Behnaz Sarafpour is a New York City-based designer who introduced a line of women’s apparel bearing her name in 2001.
She attended Parsons School of Design, where she was honored with the Golden Thimble Award,and has held design positions at Isaac Mizrahi, Narciso Rodriguez, Richard Tyler, Anne Klein, and Barneys New York. Her collections are presented in New York with the aid of various sponsors.
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.
Remarkable people with Iranian roots 