Fashion icon Bijan dies

[thewiseguy]

Famous designer Bijan Pakzad died today in Los Angeles, this according to reports.

He suffered a stroke Thursday night and was rushed to Cedars-Sinai Medial Center.

Jimmy Delshad, former two-time mayor of Beverly Hills, confirmed the news via Twitter: "It is with sadness in my heart that I share the terrible news of Bijan passing away. May he rest in peace."

Bijan was a legend in the fashion and perfume biz and designed clothes for movie stars and world leaders. His Rodeo Drive boutique is known as the most expensive store in the world.

http://www.tmz.com/2011/04/16/bijan-pakzad-dies-dead-stroke-fashion-perfume-designer-beverly-hills-boutique-rodeo-drive/

Well he sure had a nice ride....





From his wikipedia:

Bijan dresses some of the world's most powerful men: President of the United States Barack Obama, former President of the United States George W. Bush, Governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger, American actor Tom Cruise, German TV host Thomas Gottschalk, British actor Sir Anthony Hopkins, President of Russia Vladimir Putin, U.S. Senator John Kerry, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Tony Blair, Paul Allen, Jay Leno, Giorgio Armani, Usher, Carlos Slim Helu, Steve Wynn, Oscar de la Renta, Tom Ford, Shahram Nazeri and U.S. President Ronald Reagan have all been dressed by Bijan.

[begin_within]

1. Never even heard of him

Guess I'm officially not part of the hoi polloi

[thewiseguy]

2. He ran the "most expensive" store in the world

Pair of socks will cost you 50 dollars and a suit would go for 50,000 dollars. You can not even step inside the store without an appointment. His 6 oz perfume bottle was going for 3,000 dollars.

[virgogal]

6. More proof that there is a sucker born every minute.

[valerief]

7. THAT'S why the rich always need to get richer. Bijan Deux will sell socks for $200 next. nt

[virgogal]

5. Ditto.

[niyad]

3. requiescat in pacem. LOVE his perfume

[phasma ex machina]

4. Obama ... Bush ... Schwarzenegger ... Putin ... Kerry ... Reagan.

It seems that all of those guys live in a privileged rarefied world strictly off limits to a poor man such as me.