Amir Taghi

{{Short description|American fashion designer}} '''Amir Taghi''' (born 1996) is an American fashion designer from Houston, Texas. He attended St. Francis Episcopal School and graduated from Episcopal High School in Houston. While still quite young, Taghi began designing women's fashion and debuted his first fashion collection while still a freshman in high school. He followed that effort with a second collection the next year.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Pugh|first1=Clifford|title=17-year-old Houston designer Amir Taghi debuts second fashion collection|date=26 May 2013 |url=http://houston.culturemap.com/news/fashion/05-26-13-young-houston-designer-amir-taghi-debuts-second-fashion-collection/|publisher=Culture Map Houston|access-date=7 September 2014}}</ref> During the summer of 2013 he obtained an internship with the renowned designer Oscar de la Renta.<ref>{{cite web|title=Amir Taghi|url=http://fashionhouston.net/amir-taghi/|website=Fashion Houston|access-date=7 September 2014}}</ref> That same year he partnered with fellow Houstonian David Peck for production of his own line of clothing.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Sewing|first1=Joy|title=Houston talent shines at New York Fashion Week|url=http://www.houstonchronicle.com/life/article/Houston-talent-shines-at-New-York-Fashion-Week-5728517.php#/0|website=Houston Chronicle|date=3 September 2014 |access-date=7 September 2014}}</ref>

Taghi made his New York debut on September 6, 2014, during Mercedes Benz Fashion Week, when his fashion line appeared on the runway at the Helen Mills Event Space.<ref>{{cite web|title=New York Fashion Week Spring 2015|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/new-york-fashion-week-spring-2015/31/|work=CBS News|date=5 September 2014 |access-date=7 September 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Neufeld|first1=Jenny|title=Amir Taghi Spring/Summer 2015|url=http://www.nyunews.com/2014/09/07/taghiss15/|access-date=25 October 2014|publisher=Washington Square News|date=7 September 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|title=Amir Taghi 17 Year Old Designer Takes On New York Fashion Week |journal=The Los Angeles Fashion |date=9 September 2014 |url=http://www.thelosangelesfashion.com/2014/09/09/amir-taghi-17-year-old-designer-takes-nyfw/ |access-date=25 October 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141008085830/http://www.thelosangelesfashion.com/2014/09/09/amir-taghi-17-year-old-designer-takes-nyfw/ |archive-date=8 October 2014 }}</ref>

Taghi created a limited edition dress together with Nazanin Boniadi and Milad Ahmadi (Haus of Milad) which symbolizes Iranian women's fight for freedom. The dress has previously been worn by Farah Pahlavi (former Queen of Iran), Shohreh Aghdashloo (actress), Masih Alinejad (journalist and activist) and Aram Ostadian-Binai (social entrepreneur).<ref name="nazaninboniadi">{{Cite web | url=https://www.vogue.com/article/nazanin-boniadi-amir-taghi/amp | title=Nazanin Boniadi Created a Dress That Symbolizes Freedom for Iranian Women | last= | first= | date= December 7, 2021| website= | publisher=Vogue | access-date= January 1, 2023}}</ref> <ref name="amirtaghi">{{Cite web | url=https://www.instagram.com/p/Ca2Ym-au3xX/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y%3D | title="The women around me have inspired everything I do. I am so proud to honor them not only today but every day."| last= | first= | date=| website=Instagram | publisher= | access-date= January 1, 2023}}</ref><ref name="ellecolumn">{{Cite web | url=https://www.elle.dk/agenda/aram-ostadian-binai-vi-skal-slippe-jerngrebet-om-kvinder-og-deres-paaklaedning | title=Aram Ostadian-Binai: "Vi skal slippe jerngrebet om kvinder og deres påklædning" | last= | first= | date= September 23, 2022| website= | publisher=Elle | access-date= January 1, 2023}}</ref>

==External links== *{{Official website|https://web.archive.org/web/20140908225849/http://www.amirtaghi.com/AMIR_TAGHI_Atelier/AMIR_TAGHI.html}}

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Taghi, Amir}} Category:1996 births Category:Living people Category:American fashion designers Category:American businesspeople in fashion Category:Artists from Houston Category:21st-century American designers