tokyo Olympics; crew neck, net sleeeves and side panels, Liberian flag decal, white Olympic ring logo and team logo patch on chest, white piping, size smallCollections
Exhibitions