Amir Slama
Amir Slama | |
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Born | Brazil |
Nationality | Brazilian |
Occupation | Fashion designer |
Awards | Brazil's Best Designer of the Year award in 2002 and 2003 |
Labels | Rosa Chá;Amir Slama |
Amir Slama is a Brazilian-born fashion designer [1] . He was the designer, stylist and owner of the Brazilian beach fashion brand Rosa Chá.Now run a brand under his name, Amir Slama, with stores in Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro
Amir's father came to Brazil when he was a little over 20 years old to work in the textile business as a trade representative on the 25 de Março street (in the Bom Retiro neighborhood); he later set up his own factory. Before coming to Brazil, his father lived for a few years in Israel, where he met his wife. Amir recalls that his parents spoke in Hebrew between themselves.
Amir was a history professor before establishing his career in the fashion industry; with the help of his wife, he started Rosa Cha. His talent has become known throughout the fashion community with Rosa Cha constantly being editorialized by Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, Elle, W Magazine, Sports Illustrated, Cosmopolitan, and many more.[2]
He became friends with supermodel Naomi Campbell after she visited his shop in Sao Paulo; Campbell has modeled his collections on the runway ever since.[3]
Awards
- Brazil's Best Designer of the Year award in 2002 and 2003
References
- ↑ http://www.brazzilmag.com/content/view/3840/53/
- ↑ "Amir Slama Beach wear". fashionmission.nl. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-15.
- ↑ Rosa Cha - New York Fashion Designer - Rosa Cha, Sais, Rosa Cha for Speedo
External links
- Official Amir Slama site
- Amir Slama at the Fashion Model Directory
- Rosa Cha by Amir Slama Spring 2004