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TRUNK SHOW IN DUBAI MARCH 26TH AND 27TH

2010-03-20T13:11:00.000-07:00

NIMANY TRUNK SHOW IN DUBAI

FRIDAY MARCH 26TH -- 5PM - 10PM

SATURDAY MARCH 27TH -- 6PM - 10PM

FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE MIDDLE EAST

NIMANY IS SHOWCASING THE LATEST COLLECTION T-SHIRTS,

LIMITED EDITION TOPS, LEATHER ACCESSORIES.

AVAILABLE TO PURCHASE ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY

www.nimany.com

AT THE SHELTER: ROAD 318 AL QUOZ 4 - DUBAI, UAE TELL: 971.4.434.5655

2010 Collection is Here!

2010-02-25T06:49:00.000-08:00

Our Spring 2010 Collection is now available for purchase online.

New Generation of NIMANY Bags

2009-11-06T21:51:00.000-08:00

The Black Gold Bag and The Chrome Ash Bag are now available:

click here to buy

Vote T-Shirt!

2009-07-27T13:11:00.000-07:00

Vote Tshirt for him and for her.
Limited number available online

NIMANY IN TORONTO JUNE 6TH - 2009

2009-06-01T17:35:00.000-07:00

Join NIMANY in celebrating his new collection.

Trunk Show between 3pm and 7pm.

Arta Gallery
Street:	55 Mill Street
City/Town:	Toronto, ON

Have the chance to purchase your favorite fashion items from the brand new NIMANY collection.

This event is endorsed by

Iranian Students' Union at University of Toronto,
Iranian Students' Association at Ryerson University

Leather Collection is now available

2009-04-19T21:07:00.000-07:00

NIMANY LEATHER COLLECTION
This handcrafted belt is fully lined, and constructed of the finest top grain cow hide leather. Each belt is hand rubbed to a deep vintage distressed process. The body of this leather has been embellished with heat sealed handwritten ancient persian calligraphy. The antique finish of the buckle and the ancient art that decorates the body of this belt creates the desired contrast that resembles the marriage of classic art and modern fashion.

Lóng - The 2nd edition is now available

2009-01-27T21:51:00.000-08:00

We have improved upon the first release of the Lóng, the authentic Persian scarf. The new edition Long has been produced in New York with top quality thread and dye. These scarves have been weaved with perfection.

Enjoy

Wrap Dress is Now Available

2009-01-05T22:57:00.001-08:00

NIMANY'S WRAP DRESS

NOW AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE

Queen Wrap Dress
Beige and burgundy print on violet blue
Versatile long-sleeve wraparound in ultra soft pima cotton

CLICK HERE TO BUY

NEW COLLECTION HAS ARRIVED

2008-09-10T21:41:00.000-07:00

Revolution design is now available!

2008-08-02T13:45:00.000-07:00

The Newspaper Tshirt, also known as "Revolution" design is now available at our online store.
View the campaign shots here:

click on each image for a larger view

NIMANY TRUK SHOW IN O.C.

2008-07-23T13:39:00.000-07:00

NIMANY TRUNK SHOW IN ORANGE COUNTY THIS FRIDAY

NEW COLLECTION AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE

FRIDAY JULY 25TH, FROM 8PM - 10PM
IBIZA AT TANNIS
27211 ORTEGA HWY, SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO

NIMANY IN LA! JULY 19TH, 2008

2008-07-16T04:46:00.000-07:00

NIMANY TRUNK SHOW IN LA
Saturday July 19th, 2008, 3PM - 6PM.

NIMANY will release new looks at BoxEight Factory.
This is an amazing loft in downtown LA which hosted LA Fashion Week this past march.
This Trunk Show runs from 3pm to 6pm and is open to the public.
A limited number of the new looks, and a selection of the previous seasons will be available for purchase.

1446 East Washington Blvd. Los Angeles, (Map) Come hangout and have fun in this beautiful downtown loft.

Sneak Preview for interested parties will be 2PM-3PM and will require RSVP. nicole.savoy@nimany.com

Summer Tank Tops

2008-06-09T22:43:00.000-07:00

Available now at our Online Store!

Crest Within Tank Top, Beige Print on Chocolate color TankTop!

Zanjir Tank Top, Matt Silver on Black color TankTop!

Yves Saint Laurent's death

2008-06-02T08:52:00.000-07:00

Yves Saint Laurent, was one of the most influential and enduring designers of the 20th century, he empowered women through his fashion. Saint Laurent died yesterday at his Paris home. He was 71. There is a famous saying in the fashion industry that goes like this: "Chanel gave women freedom" and Saint Laurent "gave them power." He was a libertarian, an anarchist and he transformed women and the way society views women. He was considered the last of a generation among Christian Dior and Coco Chanel from the set who have their never ending influence not only on fashion industry but on everyone's day to day life. He created instant classics that remain stylish decades later.

His most famous contributions are: The famous YSL tuxedo, the trim pantsuits, the see-through blouses, the safari jackets and glamorous gowns.

Saint Laurent was born Aug. 1, 1936, in Oran, Algeria, his father was a shipping executive. At the age of 17, he won first prize in a contest sponsored by the International Wool Secretariat for a cocktail dress design. A year later in 1954, he enrolled at the Chambre Syndicale school of haute couture, but it lasted only three months. He was introduced to Christian Dior and Dior was so impressed with Saint Laurent's talent that he hired him on the spot. When Dior died suddenly in 1957, Saint Laurent was named head of the House of Dior at the age of 21. He opened his own haute couture fashion house with Berge in 1962. The pair later started a chain of Rive Gauche ready-to-wear boutiques. Saint Laurent's simple navy blue pea coat over white pants, which the designer first showed in 1962, was one of his hallmarks. His "smoking," or tuxedo jacket, of 1966 remade the tux as a high fashion statement for both sexes. It remained the designer's trademark item and was updated yearly until he retired.

Saint Laurent's rising star was eternalized in 1983, when the Metropolitan Museum of Art devoted a show to his work, the first ever to a living designer. He was awarded the Legion d'Honneur in 1985.

"I've known fear and terrible solitude," he said. "Tranquilizers and drugs, those phony friends. The prison of depression and hospitals. I've emerged from all this, dazzled but sober."

THE NIMANY "LÓNG" HAS ARRIVED

2008-05-09T22:38:00.000-07:00

LÓNG THE AUTHENTIC PERSIAN SCARF

History of "Long"!

The "Long" is a rectangular fabric made of cotton and hemp, with a black hue on a red background.

Beginning from 2000 years ago, Iranians wore two kinds of aprons: one made of leather used specifically by laborers and soldiers, and the other made of fabric (mostly hemp, though occasionally from soft wool) for officials and laymen. Throughout the ages, the hemp apron evolved into a square pattern that served to distinguish Iranians from the others. Over the course of history, Iranian settlements in the fertile regions of Qazvin succeeded in discovering the secret to dying these fabrics. From then on, Iranian loincloths, much like their traditional carpets, took on a special red hue that is permanent in nature.

The red-colored hues of Iranian "Longs" are derived from a wild flower that is found in the central and southern regions of the country. In the spring, young ladies would collect these flowers and boil them in large cauldrons. The red hue that would emerge was a fiery one that remains permanently if washed in special spring waters. From the 19th century onward, red-colored Longs that distinguished Persians from other Muslims were used exclusively in baths located in gymnasiums (zoor-khaneh) dedicated to traditional Iranian martial arts.

During traditional wrestling matches between two mighty opponents, the referee would stop the match by throwing a long in the middle of the arena before separating the opponents and declaring the winner.

TRUNK SHOW IN VANCOUVER THIS SUNDAY

2008-03-20T17:18:00.000-07:00

NIMANY will have a Trunk Show this Sunday March 23rd at GorGomish from 2pm - 6pm.
This will be the only Trunk Show to have the entire collection, new release and old seasons available for purchase. Be there at 2pm so that you get to see the entire collection before they are all gone! last year our entire inventory sold out in the first few hours! click here: http://nimany.com/vanc

NIMANY TSHIRTS IN DUBAI!!!

2008-03-14T10:00:00.000-07:00

Now you can purchase "Original" NIMANY Tshirts at Dubai's top shopping malls. For more information view this list or check out the store section of our website.

ALL STYLES AVAILABLE FOR A SHORT TIME!

2008-02-21T14:09:00.000-08:00

For the first time 18 Men's Styles and 15 Women's Styles are available online for purchase for a limited time. Enjoy!

FASHION WEEK & NIMANY

2008-02-03T10:20:00.000-08:00

JANUARY UPDATES!

2008-01-28T11:03:00.000-08:00

Check out NIMANY's latest design; Marilyn Monroe with keffiyeh! and a big Farsi type that reads Marilyn.The winter release of the design team's take on underground Avant-Guard and the pop culture combined with the usual culture of NIMANY.

1. SAY HELLO TO MARILYN
Limited quantities of "The Marilyn project T-Shirt" is now available online for both men and woman. CLICK TO BUY

NIMANY JANUARY 2008 UPDATE

2. NIMANY IN LONDON & TORONTO AND NEW STORE LISTS
NIMANY has two new authorized boutiques that carry the T-Shirts in London and Toronto. Now you can find the NIMANY clothing at the following stores. All the countries and stores that are not listed below are not selling genuine and original NIMANY Tshirts. View the store section.

3. HESTER ON THE COVER OF BRIDE MAGAZINE!
Hester of MS Agency seen below on NIMANY's latest dresses was on the cover of Bride Magazine's winter issue. She is beautiful and a overnight sensation in the modeling world.

4. NIMANY IN MODERN LUXURY

NIMANY Tshirts arrived in Toronto!!!

2008-01-07T17:25:00.000-08:00

NIMANY Tshirts finally arrived in Toronto.
HUSH VON OSAFO in Queens Street is now the only authorized NIMANY reseller in Toronto.

HUSH VON OSAFO
851 Queen Street West, Toronto
Tel: 416 861 9733

NIMANY & Post Punk Music Scene

2008-01-02T19:16:00.000-08:00

BlackList's frontman Josh Strawn wears NIMANY on the stage!
One of Nima's favorite NYC bands and inspired by groups such as The Comsat Angels, The Manic Street Preachers, Suede, The Sound, and For Against, Blacklist is simultaneously celebratory and melancholy, replacing the hysterical protest song of the 20th century with anthems for a new generation weaned on amusement and starved for confrontation.

"I came across NIMANY designs (if I remember correctly) because I keep up as best I can with the underground rock scene in Iran. The only way to do this is via the Internet, and it just happened that one day I came across a site with photos of his work. Persian calligraphy is gorgeous and NIMANY's stylistic interpretations of it are very cool, so of course I was very taken with his work. It goes without saying that oftentimes the fashion world is little more than superficial, overpriced absurdity, but I think this lable is visually attractive and positions fashion in a place where it has the power to be political without sacrificing depth or aesthetics. Generally when people in fashion try to get political, they're just branding self-righteousness. NIMANY, on the other hand is trafficking in symbols and emblems that subversively expose the sophistication and modernity of a culture and language that's by and large misrepresented in the West. So instead of being a politics of consumerist self-satisfaction, I see what they're doing as an excellent strike back to our media and popular culture's lack of understanding and appreciation for Iran's art and history.

And the best part about it is that it works rather effortlessly at this and doesn't beat you over the head. But in the end, I dig their designs because I think they're really fantastic looking. Sort of like Blacklist tunes--if you want to read my lyrics for the subtexts and hear us as a political band, you can certainly do that and you can practically get a reading list from our songs (Ibn Rushd, Omar Khayyam, George Orwell, Victor Serge, Arjun Appadurai, Ramin Jahanbegloo, Salman Rushdie, Slavoj Zizek, just to give you the short list). But if you just like the music, that works too. You don't have to know who Akbar Ganji and Zakia Zaki are to appreciate 'When Worlds Collide' by us. Same with NIMANY, you don't even have to know it's Persian to know that you love the way it looks. In other words, it is form or melody that succeeds first--if the more thought out ideas and agendas work too, they are only able to do so because the rest is already in place and one's appreciation of one shouldn't condition too much your ability to appreciate the other. That's what I try to do with our music and it's how I feel about NIMANY's project." says Josh Strawn of Blacklist.

NIMANY TSHIRTS IN TORONTO!!!

2007-12-20T14:44:00.000-08:00

Starting JAN 7th-2008 HUSH VON OSAFO in Queens Street will become the only authorized reseller of NIMANY T-shirts in Toronto. At this unique fashion store you will find some NIMANY styles that are not available online. Enjoy!

HUSH VON OSAFO
851 Queen Street West, Toronto

Tel: 416 861 9733

Shipment Update:
Due to high volume of shipments at Canada Border, there has been an unexpected delay for these products. We are expecting to have the items in the store on the first week of January. Sorry for this inconvenience.

New collection has arrived!

2007-11-25T08:18:00.000-08:00

NIMANY New Collection Click Here

NIMANY's Winter-Spring season which is set to be released in 2 different phases is now online. The new collection is the epitome of metro men and women discovering an ancient treasure for the first time. This season's message focuses on a self-assured and confident but yet curious mood. For the women's line Nima succesfully created a paradox of fearlessness and fragility by the usage of carefully studied new faces. New looks are a step back from the old fantastical and neo-punk look into a truly transformative sensual new personality.

An impact is created through the strong concentration on vibrant and ultra saturated colors like, fresh new kelly green combined with deep and bright yellow and Hyper-real hues like deep burgundy and pumpkin orange.

"This season we are giving visibility to the garment using bold new art to decorate simple yet classic cuts. The palette has been refined to concentrate on intensity and curiosity. This season power-brands Yves Saint Laurent and Prada use shades of red to offset the principal colours, for a hard-hitting look. We infused saturated colors with hyperreal hues to focus on strong but curious persona." says Nima.

"The important factor of our work is that we are able to create awareness of the classic subject matter by being able to speak to a young generation in their own language." says Mamasaid, Production Manager