After spending this last year surrounded by the endless buzz about their highly-coveted vegan-leather bags, Telfar is back with another accessory we can’t get enough of. Coming in hot off of their bag security program, an unforgettable SS20 runway show, and even a few new celebrity fans like Wendy Williams, our favorite black-owned, New York-bred reminds us that they’re not just for you, they’re for everybody.
That’s why we’re excited to team up with Harlem-based photographer Nico Kartel for an exclusive editorial shot during the lockdown and starring a few close friends. ” Everyone that was involved in the makings of this shoot was either a really close friend or someone that I admired on the internet for a very long time,” Nico tells us of this project. “To produce not only the first photo series of my career as I have desired to do so for so long but to produce it with Telfar, at that, is such an honor. They’re really one of the few luxury brands that make sure that they’re available to the culture, they’re a brand that stands for unity, togetherness—not elitism. Telfar’s brand is really the epitome of community. I’m grateful that they reached out to someone like me.”
Check out the exclusive editorial below and cop a du-rag starting today at Telfar.net.
CREDITS:
Photographer & Creative Director: Nico Kartel
Models: Annie Bercy, Harley Suarez , Olivia Jo & Jasmine
Stylist: Al-Fuquan Green
Models: CJ Hart & Asante
Styling: Nico Kartel