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Cleopatra Birrenbach
Cleopatra Broumand Birrenbach is a Persian-American designer, innovator, conceptualist, and entrepreneur in the apparel and related industries.〔 Her international upbringing, education, and keen knowledge of several languages enabled her to develop a broad global network of personal and business contacts who called upon her intricate technical designing capacity to develop workable solutions. In return for the opportunities America has offered her, Cleopatra is a successful fundraiser for various human causes, supporter of the fine arts and culinary world. She is driven by her deep conviction for the empowerment and emancipation of women worldwide.
== Early life ==
Born in Tehran, Iran, she is the youngest of six children: Hormoz, Dariush, Fereshteh, Keykavous and Cyrus. Her father, Khalil Broumand, was a businessman in the oil industry in Russia. He returned to Iran after the Bolshevik revolution and started a new life. Her mother Farangis, a graduate of American School in Iran, named her after watching Claudette Colbert play the Egyptian queen in a classic movie.〔"Fashion designer girdles the globe” by Gwen Salley-Schoen, The Spokesman-Review Spokane Chronicle, June 2, 1987.〕 At 8 years old, she announced to her mother her intentions of becoming a fashion designer. Insisting that she wanted to become the next Christian Dior,〔“Cleopatra” by Kandy Shuman, Women’s Wear Daily, September 7, 1967.〕 young Cleopatra enrolled in design and sewing classes.〔Interview with VOICE OF AMERICA (VOA), Translation from Persian to English with text, February 23, 2012.〕 Her father, who had a penchant for things American, sent 15-year-old Cleopatra to live with her older brother who had earlier moved to Indianapolis, Indiana.〔“INDIANA AND CLEOPATRA” by Sheryl Fitzgerald, Newsday, New York, February 23, 1984.〕
Starting anew in Indianapolis, Cleopatra attended Pike High School and at 17, claiming her individuality, she wrote her own Declaration of Independence to her father, brothers, and the patriarchal society at large. Following her high school graduation, she moved to New York City to study design at the Fashion Institute of Technology.〔 Before graduating from FIT, 21- year old Cleopatra established her first fashion business, Cleopatra Broumand Boutique, Inc., designing and manufacturing ready-to-wear women's fashion.〔〔“Esotica la collezione della giovane Cleopatra, la disegnatrice-rivelazione dell”Iran,” Progresso, Monday, June 1, 1970.〕
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