Amir Taghi
Grey Sheep
Location
brooklyn / united states
University
Parsons New School for Design
Graduation year
2020
Main Manufacturing Countries
BORN AND RAISED IN HOUSTON, TEXAS, AMIR TAGHI WAS ALWAYS CAPTIVATED BY FASHION FROM A YOUNG AGE. HE DRAWS FROM HIS PERSIAN AND AMERICAN BACKGROUND AND HIS INTEREST IN CULTURE, ARTS AND THE SOPHISTICATED WOMEN AROUND HIM TO CREATE HIS RICH AND REFINED WORLD.
TAGHI PRESENTED HIS INAUGURAL COLLECTION AT THE AGE OF FIFTEEN AND CONTINUED TO DESIGN AND PRESENT MADE-TO-MEASURE PIECES SINCE. HE WENT ON TO STUDY DESIGN AT CENTRAL SAINT MARTINS IN LONDON AND PARSONS SCHOOL OF DESIGN IN NEW YORK. AFTER RETURNING TO NEW YORK, TAGHI WORKED AT PROENZA SCHOULER, OSCAR DE LA RENTA, MONSE, AND ADAM LIPPES, WORKING WITH THE WORLD’S MOST TALENTED DESIGNERS AND COUTURIERS. IN 2020, AMIR WAS A FINALIST OF THE FGI RISING STAR AWARD.