Telfar Clemens
9 statements across 1 episodes · 2 bullish · 2 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Feb 14, 2022 by Babak Radboy · across every show →
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Feb 14, 2022
Telfar based signature bag price on DJ earnings, making it initially unprofitable
“That, that was a big part of it, is that Telfar wanted to base the price on how much you would make in a night DJ. And that absolutely didn't square up with how much it cost to make the bag. Like, at all. But it's like the price of the bag was part of the conc…”
Feb 14, 2022
Feb 14, 2022 neutral
Telfar Clemens cannot sew and relies on collaborators to construct garments
“I was bad at it, and I'm still bad at it. Like, I can't sew for shit, and I wouldn't want to. That's when I, you know, I really, like, you know, I'm blessed enough to have, like, great people that work with me that make things the way how they should be made”
Feb 14, 2022 negative
Feb 14, 2022 positive
Clemens plans to open physical retail stores with apparel and lifestyle goods
“I want it to be accessible. Like, you can go to a store and get the things that you want to get, you know. A Telfar store. Definitely clothes, definitely accessories, and definitely an experience. Candles, pianos, bath bombs.”
Feb 14, 2022 neutral
Feb 14, 2022 negative
Feb 14, 2022 positive
Clemens: Formal fashion training is unnecessary to direct and create design
“I don't think you need any kind of formal training to do that, or necessarily, it's like, sometimes ripping something and telling someone to do that thing that you just did is like the thing that you need to do, you know, to get what you want. It's not a refin…”
Feb 14, 2022
Clemens concealed his age starting out in NYC to avoid industry disrespect
“I had this whole thing that I wouldn't tell anyone how old I was. Like, my best friends, they didn't know I was 18 until I was 21, you know? Like, they thought I was 21 the whole time, because I always just immediately would just feel, like, this amount of dis…”