Founder and artistic director, ArdAzAei
Bahareh Ardakani
Swedish-Iranian
Swedish-Iranian designer of Persian heritage who trained as an engineer before founding the couture house ArdAzAei, with ateliers in Stockholm and Paris. Her collections draw on Persian art and literature. The house became a guest member of the Paris haute couture calendar, showing its first official runway collection for Autumn/Winter 2024, and has a Paris boutique.
Houses
Founder and artistic director
ArdAzAei
Their runway, measured
27 looks in 1 showNext to every runway we track, Bahareh Ardakani's looks are darker, more saturated, less neutral and warmer.
Colours
- Black28%
- Beige / camel · 2.3× the average12%
- Chocolate brown · 1.8× the average11%
- Burgundy / oxblood · 3.8× the average10%
- Red · 4.3× the average9%
- Navy4%
- Grey3%
- Coral / peach · 2.6× the average3%
Share of garment area across their looks; × is against every runway.
Colour and surface
- Lightness33/100darker · all runways 39/100
- Colour saturation19.2more saturated · all runways 12.6
- Neutrals42%less neutral · all runways 60%
- Warm hues84%warmer · all runways 70%
- Tonal looks48%more tonal · all runways 33%
- Colour-blockingΔE 23less colour-blocked · all runways ΔE 35
- Surface texture5.52about average · all runways 5.06
- Sheen0.042more matte · all runways 0.065
What sets them apart
Shapes, fabrics and details they use far more often than other designers.
Silhouettes
- Hourglass / cinched waist 78%7.8×
- Mermaid / fishtail 70%32.6×
- Fitted / bodycon 48%4.8×
- Sculptural / architectural 22%2.2×
- Peplum 19%6.9×
Materials
- Chiffon / organza / tulle 78%6.1×
- Silk / satin 44%1.9×
- Lace 41%5.9×
- Jacquard / brocade 15%4.2×
- Metallic / lame 15%4.1×
Details
- Corsetry 67%21.4×
- Appliques / 3D flowers 56%9.2×
- Ruffles 48%6.6×
- Pleats 48%3.0×
- Cape back / train 44%8.5×
Patterns
- Floral 52%6.1×
- Abstract print 11%2.3×
- Abstract stripe / brushstroke 4%2.1×
- Pinstripe 4%
Mood
- Glamorous 78%7.3×
- Romantic 74%4.6×
- Elegant 70%1.7×
- Dark 37%2.8×
- Powerful 22%1.5×
Era references
- 1950s 15%6.0×
- Victorian 11%3.6×
- 1930s 7%6.1×
- 1940s 7%5.8×
- 1970s 4%67% less
From the AI tags on 27 of their looks. A designer is credited with a house's shows while they lead it; ×: how much more often than across all 25,892 measured looks.
