# Mike Amiri

Mike Amiri (born September 6, 1976) is an American fashion designer and the founder and creative director of the fashion house AMIRI, based in California.

## Early life and education

Mike Amiri was born and raised in Hollywood, Los Angeles, to parents of Iranian origin. He graduated from Beverly Hills High School and studied history at the UCLA before earning a Juris Doctor degree from Loyola Law School.

## Career

After an early music career, Amiri began designing handcrafted stage pieces for musicians. This bespoke, hand-finished approach is used for many of AMIRI’s products. In 2014, Amiri created a debut capsule collection of menswear for the Los Angeles concept store Maxfield. This line became his namesake brand, AMIRI.

## AMIRI

Amiri launched his fashion brand, AMIRI, in 2014. The brand is stocked in over 160 retailers globally, including Bergdorf Goodman in New York, Neiman Marcus in Beverly Hills, Galeries Lafayette in Paris, Selfridges & Harrods in London, Harvey Nichols in Dubai, and Lane Crawford in Hong Kong and China. As of 2023, AMIRI has standalone flagship stores in Beverly Hills, New York, Las Vegas, Miami, Chicago, Houston, Atlanta, Shanghai, Tokyo, Nanjing, and Dubai.
Music and the Californian lifestyle have inspired Amiri and the brand. AMIRI clothing has been worn by celebrities such as Justin Bieber, Yasiin Bey (formerly known as Mos Def), Jared Leto, Maluma, Shakira, LaKeith Stanfield, and Louis Tomlinson.
In 2018, AMIRI debuted at Paris Fashion Week. The brand has presented bi-annual collections in Paris each year. According to Vogue Runway, the brand's presence at Paris Fashion Week indicates its presence in the global luxury market. In February 2022, AMIRI presented a runway show in Los Angeles in collaboration with the contemporary American artist, Wes Lang.
Since 2018, Mike Amiri has been a member of the CFDA Fashion Awards, where he was nominated for the Swarovski Award for Emerging Talent at the CFDA Fashion Awards. Amiri also won the Emerging Talent Award at the 2018 Footwear News Achievement Awards. In 2019, 2021, 2022 and 2023, Amiri was nominated for the Menswear Designer of the Year at the CFDA Fashion Awards
In 2019, Renzo Rosso's, OTB acquired a minority stake in AMIRI. In 2020, AMIRI opened its first flagship store on Rodeo Drive, Beverly Hills.
In 2021, Amiri launched The AMIRI Prize. The inaugural prize winner was Philadelphia-based fashion brand Lou Badger. The winner of The AMIRI Prize in 2023 was the South African designer Lukhanyo Mdingi.
In 2023, AMIRI appointed Adrian Ward-Rees, the former SVP at Burberry and Managing Director of Dior Menswear, as Chief Executive Officer.

## Awards and honors

* Nominated for the Swarovski Award for Emerging Talent at the CFDA Fashion Awards 2018.
* Emerging Talent Award at the 2018 Footwear News Achievement Awards.
* Nominated for the American Menswear Designer of the Year award at the CFDA Fashion Awards 2019.
* Nominated for the American Menswear Designer of the Year award at the CFDA Fashion Awards 2021.
* Nominated for the American Menswear Designer of the Year award at the CFDA Fashion Awards 2022.
* Nominated for the American Menswear Designer of the Year award at the CFDA Fashion Awards 2023.

## Personal Life

Mike has been married to wife Shirin Amir for 16 years. They have a daughter Kayla, and two sons, Ryan and Jordan.