Behnaz Sarafpour

Behnaz Sarafpour is a New York City-based designer who introduced a line of women's apparel bearing her name in 2001.[1]

She attended Parsons School of Design, where she was honored with the Golden Thimble Award,[1] and has held design positions at Isaac Mizrahi, Narciso Rodriguez, Richard Tyler,[1] Anne Klein,[2] and Barneys New York.[2] Her collections are presented in New York with the aid of various sponsors. Her Spring 2005 sponsor, Tiffany & Co., allowed her to present the collection at the jewelry company's 5th Avenue flagship store.[3] She is Persian-American.

Sarafpour is a member of CFDA,[4] through which a close relationship began after her nomination for the Swarovski Perry Ellis Award for ready to wear in 2002, 2003, and 2005.

In November 2006, Sarafpour designed a collection of clothing and accessories for Target Corporation's Go International which consisted of moderately priced but high quality items. Sarafpour also minted a limited-edition lipstick for Lancôme and jeans for Scott Morrison's Ernest Sewn collection.

Sarafpour was honored at the White House in July 2010 as a finalist of the Smithsonian's National Design Award in the fashion design category.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 LaMont Jones (16 October 2006), Style Book: GAP, (Product) Red join AIDS campaigns, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, retrieved 2011-07-30
  2. 1 2 Wish upon a rising star, The Economist, 4 March 2004, retrieved 2011-07-30
  3. ↑ "Behnaz Sarafpour Ready-To-Wear - Catwalk report - New York Spring/Summer 2009 (Vogue.com UK)". Retrieved 2011-07-30.
  4. ↑ Loose threads, Dallas Morning News, 26 August 2004
  5. ↑ "Cooper-Hewitt Announces Winners of 11th Annual National Design Awards". Retrieved 2011-07-30.

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