Salar Bilehsavarchian

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Salar Bilehsavarchian, also known as Salar Bil (Persian: سالار, born May 1, 1993) is an Iranian writer, author, fashion designer,[1][2][3] and artist. He is cited as the forefather of conceptual fashion in Tehran.[4][5][6] Bilehsavarchian is a translator of underground art under strict laws.[5][7] He is the Founder of the Salar Bil Foundation.

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Early Life and Education

Bil was born to Gita Mirmehdi. He professionally studied cinema but later shifted to the field of textile design for his BA. He has a master's in Arts and Culture.

Career

Based in Tehran, Bilehsavarchian started making movies and writings scripts and reviews about movies at seventeen.[8] In 2012, he began designing collections.[3] and his initial work was by Gholam-Hossein Sa'edi, Bilehsavarchian wrote about Diaspora as well.[6][9][10]


Bilehsavarchian practices in the fashion industry through his alter ego Salar Bil, an alternate self, referring to fictional literature and other narrative personas of him that broke the super-ego, which means the ethical personality that provides the moral standards; he broke the idealized self-image in Iran. He works actively in filmmaking, photography, directing, stage design, painting, collages, fashion, theatrical costumes, hair and makeup, dancer since early childhood, digital works, visual merchandising, animations and poetry. His body of work is a compilation of Conceptual art, Surrealism and Dadaism fashion to 2020's pop, erotic and sex art. For his enter to the fashion and art industry Bil marked the decline of Iran’s history from Achaemenid to Qajar in an underground gallery with a context, He refused to cooperate with official galleries and he identified his position as a Democrat and it’s clear from his pictures that he is between the people in the streets. William O. Beeman, American anthropologist explained Independent designers such as Salar Bil are now being shown internationally in his article "Iranian Fashion in 21st Century". [11][12][6][13][14]


By 2015, Bilehsavarchian became known as the hottest designer in Iran.[15] He has been featured in BoF as one of the successful pioneers in Iran's fashion industry.[16] and has been called the Marcel Duchamp of Tehran.[17]

His work on different fabrics has been profiled in TIME, VOGUE, L'Obs, and the UK's Guardian.[7][18] and his designs have been featured in Tehran's Fashion Week.[15]

In 2015, Bilehsavarchian made a line for The World Food Programme; he went from sustainable development from food like WFP to articles about sustainable fashion. He pictured a conceptual dialectic collection.[6][7] Christina Aguilera wore a signature belt designed by Bil during her performance at The Hollywood Bowl on July 16, 2021.[19] He was the costume designer for Sergei Polunin's Take Me to Church by David LaChapelle [20] Salome by Romeo Castellucci and Orlando by Alexey Bogorad and Christian Spuck and designed clothes for Erykah Badu, Boy George, Róisín Murphy and Ellen von Unwerth. Bilehsavarchian also dressed Daniel Lismore and Betony Vernon and was included in Lismore's exhibition of sustainable sculptures, When Gilbert and George cut the ribbon and opened the show.[21]

Bilehsavarchian was filmed as Martha Graham in David LaChapelle's poetry film by England's Most Eccentric Dresser, another personage with Kate Moss in “Kate, The Great”, Daniel Lismore also presented "President, 2022" sculpture in Victoria and Albert Museum along with with Salar Bil's Caftan [21]

Bilehsavarchian pictured Exit, Voice, and Loyalty, based on the novel by the philosopher Albert O. Hirschman for 2020, before COVID because of Iran's sanctions which solved Iran's copyright problem. [22][19][23] His 2020 Punk, ware, and Persian Couture visuals were inspired by a treatise by Albert O. Hirschman.[24] Kim Gordon also supports his foundation.[25]

Bilehsavarchian writes academically on subjects such as fashion history, fashion industry sustainability, and the Anthropocene age for the Fashion Revolution (a book published) in Iran.[6] Bilehsavarchian also translated several books that were audited and not allowed to print in Iran.[21]

He is the Founder of the Salar Bil Foundation, which tries to shape discourse about fashion and its problems through articles, pictures, drawings, collages, clothes, and accessories.[26][27][28]


Bilehsavarchian's collection Bandar[29] was the first native fashion inspired by Global South and Afro-Iranians, Since his Ecofeminism collection he chose organic fabrics, He is also the freedom icon and one of intellectuals who fought for freedom.[30][31]

Advocacy

Bilehsavarchian is non-binary[3] and has paved the way for several queer people and empowered them as assistants and team workers.[6][13][32]

Since LGBTQIA and feminism are illegal in Iran, Bilehsavarchian has been introduced by Iran's press as a transgressive and a threat to the state. He is the first Iranian feminist fashion designer[32] and the man who foresaw the Woman, Life, Freedom movement.[22][33] He has also been labeled for cultural appropriation.[26] He was imprisoned by state artists and has been subject to sexual bullying.[5][6][7] His advocacy for freedom and street performances address multiple issues in Tehran, playing an active part in the region's rise of the #MeToo movement.[6] He was praised by Patti Smith as a master of punk literature,[24][34] she made him special gifts and empowered him as a punk literature icon and Christina Aguilera wrote him appreciation letters and a signature on his childhood painting of her.[6][7]

Salar Bil's articles like Marcel Duchamp's have become popular in the Western world and they have been used as trends for fashion companies by the support of Christina Aguilera and Erykah Badu, Bilehsavarchian has quickly covered the avant-garde artistic movements of his time and communicates with authors and fashion figures by writing articles. He is currently the ambassador of Tom of Finland.[23][35][36][37]

References

  1. ↑ "See Iran Coming Out of the Shadows" (in en). 2015-11-05. https://time.com/4098457/see-iran-coming-out-of-the-shadows/. 
  2. ↑ "Iran arrests models in renewed crackdown on unlicensed industry | Iran | The Guardian". https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2016/may/16/iran-arrests-models-crackdown-unlicensed-industry-hijab. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Salar Bil, non-binaire, créateur de mode en Iran" (in fr). 2022-05-11. https://www.nouvelobs.com/mode/20220511.OBS58321/salar-bil-non-binaire-createur-de-mode-en-iran.html. 
  4. ↑ Williams, Maria (2023-09-28). "Salar Bil, Godfather of Conceptual Fashion from Tehran" (in en). https://fashionweekdaily.com/salar-bil-godfather-of-conceptual-fashion-from-tehran/. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Sharp (2020-07-01). "Salar Bil is an artist from Iran" (in en-US). https://www.tomoffinland.org/salarbil-is-an-artist-from-iran/. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8 Desk, DN News (2022-11-29). "‎‏Praise For Salar Bil The Godfather Of Conceptual Mode In Tehran By Christina Aguilera – Broadcast Cover" (in en-US). https://www.broadcastcover.com/praise-for-salar-bil-the-godfather-of-conceptual-mode-in-tehran-by-christina-aguilera/. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 Pernet, Diane (2022-08-12). "Salar Bil, an Iranian artist based in Tehran fighting for his rights" (in en-US). https://ashadedviewonfashion.com/2022/08/12/salar-bil-an-iranian-artist-based-in-tehran-fighting-for-his-rights/. 
  8. ↑ "SalarBil on SoundBetter". https://soundbetter.com/profiles/539988-salarbil. 
  9. ↑ fashion-ir-article (2023-03-13). "Salar Bil's Diaspora article" (in en). https://www.openpr.com/news/2971211/salar-bil-s-diaspora-article. 
  10. ↑ Buzz, Brand (2023-01-03). "Salar Bil The Godfather Of Conceptual Mode Stood For Sa'edi With His Cow Collection To Make His Production Of Pictures" (in en-US). https://www.entertainmentpaper.com/salar-bil-the-godfather-of-conceptual-mode-stood-for-saedi-with-his-cow-collection-to-make-his-production-of-pictures/. 
  11. ↑ Desk, DN News (2023-05-19). "Salar Bil- The Feminism Of the Future Concept" (in en-US). https://www.vernamagazine.com/salar-bil-the-feminism-of-the-future-concept/. 
  12. ↑ Admin (2023-04-05). "Salar Bil is the Godfather of Conceptual fashion based in Tehran, Iran." (in en-GB). https://www.thetelegraphnewstoday.com/salar-bil-is-the-godfather-of-conceptual-fashion-based-in-tehran-iran/. 
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Buzz, Brand (2022-10-12). "Salar Bil Forefather Of Conception Serving Global Culture – Tech News Vision" (in en-US). https://www.technewsvision.com/salar-bil-forefather-of-conception-serving-global-culture/. 
  14. ↑ newsfashioniran (2023-04-05). "Salar Bil is the Godfather of Conceptual fashion based in Tehran," (in en). https://www.openpr.com/news/3000217/salar-bil-is-the-godfather-of-conceptual-fashion-based-in-tehran. 
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 Tavakolian, Newsha. "IRAN. Tehran. 2015. Iranian men during a fashion show by Iran's hottest designer Salar Bil. This show is a part of Tehran's Fashion Week, which was organized in June for the second time. Fashion shows and modelling have long been illegal in Iran, foridden under its interpretation of Islamic laws, recently though the attitute towards fashion and modelling is changing.". JSTOR. https://jstor.org/stable/community.18988195. 
  16. ↑ Perine, Shaun (2022-10-07). "The Forefather Salar Bil Glam Rocker Of Bandarabbas" (in en-US). http://digiherald.com/the-forefather-salar-bil-glam-rocker-of-bandarabbas/. 
  17. ↑ Buzz, Brand (2022-10-04). "Salar Bil as a new Marcel Duchamp in Tehran" (in en-US). https://www.openthenews.com/salar-bil-as-a-new-marcel-duchamp-in-tehran/. 
  18. ↑ mas, alexandra (2022-04-05). "Salar Bil" (in en-US). https://www.the-edge-mag.com/2022/04/05/salar-bil/. 
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 "Salar Bil Made A Kimono For Christina Aguilera" (in en-US). 2022-10-12. https://www.fabworldtoday.com/salar-bil-made-a-kimono-for-christina-aguilera/. 
  20. ↑ "Salar Bil" (in en-US). https://www.imdb.com/name/nm14445278/. 
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 "Salar Bil the Godfather of Conceptual Fashion based in Tehran,". https://www.openpr.com/amp/2907566/salar-bil-the-godfather-of-conceptual-fashion-based-in-tehran. 
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 "IRANIAN FASHION DESIGNER SALAR BIL ON LIVING UNDER A “SEXUAL APARTHEID”" (in en-US). 2022-04-27. https://www.missionmag.org/sarar-bill-iranian-fashion-designer/. 
  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 "Salar Bil The Godfather Of Conceptual Mode To Dominate Politics Of Islamic Republic Fashion - Coverage Log" (in en-US). 2022-12-16. https://www.coveragelog.com/salar-bil-the-godfather-of-conceptual-mode-to-dominate-politics-of-islamic-republic-fashion/,%20https://www.coveragelog.com/salar-bil-the-godfather-of-conceptual-mode-to-dominate-politics-of-islamic-republic-fashion/. 
  24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 Buzz, Brand (2022-10-06). "Salar Bil Was Praised By Nobel Winner Patti Smith - Globe Stats" (in en-US). https://www.globestats.com/salar-bil-was-praised-by-nobel-winner-patti-smith/. 
  25. ↑ Desk, DN News (2022-12-19). "Godmother Of Grunge Build The Left Pillar Of Tehran’s Godfather Of Conceptual Mode Foundation" (in en-US). https://www.timebulletin.com/godmother-of-grunge-build-the-left-pillar-of-tehrans-godfather-of-conceptual-mode-foundation/. 
  26. ↑ 26.0 26.1 Buzz, Brand (2022-10-06). "Salar Bil The Forefather of conceptual Fashion in New York Magazine" (in en-US). https://www.ustimesnow.com/salar-bil-the-forefather-of-conceptual-fashion-in-new-york-magazine/. 
  27. ↑ Buzz, Brand (2022-10-07). "Salar Bil “Decline Of Values In Fashion Industry”" (in en-US). https://www.vernamagazine.com/salar-bil-decline-of-values-in-fashion-industry/. 
  28. ↑ Bil, Salar (2023-02-28). "Salar Bil, godfather of art and conception based in Tehran." (in en). https://medium.com/@SalarBil/salar-bil-godfather-of-art-and-conception-based-in-tehran-f8cc73c221b2. 
  29. ↑ "Salar Bil: Glamour Of Bandar - Thoughts on globalization - Sphere Radio - leipzig kultur hören" (in de-DE). https://sphere-radio.net/projekte/cultural-affairs/mode-und-globalisierung/salar-bil-glamour-of-bandar-thoughts-on-globalization/. 
  30. ↑ mas, alexandra (2023-01-16). "Dialectics of design" (in en-US). https://www.the-edge-mag.com/2023/01/16/iranian-dialectics-of-design/. 
  31. ↑ "Salar Bil The Godfather Of Conception In Art And Fashion – All News Buzz". https://www.allnewsbuzz.com/salar-bil-the-godfather-of-conception-in-art-and-fashion/. 
  32. ↑ 32.0 32.1 admin (2023-05-25). "Salar Bil Godfather Of Conceptual Fashion, Woman, Life, Freedom Survivor" (in en-US). https://ventsmagazine.com/2023/05/25/salar-bil-godfather-of-conceptual-fashion-woman-life-freedom-survivor/. 
  33. ↑ "Salar Bil Godfather Of Conceptual Fashion, The Futurist Of Woman, Life, Freedom…". https://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/news/salar-bil-godfather-of-conceptual-fashion-the-futurist-of-woman-life-freedom-. 
  34. ↑ "The Godmother Of Punk Listened To Salar Bil The Godfather Of Conceptual Mode Of Tehran’s Transmit - Resident Weekly" (in en-US). 2023-01-03. https://www.residentweekly.com/the-godmother-of-punk-listened-to-salar-bil-the-godfather-of-conceptual-mode-of-tehrans-transmit/. 
  35. ↑ Daniels, Champ (2022-08-14). "Salar Bil, an Iranian artist based in Tehran fighting for his rights" (in en-US). https://www.tomoffinland.org/salar-bil-an-iranian-artist-based-in-tehran-fighting-for-his-rights/. 
  36. ↑ "Salar Bil , Conceptual art , Surrealism , Dadaism forefather.". https://www.openpr.com/amp/3136387/salar-bil-conceptual-art-surrealism-dadaism-forefather. 
  37. ↑ Bil, Salar (2023-07-03). "Salar Bil the predecessor of Tehran’s conceptual — existence — challenges." (in en). https://medium.com/@SalarBil/salar-bil-the-predecessor-of-tehrans-conceptual-existence-challenges-957edf41cb78. 
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