Michael Sears and Hushi Mortezaie
have long had a following in New York's East Village, where
they established their first store in 1997. They recently shuttered
the shop, with plans of opening a new one soon. Their design
aesthetic is a potent mix of politics and kitsch, with garish
costume jewelry sharing space with provocative items like 'Long
Live Iran!' T-shirts and Palestinian flag scarves -- all slashed
and deconstructed to trendy perfection. The duo veers away from
the Persian Punk theme with more elegant items like tiered scarf
dresses and ruffled blouses. At a recent show, Michael and Hushi
caused a stir among attendees by sending machine gun-brandishing
models down the runway wearing traditional Iranian chadors.
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