Fashion is Freedom - From Fear of Fashion to Fearless Fashion Icon

From a young age, Tala used fashion and creativity as an outlet to express herself. The restrictions and double standards she witnessed whilst growing up meant that with a propensity to break the rules, Tala was labelled a 'teen rebel', often getting into trouble at home and school. Being young, fearless and hungry for freedom in Iran is 'a recipe for disaster', as she puts it. On her 16th birthday, Tala attended a mixed gender party wearing a mini skirt. The punishment for this was 40 lashes and five days in jail. It was this awful and ultimately life changing punishment that was a catalyst for change, leading Tala to move to the USA, pursuing her dreams of becoming a fashion designer.

About the author

Tala Raassi is an Iranian-American fashion designer, named by Newsweek as 'One of the Most Fearless Women in the World'. Tala impressed the fashion world with her talent in swimwear when she moved to the USA from Iran. Aside from running a fashion empire, Raassi remains committed to supporting other women find their own freedom.

Follow Tala on Twitter @TalaRaassi, and on Instagram @talaraassi.

Product details

• Authors: Tala Raassi, Raassi Tala
• Publisher: Kings Road Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 08.09.2016
• EAN: 9781910536797
• ISBN: 978-1-910536-79-7
• No. of pages: 256
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 201 mm x 24 mm
• Weight: 310 g
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > Art > Interior design, design; USA, Iran, 20th Century, Memoirs, DESIGN / Fashion & Accessories, DESIGN / Textile & Costume, 21st Century, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, 21st century, c 2000 to c 2100, Social discrimination & inequality, Fashion & textiles: design, Fashion & beauty industries, United States of America, USA, Fashion and textile design, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination, Fashion and beauty industries, Social discrimination and social justice, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Memoirs