Amir Slama

{{short description|Brazilian fashion designer}} {{Infobox fashion designer |name=Amir Slama |image=Amir Slama Entrevista Moda Para Usar.jpg |caption=Slama interviewed in 2020 |birth_date=1965 |birth_place=Brazil |death_date= |death_place= |education= |label_name={{plainlist| * Rosa Chá * Amir Slama }} |awards= Brazil's Best Designer of the Year award in 2002 and 2003 |}}

'''Amir Slama''' (born 1965) is a Brazilian fashion designer.<ref>[http://www.brazzilmag.com/content/view/3840/53/ http://www.brazzilmag.com/content/view/3840/53/] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080613013053/http://www.brazzilmag.com/content/view/3840/53/ |date=13 June 2008}}</ref><ref>[http://veja.abril.com.br/vejasp/201102/moda.html] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080602213126/http://veja.abril.com.br/vejasp/201102/moda.html |date=2 June 2008}}</ref> He was the designer, stylist and owner of the Brazilian beach fashion brand Rosa Chá. He now runs a brand under his name, Amir Slama, with stores in São 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.<ref name=AmirSlama>{{cite web | url =http://www.fashionmission.nl/Body-Fashion-Swimwear--Bikinis-en-Beachwear-Rosa-Ch%C3%A1--0011770007.dfs | title =Amir Slama Beach wear | accessdate =2007-08-15 | publisher =fashionmission.nl| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20070927010841/http://www.fashionmission.nl/Body-Fashion-Swimwear--Bikinis-en-Beachwear-Rosa-Ch%C3%A1--0011770007.dfs| archivedate= 27 September 2007 | url-status= live}}</ref>

He became friends with supermodel Naomi Campbell after she visited his shop in São Paulo; Campbell has modeled his collections on the runway ever since.<ref>[http://nymag.com/fashion/fashionshows/designers/bios/rosacha/ Rosa Cha - New York Fashion Designer - Rosa Cha, Sais, Rosa Cha for Speedo] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930224954/http://nymag.com/fashion/fashionshows/designers/bios/rosacha/ |date=30 September 2007}}</ref>

==Awards== * Brazil's Best Designer of the Year award in 2002 and 2003

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==External links== * {{IMDb name}} * [http://www.amirslama.com.br/ Official Amir Slama site] * {{FMD designer}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20070928024927/http://www.fashionwindows.com/fashion/rosa_cha/S042.asp Rosa Cha by Amir Slama Spring 2004]

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