page_title: Arefeh Mansouri
section_title: Career
hierarchical_section_title: Arefeh Mansouri / Career
caption_attribution_description: The AREFEH Shop at 150 Worth Avenue, Palm Beach, USA
context_page_description: Arefeh Mansouri is an Iranian fashion and costume designer.
  Her work has appeared in magazines such as Vogue, Elle, WWD, Marie Claire, InStyle among others.
context_section_description: Mansouri launched a women's prêt-à-porter line until she was offered a position in Milan, Italy as head designer for an Italian clothing firm. In 2007 she relaunched her line in the United States with a specific focus on Couture Wedding and Evening wear. In addition, she began pursuing her passion for costume design and had pieces featured in Hollywood productions. Mansouri is a member of The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences and the Costume Designers Guild as a costume designer. In 2009 Mansouri was asked to collaborate with Entertainment Weekly and Women in Film to design tote bags for the Emmy Awards pre-party.
  In 2011 Mansouri created a dress based on Karel Appel's Sculpture the Tulip. In 2012 Mansouri collaborated with Juan Pont Lezica to recreate a photograph of Sir Fredric Leighton's painting the Flaming June. The picture was exhibited at The Parthenon, Nashville's Art Museum.
  In 2013, Mansouri established her signature store, "AREFEH", at 150 Worth Avenue in Palm Beach, Florida. In 2016 she relocated her store to Miami's Coral Gables, Florida.
  In 2014, Mansouri was invited by Women's Wear Daily and Magic to attend a three-day trade show at WWDMAGIC, in Las Vegas, to show her latest collection.
  In 2015 Mansouri was included in the bestseller Jewels of Allah The Untold Story of Women in Iran, written by Nina Ansary. In 2016, Mansouri was nominated for National Design Awards by Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum.
  In 2017 Mansouri was awarded Second Prize in Apparel Category Competition for the Couture and Avant Garde Wedding Apparel Project at the International Design Awards.
caption: The AREFEH Shop at 150 Worth Avenue, Palm Beach, USA in 2013
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