Arefeh Mansouri facts for kids
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Arefeh Mansouri
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Mansouri at the Emmy Awards in 2012
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| Born | November 8, 1980 |
| Nationality | Iranian |
| Education | Concordia University LaSalle College Harvard University |
| Occupation | Fashion designer, Costume designer |
| Awards | Bronze Award for Avant-Garde design at the International Design Awards (2013) Silver Award for Couture and Avant-Garde Wedding Apparel at the International Design Awards (2017) |
Arefeh Mansouri (born November 8, 1980) is an Iranian fashion and costume designer. She is known for creating beautiful dresses and designing costumes for Hollywood movies.
Her amazing designs have been featured in famous magazines like Vogue, Elle, and Marie Claire.
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From Medicine to Fashion
Arefeh Mansouri was born in Tehran, Iran, on November 8, 1980. When she was 16, she moved to Canada. As a child, she loved to paint and was very good at it.
At first, Mansouri planned to become a doctor. She studied biology at Concordia University. However, her passion for art and design led her to change her path. She decided to study fashion at LaSalle College in Montreal. Later, in 2016, she also completed a special program at Harvard University.
A Career in High Fashion
Mansouri started her career by creating a line of women's clothing that was ready to wear. Soon, her talent was noticed, and she was offered a job in Milan, Italy, as the main designer for an Italian clothing company.
Designing for the Stars
In 2007, Mansouri returned to the United States and launched a new clothing line. This time, she focused on creating one-of-a-kind wedding dresses and evening gowns. These are often called "couture" designs.
She also began designing costumes for Hollywood movies. Because of her work in film, she is a member of two important groups: The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences and the Costume Designers Guild.
In 2009, she worked with Entertainment Weekly magazine to design special bags for a party before the Emmy Awards.
Art-Inspired Creations
Mansouri often gets ideas for her designs from art. In 2011, she created a unique dress inspired by a sculpture called "The Tulip" by artist Karel Appel.
In 2012, she worked with a photographer to recreate a famous painting called Flaming June by Sir Frederic Leighton. The photograph was displayed in The Parthenon, an art museum in Nashville, Tennessee.
Opening Her Own Stores
In 2013, Mansouri opened her very own store called "AREFEH" in the fancy shopping area of Palm Beach, Florida. Three years later, in 2016, she moved her store to Coral Gables, near Miami.
Awards and Recognition
Mansouri's work has won several awards. In 2013, she won a Bronze Award for her unique designs at the International Design Awards. In 2017, she won a Silver Award for her amazing wedding dresses.
In 2015, she was featured in a bestselling book called Jewels of Allah The Untold Story of Women in Iran. The next year, she was nominated for a National Design Award, a very high honor for American designers.
A Fashionable Invention
Besides designing clothes, Mansouri is also an inventor. She created a special kind of women's shoe called the "Flat Plat." It is a flat shoe designed to be extra comfortable and supportive.
On May 5, 2015, she was given a U.S. patent for her invention. A patent means that the government recognizes her as the official inventor of the shoe's design.
Movie and TV Work
Mansouri has worked as a costume designer on many movies. This means she helped choose or create the clothes the actors wear. Here are some of the films she has worked on:
- Utopia (2015)
- ... Wedding (2015)
- Time Out of Mind (2014)
- Song One (2014)
- So Undercover (2012)
- The Brass Teapot (2012)
- What's Your Number? (2011)
- Beauty & the Briefcase (2010)
