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Article: SARAFPOUR TAKES ECO-STYLE TO THE NEXT LEVEL OF LUXURY.(Behnaz Sarafpour's eco-clothes )
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- WWD
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- September 6, 2007
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Byline: Marc Karimzadeh
NEW YORK - Behnaz Sarafpour hopes to take the growing awareness of the environment to a new level - luxury.
Where once eco-clothes had as much appeal as a burlap sack, they have become more popular in the contemporary category. Beginning with her spring show this Friday, Sarafpour is hoping to promote the trend at the designer level as well. To that end, she will present a capsule group made entirely with the environment in mind.
"I love fashion and never thought of it as a banal thing to do," Sarafpour said in the calm environs of her Chelsea atelier here. "But I think it's important to find something that goes beyond ...