Forty-Seven Years Later: Reflections of an Iranian American Designer
Posted by Regine M. Tessone on 12th Jan 2026
As an Iranian American fashion designer, the events unfolding in the country of my birth have moved me in ways I never anticipated. In 2022, I published my memoir, Monavar’s Journey: Bridge to Hope—a project that took nearly a decade to bring to life. Seven of those years were spent writing while simultaneously running my business, Aqua Modesta, and, Baruch Hashem, marrying off two of
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