{"id":30624,"date":"2021-07-23T20:03:18","date_gmt":"2021-07-23T20:03:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/?post_type=articles&p=30624"},"modified":"2021-07-23T20:13:32","modified_gmt":"2021-07-23T20:13:32","slug":"liberia-olympics-telfar","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/liberia-olympics-telfar\/","title":{"rendered":"Liberia\u2019s Olympic Team Wows the World in Telfar"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Liberian Olympic team (Photo by MARTIN BUREAU\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

All eyes are trained on Tokyo right now, where the controversial \u201cPandemic Olympics<\/a>\u201d are currently underway. But amid fears about the spread of the Delta variant among athletes, there are certainly some bright spots. One is the enviable threads worn by the Liberian team, designed by Brooklyn fashion wunderkind Telfar Clemens<\/a>.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s pretty standard at this point for major fashion labels to design looks for various Olympic teams. Iconic American brand Ralph Lauren has been providing the U.S.\u2019s own gear since 2008. But as the New York Times<\/em> points out<\/a>, smaller, poorer countries like Liberia don\u2019t get the same star treatment from brands and sponsors. This year, however Liberian sprinter Emmanuel Matadi urged the team\u2019s Olympic attach\u00e9 to reach out to the Liberian-American designer best known for his coveted \u201cBushwick Birkin<\/a>\u201d bag. The result is an athletic wear collection like nothing you\u2019ve ever seen before.<\/p>\n

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