Mike Amiri

Mike Amiri
Amiri in 2019
Born (1976-09-06) September 6, 1976 (age 50)
Hollywood, California, U.S.
EducationSanta Monica College,
University of California, Los Angeles (BA)
Loyola Law School (JD)
OccupationsFashion designer, creative director
Known forFounder of Amiri
SpouseShirin Amiri
Children3
Websiteamiri.com

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

Early and personal life

Mike Amiri was born and raised in Hollywood, California, to Iranian Jewish parents. He graduated from Beverly Hills High School.

Amiri attended Santa Monica College, followed by study of history at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), and he later earned a Juris Doctor degree from Loyola Law School.

Amiri is married to Shirin Amiri, and they have three children.

Career

After working in the music industry, Amiri transitioned to designing handcrafted stage outfits for musicians. According to interviews, Amiri's work with musicians included detailed customization, which later appeared in his brand's designs. In 2014, Amiri released a debut capsule collection of menswear for the Los Angeles concept store Maxfield. This collection led to the launch of his brand later that year.

Amiri

Amiri launched his fashion brand, Amiri, in 2014. Amiri credits Barneys New York with supporting the brand in its early stages. The brand is available in over 160 retailers worldwide, including Bergdorf Goodman in New York, Neiman Marcus in Beverly Hills, Galeries Lafayette in Paris, Selfridges and Harrods in London, Harvey Nichols in Dubai, and Lane Crawford in Hong Kong and mainland China. As of 2023, Amiri has standalone flagship stores in Beverly Hills, New York, Las Vegas, Miami, Chicago, Houston, Atlanta, New Delhi, Shanghai, Tokyo, Nanjing, and Dubai.

In 2018, Amiri showed for the first time at Paris Fashion Week. The brand has presented bi-annual collections in Paris each year. Vogue Runway has noted that 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 Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA). 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.[citation needed]

In 2023, Amiri appointed Adrian Ward-Rees, the former senior vice president at Burberry and managing director of Dior Menswear, as chief executive officer, replacing Amiri.

References

  1. 1 2 Bloch, Lisa Friedman (June 15, 2023). "Mike Amiri: Building A Modern Luxury House On His Own Terms". Beverly Hills Courier. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Bhattacharji, Alex (June 21, 2019). "Mike Amiri, L.A.'s rock 'n' roll designer, now struts on a global stage". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  3. ↑ Hine, Samuel (January 18, 2024). "Can Mike Amiri Build the Next Global Luxury Fashion House?". GQ. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  4. ↑ Hamanaka, Kari (May 11, 2017). "Mike Amiri to Bring His Version of Luxury Retail to Maxfield". Women's Wear Daily. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  5. ↑ Cowen, Trace William. "Mike Amiri Shares Documentary on Brand's Spring/Summer 2020 Show in Paris". Complex. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  6. ↑ Schneier, Matthew (October 2019). "What Went Wrong at Barneys? How a New York shopping paradise went big, then bankrupt". The Cut.
  7. ↑ "Retail Locations". Amiri. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  8. ↑ Muret, Dominique; Mira, Nicola (January 23, 2018). "Amiri and Ambush among bright new names at Paris Men's Fashion Week". FashionNetwork.com. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Amiri Spring 2020 Menswear Collection". Vogue. June 20, 2019. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  10. ↑ Meter, William Van (September 22, 2022). "Artist Wes Lang Lends a Gothic, Graphic Hand to Amiri's Fall 2022 Collection". Artnet News. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  11. ↑ "Amiri to Open First Middle East Flagship Store in Dubai". About Her. November 17, 2022. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  12. ↑ "Announcing the 2018 CFDA Fashion Awards Nominees and Honorees". Vogue. March 15, 2018. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  13. ↑ Belgum, Deborah (March 15, 2023). "Los Angeles Luxury Brand Amiri Appoints New CEO Who Comes From Burberry". Women's Wear Daily. Retrieved December 28, 2023.