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Byline: Mark Holgate
When Behnaz Sarafpour chose to show her spring 2005 collection at New York's iconic Tiffany & Co., she knew all too well that she would have to tread lightly with the Audrey Hepburn references. "That would have been so uncool, so obvious," says Sarafpour. In the end, save for a Holly-esque trench or three, the bulk of her inspiration came from a recent trip to Japan (which explains the obi-sashed kimono tops and shibori-print dresses), mixed with some very urban New York touches (sportif sequin tanks and stovepipe crop pants). This tendency to sample and splice together different elements has become a Sarafpour trademark. "I think that's just typical of the way my generation works now; we dislike anything that's too literal." She has been in the business for three ...