Tala Raassi

Tala Raassi is an Iranian-American fashion designer born in Maryland, United States and raised in Tehran, Iran.

It was not long before the party was raided by the religious police and she and her friends faced the punishment of five days in jail and forty lashes.

[2] After moving to the States and studying fashion marketing, Raassi opened a high-end boutique in Washington DC where she oversaw all aspects of business from construction, buying, and merchandizing to finance and payroll.

Raassi later left the store and started traveling the world to find the best fabrics, manufacturers, and suppliers, ultimately selecting Medellin, Colombia for production.

[6] Tala Raassi has stated that she "aims to celebrate the beauty of the woman’s body through her designs and empower women all around the world to follow their dreams.