Fashion File - Behnaz Sarafpour

Behnaz Sarafpour - Spring/Summer 2004

Behnaz Sarafpour is the queen of trench coats. So much so that her customers keep coming back season after season looking for her latest interpretation of the fashion classic. But her collection for spring/summer 2004 had more to it than the classic trench. Behnaz charmed her audience with her contrasting use of fabrics and proportion, from black patent leather to Doris Day gingham and rib-knit tanks to strapless form hugging dresses.

Behnaz Sarafpour - Spring/Summer 2003

Last year, during New York Fashion Week for Fall 2002, Behnaz Sarafpour was the talked-about designer – in part because of her design ability but mainly because her show, which was her first on a runway, was sponsored by Vogue magazine. This season, the Behnaz buzz continued to reverberate, attracting new sponsorship money to her company and drawing plenty of curious fashionistas to her show.

Behnaz Sarafpour - Fall/Winter 2002

Behnaz Sarafpour has been behind the scenes in the fashion world for most of her career. She worked at Anne Klein, Isaac Mizrahi and designed the Barney's New York label before launching her own label for Fall 2001. Now, with major support from Vogue Magazine, she's holding her first runway show. A Fashion File First Look.