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Bijan (designer)

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and 55th Street in New York (which closed in 2000). By 1985, he had claimed 15,000 customers, including four kings and sixteen presidents. In his first ten years of business, he claimed a $ 150 million revenue. He owned a textile factory in Italy, where he manufactured his custom-made clothing In
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Bijan specialized in exclusive high-fashion designs. He never held a fashion show to exhibit his creations. His New York Times store was a curiosity in the city as it was by appointment only, to ward off the "untasty people." He once said "I do not want to sound snobby, but I have power, I have
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connections with all those people, I have homes all over the world, all you want for a 45-year-old man. I am a multimillionaire myself." One of his advertising slogan was "The costliest men's wear in the world". He designed a $ 10,000, 24-karat (parts),
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in 1976. He had initially purchased a parking lot that he turned into a building store, and was confident his business in L.A. would take off because "I saw brilliant men earning $ 100,000 a year dressed in the most ridiculous clothes".
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Calendar Section, the Bijan Perfume and Fashion Business has brought in an estimated $ 3.2 billion in sales worldwide. In November 1997, two executives of Bijan were robbed of $ 3 million worth of jewelry in
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In 2000, Bijan generated controversy when he published advertisements featuring a nude "rotund model named Bella", which were rejected by many New York magazines before being accepted by
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officers shortly afterwards. The vehicle was soon repaired. In early 2017, the Veyron was sold to a client in Dubai. The new owner has since sold it to another collector in Dubai.
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interior designer and model Tracy Hayakawa; they married in 1986 and divorced in 1995. They had two children together: Alexandra and Nicolas.
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in 1981 (a saleswoman claimed Bijan was the first fashion designer to make bullet resistant clothing). In 2010, he designed a limited edition
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automatic pistol ("Now you tell me, is this something a murderer would buy?") and a line of bulletproof clothing launched after the
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with an open center and a dividing web. When half full, the fragrance fills two separate chambers, seemingly defying the law of
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The Bugatti was vandalized in July 2011, when a local transient broke the passenger-side window. The vandal was arrested by
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Los Angeles Times: "More is more - Over-the-top isn't high enough for Bijan, whose boutique embraces excess" by Mimi Avins
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having been born into a well-to-do family in Tehran and educated at the exclusive Le Rosey boarding school in Switzerland.
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Washington Post: "Bijan Pakzad, designer whose men’s shop catered to rich and powerful, dies at 71" by T. Rees Shapiro
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whom he met while living in Europe in the 1960s; they had one daughter, Daniela Pakzad. His second wife was
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that liquid seeks its own level. One of these perfume bottles is featured in the permanent exhibit of the
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Since Bijan's death, the Bugatti, along with various other custom vehicles Bijan owned, such as his
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Huffington Post: "Iranian-American Fashion Icon Bijan Pakzad Passes Away" by Shirin Sadeghi
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Bijan's fragrances for both men and women are known for their distinctive circular glass
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1989, the Bijan NY store was hit by the 2-year, $ 50-million renovation of the adjacent
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for US$ 122 million in August 2016. The boutique moved across the street in 2020.
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The Times says family members put his age at 67 but public records list it as 71.
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He was the owner of a 23-car garage filled with luxury custom-made vehicles.
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in either 1940 or 1944. He was the son of a wealthy businessman. He attended
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Bijan was married twice. His first wife of eighteen years was Sigi Pakzad a
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Among his clients, Bijan claimed to count five U.S. presidents – both
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On April 14, 2011, Bijan suffered a stroke and was rushed to
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Men's Fragrance Star of the Year Specialty/ Department Stores
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Lease Feuds; Renovation Often Leads to Tenant-Owner Disputes
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Bijan Pakzad
Tehran
Imperial State of Iran
Beverly Hills, California
Iranian
FiFi
FiFi
FiFi
FiFi
Ig Nobel Chemistry Prize
Otis College of Art and Design
Oxford University
bijan.com
/bˌʒænˈpɑːkzɑːd/
bee-ZHAN PAHK-zahd
Persian
[biːˈʒænpɒːkˈzɒːd]
mononymously
designer
menswear
fragrances
Tehran
Iran
Institut Le Rosey
Switzerland
Italy
United States
Los Angeles
boutique
Rodeo Drive

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